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Unfortunately she passed away in 2018, however I never heard of her work until now, so sharing in case others also didn't know. Absolute wonderful work
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Sheldrick
Edit: came across a really cute funny video of a very cheeky elephant with one of their minders from this foundation, heres the link if anyone wants to see it https://imgur.com/gallery/kwH7xa1
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timberdoodle5
Elephants never forget
NeverEnoughFoxes
She is the matriarch!
ninjamjl
Documentary about her and another lady doing the same thing with orangutans in Borneo. "Born to be Wild" narrated by Morgan Freeman!!
3DGURU
I really enjoyed this book. The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence https://www.audible.com/pd/B00ANT8SQQ?source_code=ASSORAP0511160007
NachtReborn
Amazing woman. Also, see?! You *can* hug (certain) elephants! There's hope regarding bears yet!
EmilyinIdaho
She wrote a book: Love, Life, and Elephants. It is worth reading, I learned so many things from her.
ColoradoDiceCo
I follow the Sheldrick Trust on Facebook for all their cute baby elephant videos.
Maviyakuku
Magical Kenya.
thefriendlybeer
Their Insta is delightful, lots of baby elephant videos & opps to support, even if all you can afford to do is like & share!!)
Addman0
I wonder if the elephants were allowed to go to the funeral
mississippilessly318
I visited there in 2017. Itâs amazing. The babies come running from over the hill for their giant milk bottles. Theyâre very rough with thick scraggly black hairs on their body. And covered in mud. They rub their backsides on you and throw water and mud from the buckets. Itâs a gorgeous day to see them and the great work being carried out by the place! They have giraffes that you can feed too!
BarryTheBrit
Itâs an amazing organisation her daughter now looks after. We are lucky in life so instead of wedding presents got people to donate to the Sheldrick and got to feed them milk at their bedtime on our honeymoon. Simply amazing animals. They send a lot of updates and pictures/videos to sponsors so itâs a great gift for an animal lover. https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
pooplloser
An elephant never forgets, but I forget what the elephant remebers.
MorbidMosquito
https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates/elephant-emotions
blondebombshell
That's my ultimate dream right there.
dorenavant
What an amazing lady. May she rest in peace.
th3grimlin
She and her late husband started the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. They care for elephants, rhinos, a few giraffes, and others. I regularly donate to them since they do good work.
threenotch23
The Sheldrick Trust does great work it is truly a magnificent organization.
mojawa
Elephants are quite intelligent. I visited the Elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka and they were just interacting with people everywhere.
BarryTheBrit
Pinnawala is a nice place. From memory they have all ages there whereas Sheldrick moves them when young back to the wild.
mojawa
I just like that they are left to roam in large areas.
JoeT85
I like the one where the elephant swipes that ladies hat and puts it on.
IAmNotNSAsodonotbeparanoid
Itâs fashion and they know it
byzantiquity
I've visited her elephant orphanage in Kenya. Super place (and the baby elephants are adorable!)
oprahslovechild
Are they hiring?
SmilinSloth
There wasn't when she did it! Be the change you wish to see, granted be safe aboot it
SeeJenJen
https://instagram.com/sheldricktrust?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
PlanckEraWasMyBestEra
For real. I would dedicate the rest of my life to this in a heartbeat if it was something I could just get hired for.
PrincessWendyB
Write them. What can you lose? You already don't work there, so either you win or nothing changes...
CharlesTooke
WendyB, I like your bead on things!
yerthe1whosweird
I donate and follow them on insta. Love the work they do for these awesome creatures â¤ď¸ https://instagram.com/sheldricktrust
EclipsePhase
My mother dislikes xmas presents so every year I donate to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and adopt one in her name
PastureofMuppets
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust does amazing work in Kenya: rescuing and rehabilitating hundreds of orphaned or badly injured baby elephants for eventual reintroduction to the wild, as well as field teams to find and treat wounded animals, and programs to create watering holes for wildlife during drought. They also teach local people about conservation, and provide locals jobs caring for wildlife, which reduces poaching. Donate if you can!
Useyourhead165
She's better than Mother Theresa
PUNKem733
MT was an evil, foul whore.
datphone777365
well cus theresa was a cultist cunt that denied pain meds to others while happily took em herself when she was suffering.
omnipotentpasta
I like that the dude is wearing her green dress to carry on her legacy
Revnis
I wouldn't doubt that it's possibly a cultural clothing but maybe the green is to associate the good humans. Granted elephants can tell people apart so dunno on that part.
steelundecided
Nice call. I didn't even notice. He looks great in it.
CheezitBaron
I wonder if dressing the staff in the same color does have something to do with helping the animals identify Good Humans
GeraltsUnpaidIntern
it is, it's so the elephants can always recognize who the Keepers are
Bamaji
But not a real green dress. That's cruel.
omnipotentpasta
This is extra funny because he took her dress so potentially made her a barenaked lady
alexaturnthatshizzup
Must have taken one week to take it from her.
AnonMasterRace
Actually she stole his body to continue her work.
counterintel
Yes. Normalize ecologically responsible dark magic.
Vampoodle
We should bring back the old idea that if an ecological criminal is cursed by the old bog witch for trying to drain the area to build condos/parking lot/castles, then he had it coming
omnipotentpasta
Putting the romance back into necromancer
draslin
Definitely worth an upvote. Her earliest success ended tragically. They figured out a formula for elephant milk and successfully kept an orphan alive. However she had to travel at one point leaving the elephant for several weeks. The elephant died of heartbreak, literally. They learned from that how deeply attached they are to their family, and from then on rotated keepers regularly to ensure that they were never completely reliant on one guardian for their mental well being.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
I guess I need more friends.
aloharamada
Could that also explains why her and the other guardians wear the same colors (apart from that one pic), so the elephants can project "mom" unto multiple humans in some way?
AHornyRhino
Ok that made me big sad
draslin
On the upside, the elephant never had a chance before her and it's passing ensured no other rescue would make the same mistake again. Sad though it is, the end result has been salvation for many an orphan as well as given people something serious to think about. This spoke to the depth of emotions in elephants. We talk about dying of a broken heart figuratively, but elephants actually can and do, and that too has altered our understanding and respect for elephants.
TalleyZorah
I now want a movie made about her, maybe directed by Steven Spielberg or Disney I don't know... Just a movie with good production value and attention to detail like some of the other conservation heroes have received.
TacoPuncher
Who did the Prince of Egypt? I would want them to do it. It might not be best animated movie, but the voice cast was stacked and the soundtrack was amazing
Zedrapazia
That's DreamWorks
Antiriver133
Born to Be Wild is a 2011 American nature documentary short film about orphaned orangutans and elephants. It was directed by David Lickley, written and produced by Drew Fellman. It was distributed in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Pictures. The film was released April 8, 2011, and is narrated by Morgan Freeman.
rulerofthedingdongs
Yeah, but an elephant baby would die of heartbreak. I canât view that. Maybe Disney should do it. Theyâre good at horrifying death in childrenâs movies.
OnePostCloserToAHappierLIfe
Sounds like a Don Bluth kind of production.
adkoala
It's always the mothers they take out
DarkBusterBaron
Not anymore Disney really started going downhill after 2010 now atleast 3/4 of their shitvis garbage.
FlyYouFLCL
I put off watching Hatchi for that reason. I knew I'd be a puddle. Finally my wife made me watch it with her saying 'it can't be that bad!". We both were bawling.
Thegreenestthumb9
That was the only media to ever make me cry. I never cry at anything, and haven't since, but I bawled my eyes out at Hatchi. Still worth the watch, but have a few boxes of tissue on hand!
Idontknowwhatimdoingdude
Exactly why I haven't watched it. Or A Dogs Purpose. Turner and Hootch gutted me as a kid. Can't do it man.
Samidk
Sometimes the pain makes the movie. No one really wants to feel pain but that creats anger towards the poachers thus reducing the allure of poaching(not that there is allure but obviosly people do so some are pulled)
aspriringcatlady
This is why everyone loves Up! (2009) it punches you in the face with emotion right from the jump
IOnlyUpvoteBees
Plus experiencing pain and anger through a movie can assist you with coping with it in real life. Itâs like a practice run. Itâs basically lube. Makes it just a little bit easier when life fucks you dry.
Samidk
It can indeed give you other perspectives and reactions with possible outcomes not forseen when written properly