{"id":11168,"date":"2015-10-29T07:40:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T07:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=11168"},"modified":"2015-10-29T07:55:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T07:55:07","slug":"elephant-giraffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/elephant-giraffe","title":{"rendered":"A Rescued Baby Giraffe Forms A Friendship With An Orphaned Baby Elephant\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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This is definitely true for best friends Kiko and Loboito, who live at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust orphanage in the Nairobi National Park.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>They are completely different<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiko, the giraffe, is one-month-old and a bit timid, especially compared to his friend\u00a0Loboito. Loboito is an elephant who is less than a month-old; he is full of energy. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11175\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391323.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391323.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391323-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391323-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.trinixy.ru\/pics5\/20151027\/rescued_giraffe_06.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A surprising friendship<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their personalities and heights differ, but that contrast does not get in the way of their adorable friendship. They even make the height difference work out &#8211; Loboito likes to hide under his giraffe friend\u2019s long legs.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11176\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391347.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391347.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391347-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391347-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.trinixy.ru\/pics5\/20151027\/rescued_giraffe_01.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>They met in unlikely circumstances<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiko was rescued by Kenya wildlife workers after his parents were killed. He was too small to sleep with the other giraffes in the orphanage, so he stayed with the elephants. That is how he met Loboito.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11177\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/CSctaaDWIAAGuNZ.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"702\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/CSctaaDWIAAGuNZ.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/CSctaaDWIAAGuNZ-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CSctaaDWIAAGuNZ.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Loboito was also\u00a0rescued<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The elephant calf was orphaned. He was rescued\u00a0in Samburu, Kenya. The two found each other and struck up a friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11178\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391353.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"704\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391353.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/63110481_H40391353-85x68.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.trinixy.ru\/pics5\/20151027\/rescued_giraffe_03.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Watch a video of the two below:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/0yyEZYDxwRo<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/elephant-love\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0An Elephant Is About To Travel 1,300 Miles to Find a Mate. 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