A child takes a photo with a baby elephant at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)
MAUN, Botswana, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The orphanage, nestled along the Gomoti River banks at the edge of the Okavango Delta in northwestern Botswana, provides refuge, daily care, and companionship for orphaned baby elephants until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wild.
Since they were abandoned as babies and could not survive on their own, the baby elephants here are fed, cared for, and named in order to bond with the handlers, who live with them in their enclosure.
The orphanage has become a local tourist attraction for both local and international visitors.
A handler takes care of baby elephants at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)
A baby elephant is pictured at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)
A baby elephant is pictured at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)
A tourist feeds a baby elephant at the Elephant Havens orphanage in Maun, Botswana, Dec. 26, 2022. (Xinhua/Teng Junwei)■
