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The black-market lab was at it again. They had been completing genetic experiments for ten years. Most of their “creations” were huge failures. Often the creatures died shortly after birth.
The gestation for the latest project was the longest they had ever dealt with. After 22 months of anxious waiting, the calf was born. It seemed perfectly normal at birth. There were a few anomalies after a few months though. The ears curled up and crusted over. The calf was then rejected by its mother and needed to be bottle fed. It was decided to not intervene with whatever might occur to the strange ears. The elephant hid on the compound for months. When it reappeared, it had the most glorious ears ever seen.
Image from: theawesomedaily.com
Nice take on the pic!
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Thanks Paula.
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Anything that says the animal apart from the herd causes rejection. Great take Lauren
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Very true
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👍🏼
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Very well done,
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Thanks Dan.
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Aw, what a wonderful story! I love it! The poor baby was almost like the ugly duckling! Thanks for participating!
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The image was beautiful.
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I loved it when I saw it!
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I can see why
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Reblogged this on Stine Writing and commented:
Super cute story like the Ugly duckling…Great contribution
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Thank you. I didn’t think of that connection, but yes it fits.
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