Published 20:55 IST, May 23rd 2020

Elephant spotted messing around with car in Uttarakhand amid lockdown; Watch

Elephant spotted in Uttarkhand can be seen putting its tusk inside a car while people recording the scene from a safe distance.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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With coronavirus lockdown in place in most parts of world, animals are taking to streets in towns and cities to reassert ir dominance. In latest video shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda, an elephant can be seen messing around with cars in what seems to be a highway in Uttarakhand. "New security at place. Tusker taking a thorough search of vehicles. From Uttarakhand," Susanta captioned video. elephant in video can be seen putting its tusk inside car while people record from a safe distance. 

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video has garnered more than 4,300 views with over 380 likes since it was shared on Twitter on May 23. 27-second long clip is attracting a lot of reactions on social media with people even calling it extortion by giant tusker. One user wrote, "Sir, looks more like hafta collection." Ar commented, "Police should employ tuskers to control traffic!" A user named Nausheen Khan wrote, "With humans at home during #lockdown, elephants have done a great job in keeping regular checks!"

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People also raised some important queries regarding what and what t to do while encountering dangerous wild animals. Some also asked wher staying calm in situation would help in getting rid of animal.   

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Ever since lockdown has begun, animals have started to venture out on streets as people still confined inside ir homes. Pictures and videos showing civet, deers, elephants, Kashmiri goats and or animals taking streets in different parts of world h been doing rounds on social media for a long time w.

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20:55 IST, May 23rd 2020