NAKHON NAYOK: A baby wild hippo that fell into a concrete drain at a golf course was lifted safely out by wildlife officials under the watchful eye of it anxious mother on Wednesday.
The youngster fell through the drain opening at the Royal Hills Golf Course in Nakhon Nayok’s Muang district, and grew to become stuck.
Its plight had been reported to Secured Areas Regional Office 1 in nearby Prachin Buri province.
Vet Chananya Kanchanasakha and other wildlife officials rushed to the rescue on Wednesday morning.
They discovered a baby outrageous elephant, actual age unknown, trapped within the drain below the narrow concrete opening. The calf’s mother was pacing desperately at the mouth from the opening, unable to help it to out.
With the help of the crane from the Sarika tambon administration company and a backhoe through the golf course groundsmen, the wildlife officials managed to lift the infant elephant out of the hole about 8. 30am.
It quickly rejoined the mother they headed back into the forest, without looking back.
The youthful elephant, trapped the drain opening. (Photo supplied).