Jumbo calf suffocates in mud just after birth in Odisha (India)

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Jumbo calf suffocates in mud just after birth in Odisha (India)
The New Indian Express
July 21, 2021

See link
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/jul/21/jumbo-calf-suffocates-in-mud-just-after-birth-in-odisha-2333200.html
for photo.

BHAWANIPATNA:  A baby elephant was suffocated to death just after its birth
after being trapped in a muddy field in Mundagaon village under Narla
forest range.

The tragic incident took place late in the night on Sunday. Sources said a
herd of elephants had strayed into Mundagaon village from Bargel forest
area in the night.

The herd was grazing in the paddy fields when one female elephant
accidentally fell into the shallow lowland and gave birth to a calf there.
Since paddy had been freshly transplanted in the lowland, the baby elephant
got stuck in the puddle soil and suffocated to death.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/jul/21/jumbo-calf-suffocates-in-mud-just-after-birth-in-odisha-2333200.html

Jumbo calf suffocates in mud just after birth in Odisha (India) The New Indian Express July 21, 2021 See link <https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/jul/21/jumbo-calf-suffocates-in-mud-just-after-birth-in-odisha-2333200.html> for photo. BHAWANIPATNA: A baby elephant was suffocated to death just after its birth after being trapped in a muddy field in Mundagaon village under Narla forest range. The tragic incident took place late in the night on Sunday. Sources said a herd of elephants had strayed into Mundagaon village from Bargel forest area in the night. The herd was grazing in the paddy fields when one female elephant accidentally fell into the shallow lowland and gave birth to a calf there. Since paddy had been freshly transplanted in the lowland, the baby elephant got stuck in the puddle soil and suffocated to death. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/jul/21/jumbo-calf-suffocates-in-mud-just-after-birth-in-odisha-2333200.html