The incredibly rare elephant twins, first spotted by research teams in January, never had a great chance of survival amid the ongoing drought.
births, meaning the find caused quite a stir among research groups at the time. Conservation charity Save the Elephants has been monitoring the twins ever since.
It is incredibly rare for elephant twins to survive in usual circumstances, as mothers do not usually produce enough milk for two calves. However northern Kenya is currently in the grips of one of the worst droughts ever seen, creating added pressure.presentmoment/Gettythat teams spotted the mother—known as Bora—with just one of her twins. The other twin was nowhere to be seen, meaning it likely that it passed away.
"While this news is incredibly sad, we are all very impressed by how Bora and the Winds family have managed to keep at least one of the calves alive during this terrible drought," David Daballen, Director of Field Operations at