When naval personnel spotted an elephant 8 miles from shore, it was struggling to keep just its trunk above the waves as the rest of its body was underwater. Navy divers tied ropes to the elephant and called for two additional boats to help gently pull it back to shore - a 12-hour rescue mission.7yr ⋅ metasirena ⋅ r/pics
This is Laika, a stray the Russians prepped for the Sputnik 2’s one way trip to space 60 years ago. Laika died within hours from overheating and panic:( Her place in space history paved the way for humans in space.7yr ⋅ metasirena ⋅ r/pics