Is the photograph in which the elephant carries in the trunk of a lion cub is true?

In social networks, a picture is popular, depicting how one animal helps another. We checked the reliability of this photo.

In one of the publics on VKontakte, the picture accompanies The next signature: “One of the best photos of this century. Due to the strong heat in the savannah, the little lion cub could not reach the nearest watering, but her mother-lvits could not help him and suffered with him. Noticing their suffering, a large and kind elephant came to the rescue. Grabbing the lion's trunk, he carried him to the water. Mom Lvitsa followed her son and a noble giant. And we still call them wild animals ... Who said that they are our younger brothers in mind? " The photo was also published by users Twitter and other social networks.

The photograph a few years ago became popular not only on the Russian -speaking Internet, but also abroad. The authenticity of the image was checked by authoritative factory resources, among which Snopes, AFP Fact Check, Full fact, Politifact And "Voks Ukrainian".

This picture first appeared in 2018, when it Published On Twitter of the Kruger National Park in South Africa.

Suspicions may be caused by the date of the publication of tweet - April 1. Indeed, the photograph was processed in the photo editor and specially posted on the network on the day of the fool. This confirmed Page Administrator Park Nadav Osroder, later clarification appeared And on the reserve website. By the way, the name and surname of the photographer, who allegedly took the photo and indicated in the original tweet, is also not random: Sloof Lirpa is the April Fools (“Fool's Day”) on the contrary.

Snopes And The Quint They found photographs that became the basics for a viral picture. By April 1, the image of the elephant was edited, Made Back in 2005, in the same Kruger National Park. Lioness captured In 2012, nearby, in the reserve Londolosi, and Levonka -In 2018 in one of the zoos of Australia.

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What do our verdicts mean?

Read on the topic:

1. Snopes. Is this photo an elephant carrying a Lion Cub?
2. AFP Fact Check. No, an elephant was not photo
3. "Voks Ukrainian." Photos: an elephant carries a lion cub to the water during the heat in the savannah
4. The Quint. That's a Morphed Photo of An Elephant Walking with A Cub & Lioness