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Oblivious to the cold - and predators - as night falls, an orphaned elephant calf holds a vigil by the body of his dead mother.
The five-month-old lovingly laid his trunk on her as the emotional drama was played out in Samburu, northern Kenya.
Worried for his safety, keepers from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT), Kenya Wildlife Service and Save the Elephants worked through the night to capture the bull - who stubbornly refused to leave his mother's side.
Vets were eventually able to tranquilize the youngster in the early hours of the morning, before driving him to the Samburu airstrip.
A specialist team flew in to prepare the calf for the flight to his new home at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage.
Located in the Nairobi National Park, the nursery is the only one of its kind in Kenya and receives elephants from across the country.
After the flight, the severely dehydrated calf was driven to the orphanage, where keepers quenched his thirst with some milk and water.
Some of the other 30 orphans at the nursery were bought in to welcome and comfort the new arrival, who was named Sokotei.
And despite the shock of his new surroundings, it wasn't long before the grieving calf was making new friends.
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