Elephants

A handicapped baby elephant has been given a new lease on life thanks to an incredible prosthetic leg, 'Today' reports. Hope you have your hankies ready for this one.

Whether it was curiosity or a needed change from the natural-looking water directly behind them, elephants at the Askari Game Lodge in South Africa decided to taste a little of a swimming pool. Since an elephant never forgets, we guess that means they've developed a taste for chlorine.

An elephant calf was born at the San Diego Zoo on September 26. Camera caught the big baby taking his awkward first steps as his mother looked on. Check out the sweet scene after the jump.

Sound the "cute" alarm! In this amateur video captured by a tourist, a baby elephant at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England takes its first few hesitant steps.

Every tropical vacation needs sunsets, drinks with umbrellas, and apparently, baby elephants playing on beaches. Our travel agent didn't bother to mention this to us.