Mother elephant stays by calf's carcass after crash in Johor

A mother elephant was seen standing near the carcass of its five-year-old calf in Malaysia after it was struck by a car along Jalan Felda Nitar in Mersing, Johor on Wednesday (Jul 1).

The car had reportedly hit the calf before veering off the road and plunging into a ravine. The driver, who sustained leg injuries, was later rescued.

Local media reported that the mother stayed at the scene, disrupting traffic. Authorities later buried the calf and fitted the adult elephant with a monitoring collar before relocating it to a sanctuary.

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