An elephant with a large wound on its hindquarters walks through a dry, grassy field.

Updated 01.04.2026

New photographs and video exclusive to National Geographic suggest that two dozen young elephants flown to China from Zimbabwe in July are being mistreated and are slipping into poor health, according to analysts who have examined the images.

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