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1941 — Northern Ireland woman Denise Weston Austin kept a baby elephant in her backyard. She took a elephant🐘namedSheila home everyday from Belfast Zoo to keep it from being destroyed during the Belfast Blitz. The Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941, causing high casualties. Both would survive the bombs of the Luftwaffe and live long after the end of World War II. 2022 — Animal keeper Kyrylo Trantin comforts an elephant🐘namedHorace at the Kyiv Zoo on March 1. With his enormous ears and sensitive disposition, Horace is particularly vulnerable to loud noises. So a staff member moves into the elephant’s enclosure with him each night, sleeping beside him to comfort him during any loud bangs. When he wakes up in distress, they feed him apples and chat to him until they sense he’s relaxed. 👉 How to support Kyiv Zoo and animals 🔴 2022 - Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context @facethenation