«Breaking News» The little elephant that lost its trunk: Fears for survival of calf

A baby elephant has been spotted wandering around the plains of South Africa with a missing trunk.

Fears for the calf's safety have grown after footage showed the baby animal walking among a herd of elephants in Kruger National Park without its critical body part. 

Safari workers said they didn't know exactly how it had lost its iconic appendage but it was likely ripped off by a predator.

A young elephant has been spotted in Kruger National Park, South Africa, without a trunk

It's trunk was probably bitten off by a crocodile or a lion - or damaged in a snare, according to safari workers

They said there had been several recent cases of crocodiles grabbing baby elephants by their trunks as they sipped water from lakes. 

Lions are also known to cling to the trunk when they attack the large animals. 

Another explanation was that it had been caught in a snare. 

The body part is a fusion of its upper lip and its nose. Filled with more than 100,000 muscles, this huge appendage is both powerful and dexterous. 

Filled with more than 100,000 muscles, an elephant trunk is both powerful and dexterous

It's essential in the animal's survival. It's used for eating, drinking and even breathing properly

The animals use their trunks to pick plants and fruit from trees and eat food from the floor.

They use the trunk to suck up as much as two gallons of water at a time, then blow it into its mouth - or clean itself. 

Losing the trunk is one of the most potentially life-threatening things that can happen to an elephant.

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Main photo article A baby elephant has been spotted wandering around the plains of South Africa with a missing trunk.
Fears for the calf’s safety have grown after footage showed the baby animal walking among a herd of elephants in Kruger National Park without its critical body part. 
Safari workers said they ...

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