mr shuffles

I know the Aussies reading this wold have heard all about this story

But some of my yank & pommy other mates may not have

So, this one’s for you

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See, there’s this elephant at Taronga Zoo

You remember Taronga Zoo right?

That’s where I took the kids last year when we were in Sydney

And Miss 6 nearly lost a limb

Yeah, that zoo

So anyway, they have this pregnant elephant there

But the baby died before it was born

All the tests showed that here was no sign of a heartbeat. No movement in the womb. Blood tests and ultrasound results were bad

It was so sad

Then yesterday morning, when zoo keepers went in to check on the mother

They saw that she had given birth

And the dead elephant calf was in the corner of the pen

When they went over to check it out

The baby elephant lifted it’s head up

And apparently that’s something that dead elephants don’t do

no shit sherlock

How cool is that?

The baby they thought was dead had managed to fool them all

It’s had twisted in it’s mother’s womb and gone into a coma

But at 100kg (over 220 pounds) this little guy has turned out to be a complete miracle

That’s a big arse baby

I won’t be complaining about popping out a couple of 9 pounders anymore

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They haven’t named him yet

So for now, his nickname is Mr Shuffles

‘Cause he shuffles around like a little old man

I’m already looking forward to taking Miss 6 & Miss 4 back to Taronga next year

And they can see this little dude for themselves

Don’t you just love a happy ending?