And we have no compunction in taking away the mothers of baby elephants merely to satisfy our insatiable greed.
It's traumatic for these elephant babies. Yet, despite this, elephant orphans try to rebuild their lives. They cope with their situation in many ways. They devise their own social strategy to help them to become part of a group - part of a family, for they need someone to teach them life skills. It is essential for them to be part of a support group, or else they just fade away.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141125-how-elephant-orphans-cope-alone
