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Sunday, 12 October 2014

I Didn’t Think an Elephant with a Prosthetic Leg Could Make Me Cry… And yet Here I Am…

If you need a pick me up with today’s depressing news, check out the story of Motala, the 50-year-old elephant
 who received a very special prosthetic leg. It warmed my heart to witness her inspiring journey to recovery.

One day while walking in the forest, this 50-year old Elephant named Motala stepped on a land mine 

and 

lost her leg…


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She bravely walked for three days, with tears streaming down her face, to arrive at the FAE Animal Hospital, where the doctors took care of her immediately.

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After years of rehabilitation, she was given a prosthetic leg to walk on…

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