When the calf did drop to the ground for the first 10 minutes everything was fine, the calf started to stand, was standing pretty well, fell forward for the first time, vocalized, it was the first time I think that this elephant, Shanthi, had ever hear that particular vocalization, it really upset all the other elephants in the herd who were watching through a gate; they all started screaming and yelling, and Shanthi, I think, reacted normally to try stop the disturbance that was upsetting her family, and she stepped on Kumari. It was a pretty frightening moment, I thought for sure that Kumari was dead because Shanthi put her full weight of 8,800 pounds right on her head and shoulder with her left leg and kicked her several times with her right leg.
Finally, probably it was only 5 second, but it seemed like 10 years, when she stepped back, Kumari went to stand up again. Sturdy little character.