Pair of adult elephants rescue calf from drowning in pool

By Daniel Uria
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A pair of elephants worked quickly to rescue a calf that had fallen into their enclosure at Grand Park Zoo in Seoul, South Korea. Screen capture/Veuer/Inform Inc.
A pair of elephants worked quickly to rescue a calf that had fallen into their enclosure at Grand Park Zoo in Seoul, South Korea. Screen capture/Veuer/Inform Inc.

June 20 (UPI) -- Two adult elephants at a zoo in South Korea sprung into action to rescue a calf that fell into a pool in their enclosure.

Video from Grand Park Zoo in Seoul shows the baby elephant and an adult standing near the edge of the pool when the calf suddenly topples over into the water.

A second concerned adult elephant quickly sprints from across the pool as the other grasps at the calf with its trunk.

The two adults then run into the water as the young elephants began to drift toward the center of the pool.

Once inside the pool, the elephants grab a hold of the calf and slowly guide it up a ramp back to safety.

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