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Long Legged

songbird — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:52:12 GMT

Saw this photo of baby Elephant Kinyei. A rescued orphan. It showed how long elephant legs are. They have to grow in to them! This little girl is has some long legs.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:54:06 GMT

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Suziepeach — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:55:35 GMT

she is one long legged beauty for sure!!!!

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Yahooey — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:58:27 GMT

she is BEE U TI FULL!!!

😍😍😍😍

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godi — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:14:45 GMT

How beautiful. 🐘

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luvzchiz — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:57:39 GMT

What a sweetheart.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:02:04 GMT

Oh my, that's kind of bizarre.

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golding76 — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:23:04 GMT

Yep, she sure is all legs.

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MoonieBaby — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:55:44 GMT

also she is so thin.

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NickNack — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:02:23 GMT

I wonder how old she is. I've seen baby elephants walking with their moms and never noticed their legs being unusually long.

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Silver Lining — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:42:59 GMT

A different angle would be helpful. I'd like to see a sideways picture of her.

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aubnwa01 — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:46:22 GMT

Reminds me of this photo I saw yesterday of a Great Horned Owl's legs:

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songbird — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:50:28 GMT

@MoonieBaby wrote:
also she is so thin.

I was reading her rescue. She had been wondering around for days when she was found. She was dehydrated and underweight. She was also sick to her stomach. The nursed her back to health.

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songbird — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:52:05 GMT

@NickNack wrote:
I wonder how old she is. I've seen baby elephants walking with their moms and never noticed their legs being unusually long.

These pictures were of her shortly after she was found. She was able to walk. (elephants get on their feet around 24 hours after birth. She was extremely thin. She was about 3 to 4 weeks old. This photo was last year. She is very healthy now.

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songbird — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:53:17 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
Yep, she sure is all legs.

Because she was so thin. She was only a couple of weeks old when they found her. She literally starving to death.

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riley1 — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:00:59 GMT

Wow, she sure does have long legs. When I've seen baby elephants their legs don't seem that long.

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songbird — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:03:56 GMT

@riley1 wrote:
Wow, she sure does have long legs. When I've seen baby elephants their legs don't seem that long.

You normally see well fed babies. The have very big bellies. So there legs look more in proportion. This baby was near starvation. So her middle is barely there. Making her legs look too long.

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songbird — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:22:24 GMT

This is her with a well fed belly. She was sick for a long time after she was rescued.

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Silver Lining — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:28:04 GMT

@songbird

Thank you so much for all of the information and the picture!!

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NickNack — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:55:09 GMT

@songbird Thank you for posting the picture and the rest of the story. I'm so glad to see a picture of her after she recovered.