Mother Elephant Rescues Her Calf Out of 20-feet-deep Pit Before Helping Herself, Touching Video Goes Viral
The clip shows the mother elephant who is herself in the pit with her child rescues the baby first.
Video of an elephant helping her calf come out of a 20-feet deep pit with five feet of water has gone viral. The clip shows the mother elephant who is herself in the pit with her child rescues the baby first. The incident happened in Sathyamangalam town of Tamil Nadu. After the mother elephant pushes the calf with her trunk and leg, it finally manages to struggle out.
Three elephants from a herd had fallen into the pit while passing though Aurur village in the town. The villagers came to know of the incident after the elephants trumpeted. The villagers then informed forest officials who with the help of earth movers dug the pit wider so as to help them climb out of it.
Watch the video here:
Videos of elephants helping their little ones from pits have been viral in the past too. Last month, video of a herd of elephants helping a calf come out from a river had melted hearts on the internet. The baby elephant had fallen into the water when it went to drink water. The video showed the baby is surrounded by the herd trying to get it out of the dirt with their trunks and legs. The mother eventually got into the water and pushed the baby out.
Mothers are a same everywhere, be it humans, animals or birds. They readily sacrifice and put family ahead of everything. A similar video from South Africa's Kruger National Park showed two elephants helping a baby which sat exhausted in the middle of a road. They managed to finally persuade it to walk along with them.
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