Rescued as a precocious one-year-old, Chaba the baby elephant found a new home and lots of new friends. Now at four years old, Chaba is playful proof that while baby elephants may get bigger, they don’t really grow up.

The elephants love a rainy day — the wetter the better. It rained so much the ground got floody, which is all right with them ’cause they love to get muddy.

Cutetropolis reader Skimpy found this extraordinary story of an orphan elephant and the caring people who rescued her, including one man who stayed around the clock to give her comfort.