This is the cute moment a carer fed an orphaned baby elephant a bottle of milk.

'Khanyisa' is an albino that was rescued from a poacher's snare back in 2020 and taken to Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development (HERD) in South Africa for rehabilitation and care.

Khanyisa gets a milk bottle every three hours and will require hand feeding for at least the next 18 months.

As this clip from January shows, she often feels a bit sleepy after a good drink.

Khanyisa the orphaned albino elephant was rescued from a poacher's snare in January 2020 and came to Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development for rehabilitation and care. Khanyisa gets a milk bottle every three hours and will require milk bottles for at least the next 2.5 years.

January 2020 from a poacher’s snare. She came to Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development (HERD) and went through three months of rehabilitation for the horrific wounds caused by the snare. During her early days at HERD, Khanyisa enjoyed spending time in her nursery.

Khanyisa was rescued in January 2020 from a poacher’s snare. She came to Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development (HERD) and went through three months of rehabilitation for the horrific wounds caused by the snare. During her early days at HERD, Khanyisa spent much of her time exploring and learning with her carer friends and companion sheep, Lammie.