The blatant cuteness factor on this story is high. What's not to love about baby elephants?

But the ugly truth about the African elephant's serious struggle to survive
also tugged at the collective heart of the CNN NewsRoom staff.

Check out David McKenzie's moving story on efforts to help orphaned elephants.

If you want to help the pint-sized pachyderms you can link to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust right here.

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