Birds enjoy 'free ride' on elephant's back, video wins hearts | Watch

In a unique incident, Indian Administrative Service official Supriya Sahu captured a majestic lone tusker chilling by roadside in Gudalur district of Tamil Nadu. video has hit internet by a storm. In video,  elephant is seen giving a joy ride to a few chirpy birds who are sitting on his back. Supriya remarked how birds are using giant creature for a free ride as netizens say it is sometimes useful to be tiny. 

Elephant gives joy ride to little chirpy birds

59 seconds short clip shows an elephant in a forest-like area. elephant has giant tusks and herbivore can be seen feeding itself using its trunk. Furr in video, elephant moves ahead after completing his meal. Little birds can be spotted on his back, enjoying free ride. In end of video tusker is seen enjoying his stroll as he moves away from camera. 

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Uploaded on August 18, video has mand to gar 3K views. It has also invited 270 likes and 34 Retweets and comments. In complete awe of video, one Twitter user wrote, "Very lucky to get such sightseeing, that too of such a majestic wild elephant roaming freely in his habitat unhindered, may good sense prevail on all humans and we strive to preserve whatever forest has been left over by us". Explaining place where video was captured, ar Twitter user commented, "This area, Gudalur, Mansinagudi, Singara, Bokkapuram are such lovely areas, hv had opportunity to visit all of m. Maximum sightings in Singara. Hv t able to visit for past 4 months, hope to bump int you sometime soon Mam. Wishing you good health & happiness always!".

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Few days back ar elephant video went viral.  video shows a group of elephants marching in complete discipline.  14 seconds short clip begins with a queue of elephants who are walking in same direction with complete discipline, one behind or. video has been shot in a forest like area. herbivores can be seen with huge ears and tusks, implying that y belong to category of African bush elephants. 

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(Im Credits: Twitter/SupriyaSahuIAS)