It was a difficult and dangerous rescue：The baby was an 8­month­old elephant, and at first its mother thought the humans were trying to harm it.The baby elephant fell into the five­foot­deep well near Kenya's Amboseli National Park.Local people had dug the well for water.

　　It took 30 minutes to remove the trapped elephant.While Vicki Fishlock of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants made a loud shout to frighten the mother away, two men struggled to get a rope around the baby elephant.Once the rope was in place, Fishlock used her jeep to pull the baby out.

　　Fishlock recognized Zombe from a mark on her ear.She believes that in the end Zombe realized the humans were trying to help.

　　“Rescues where the elephant's family members are around are always stressful, and I'm always happy when everyone is safe，” Fishlock said.“The reunions (团聚) always bring tears to my eyes.The depth of their love for each other is one of the things that make elephants so unusual.”

　　The very next day, another baby elephant fell into the same well.The 3­month­old's family had been driven away from the area by local people.Once it had been rescued, the Amboseli Trust had to sent it to an elephant orphanage (孤儿院) in Nairobi, Kenya's capital city.

　　The rescues showed the plight of elephants across Africa.Elephants are fighting to survive, as conflicts between the animals and humans are increasing.Thousands of elephants are also being killed to make money.

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