A mother's heartbreaking farewell: Grieving elephant carries the lifeless body of her calf before laying it to rest watched by their herd in 'funeral ceremony'

Sombre footage shows the grief-stricken elephant taking her calf towards an acacia tree in the Torra reserve in Damaraland. Other members of the herd converge and walk together in silence as part of a respectful procession for the late elephant. The calf was less than a week old when it died after water dried up in the area. While other younger elephants continue to play in the reserve, many of the older members all turn and walk towards the tree where the calf is laid to rest.