(CNN) Besides humans, baby elephants are among the slowest animals to grow up. "They are born nearly blind, they are totally helpless and all they can do is pretty much follow the mother and suckle", elephant scientist Cynthia Moss told CNN. "It takes a long time for a calf to grow up. They're not mature until they're 12 or 13 years old. Given this dependency, it is most heartbreaking when baby elephants are left orphaned because of drought, conflict or poaching.

Source: CNN February 22, 2017 10:07 UTC