I spent a day with a baby elephant. Here’s why her survival is extraordinary.

Robbie Clark watched in awe as a 308-pound Asian elephant calf was born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in February. As head elephant caretaker, he didn’t leave the zoo for the next 29 days. The situation was dire: The calf’s mother and grandmother rejected and behaved aggressively toward her, le...

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