4 min read Kidnapped Baby Elephants Are Wounded And Suffering In China

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A group of baby elephants who were sold to China by Zimbabwe are suffering terribly after just a few months in captivity. Zimbabwe tore the young elephants away from their wild families before shipping them off to China in July. Photos obtained by National Geographic show just how poorly the young animals are faring, subjected to cramped, substandard living conditions and possible abuse. One young elephant has a gaping wound on her hip, likely caused by another elephant's tusk, and a possible abscess on her left hind leg, National Geographic reported.

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Another elephant, seen here entwining trunks with a friend, has a swollen abdomen that could be caused by an infection.

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