If you've seen any animal births, there seems to be a fairly set sequence of events that takes place as soon as the baby enters the world.
First, the new mama finds her baby and takes a few minutes to clean him up. Birth is messy and the baby animals can be unrecognizable when covered in fluid and blood.
I'll never forget the incredible transformation that these baby leopards went through when their mom got them cleaned up in their first few minutes in the world.
Their coats were completely concealed, but they are so beautiful once you can see their spots.
After the baby is cleaned up, the next thing to come is feeding time.
The newborns urgently search for their mother so that they can eat — it's incredible to see how quickly their instincts work.
But, for baby elephants, things seem to be a little bit rougher.
In this video filmed by Christian and Ginette Leroy while visiting Chobi National Park in Botswana, you can see a newborn elephant struggling to get free of its amniotic sac — with some help, of course.
Immediately after, the baby is guided to walk! He stumbles a bit before finally hitting his stride with his entire herd watching on.
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