To show gratitude and love, the elephant constantly “followed” his life-saving benefactor without even being aware of his weight and physique.

Nature holds many surprising things, from stories about bears breaking into cars to parrots that can say more “caha” than humans. And certainly not without mentioning the elephant Moyo.

When Moyo was just a few days old, this elephant almost died trying to cross a river. Before that, Moyo got lost from the herd and was surrounded by a group of hyenas. Luckily, Moyo was found and rescued by rangers. Moyo was then taken to the Wild Is Life animal sanctuary in Zimbabwe for care.

The founder of this sanctuary named Roxy Danckwerts was the one who took in Moyo and became Moyo’s “new mother” immediately.

Roxy said: “Moyo follows me everywhere. It knows my voice, my smell and somehow it always knows where I am.”

Gradually, over time, from a cute little elephant that always “followed” his mother, Moyo grew to 3.3 meters high and 5.5 meters long, weighing up to nearly 6000kg.

The situation becomes more complicated as Moyo matures. Soon, Moyo’s “raids” made things difficult to handle. Simply because Moyo was not aware of how big and strong he was.

Moyo crashed into doors, occasionally smashed trees, rushed into the kitchen and broke all the furniture every time he sat on them. All of these actions started when he was a baby elephant. Moyo has also made friends with other animals in the reserve, but she is still most famous for her stalking.

Roxy said: “Moyo is one of my extraordinary bonds of friendship, love and trust.”

Elephants are one of the largest animals on Earth and also one of the most uniquely shaped . With its characteristic long trunk, wide, thick legs, and large, soft ears, it becomes a special animal. There are two different species of elephants, the Asian elephant and the African elephant, but African elephants are more massive in size, with larger ears and tusks than their Asian cousins.

African elephants are always hunted for their ivory. An estimated 100,000 elephants were killed each year during the 1980s, leading to the loss of up to 80% of the population in some regions.

In 1989, after years of poaching, a ban on international ivory trade was introduced by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) . The ban has promoted the protection of elephant populations , allowing their population to grow.

However, despite the ban on international ivory trade, African elephants remain endangered and are still hunted in large numbers each year. Tens of thousands of elephants are poached and killed for their tusks. Ivory is in high demand in the international market; it is often engraved as jewelry or souvenirs.