Photo of the Day

A baby elephant at a nursery in Kenya
March 6, 2012

Baby Elephant and Keepers

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Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Nairobi Elephant Nursery in Kenya protect baby Shukuru from the cold and rain, and the risk of pneumonia, with a custom-made raincoat.

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Photograph by Michael Nichols, National Geographic

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