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Wildlife Photographer Wins With Grieving Elephant Carrying Dead Calf

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC · How we work

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Federico Veronesi photographed a non-mother elephant carrying a dead calf in Namibia.
The image won the adult grand title in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
The photograph will be displayed at London’s Natural History Museum until 11 July 2027.
Researchers report 17 of 19 calves born in the area have died over the past four years.
The female, a former miscarriage survivor, often adopts other mothers’ stillborn calves.

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Federico Veronesi photographed a non-mother elephant carrying a dead calf in Namibia.
The image won the adult grand title in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
The photograph will be displayed at London’s Natural History Museum until 11 July 2027.
Researchers report 17 of 19 calves born in the area have died over the past four years.
The female, a former miscarriage survivor, often adopts other mothers’ stillborn calves.