In a charming moment captured at a Thai elephant sanctuary, a young elephant enthusiastically approached a visitor for a cuddle, offering a playful interaction that delighted everyone watching The video shows a woman seated on the muddy ground when, unexpectedly, a baby elephant bounds over, eager to make her acquaintance. The audience can’t help but laugh as the calf cozily settles on her lap. A bystander comments that the woman seems to be enjoying the unusual encounter. However, the calf’s boundless energy keeps it moving around, occasionally shifting in ways that look a little uncomfortable for the woman. She smiles and strokes the baby elephant as it readjusts onto her thighs, embracing the affectionate moment. But when the calf rolls backward onto her shins, she lets out a soft “ow,” prompting a nearby person to step in and lend a hand. Unperturbed, the little elephant soon rolls f...
Villagers in India’s Ramgarh district sprang into action to save a young elephant calf after it fell into a construction well during a herd’s journey through the area.
The calf’s mother spent the entire night by the well, tirelessly trumpeting in distress and attempting to pull her baby out, while eight other elephants stood nearby, monitoring the scene.
Throughout the night, villagers in the nearby town of Sutri remained alert, hoping the herd would stay calm and avoid venturing into the village.
By morning, as people began to gather around the well, the mother elephant retreated to the safety of the nearby bushes, rejoining her herd.
Inspired by the mother’s determination, several villagers courageously stepped forward to help. Eyewitness Lakra Mahto said, “We chopped bamboo poles and placed them around the well to prevent the elephants from charging toward us. We also lowered a few bamboo poles into the well to help keep the calf afloat until forest officials arrived.”
Notified in the early hours, forest officials reached the location around 6 a.m. with an earth mover. Ramlakhan Paswan, the forest ranger leading the operation, shared, “We used the earth mover to widen the well’s opening and created a slope to help the calf climb out.”
After an hour of careful work, the calf emerged from the pit and returned to the bushes, where its family awaited.
The event echoes a similar incident last year when villagers aided a mother elephant struggling to free her calf from a pit. However, the herd kept a peaceful vigil this time until the calf was reunited with its family.
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