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Ruth is a 43-year-old African savanna elephant, one of three living at the Milwaukee County Zoo

Zoo visitors were concerned to see Ruth on her side after a fall, where she tripped over a log

The zoo was able to get Ruth up with a little help from some bales of hay and construction machinery

An older African savanna elephant needed a little help getting back on her feet after tripping over a log.

Ruth, a 43-year-old elephant residing at the Milwaukee County Zoo, made a sudden movement in reaction to "aggressive behavior from a herdmate," leading her to fall on her side. While she tried to get up on her own, her age made it difficult for her to exert that kind of mobility.

Video of the zoo bringing in a front-loader filled with hay to give Ruth the support needed to get ba

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