Myanmar's rare twin elephant calf dies after being accidentally trampled by mother


PHNOM PENH: In a tragic incident, one of the rare baby twin elephants at an elephant camp in Myanmar died on Sunday (July 6) after being accidentally trampled by his mother, just weeks before his first birthday.

Kyaw Pearl, as it was fondly called, died at the Wingabaw Elephant Camp, after a team of local veterinarians working around the clock failed to save the calf.

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