The Video Of Elephant Calf’s Nap With Mother Is Winning Hearts

Elephants migrate in herds for food and water and sometimes their calves get separated from the group. The Anamalai Tiger Reserve team in a rescue operation, reunited one such lost calf with its mother just after three days they got separated.

The age of the baby elephant is around four to five months. The calf was spotted about three km away from the herd with the help of drones. It was then washed down and mud was applied to remove any human imprint.

The video of the reunion is winning the hearts of the netizens.

An IAS officer, Supriya Sahu posted the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) with the caption, "When a picture is worth a million words, the rescued baby elephant after uniting with the mother takes an afternoon nap in her mother's comforting arms before moving again with the big herd. The picture was taken by Forest field staff somewhere in Anamalai Tiger Reserve who are keeping a watch to ensure their safety."

Anand Mahindra, an industrialist also praised the forest team for using technology and human force to track the animals.

A user said, "Fantastic work on bringing the baby elephant back to its mother! Such moments underscore the importance of wildlife conservation and the bonds of animal families."

Another netizen said, "Congratulations to the TN Forest Department team for their incredible efforts in reuniting the lost baby elephant with her mother and herd! Your dedication, combined with the use of drones and the expertise of the field teams, is truly commendable. Kudos."