Kenya: Baby elephant gets stuck in a water trough; rescue op by family wins the internet

Every day, a large number of videos featuring elephants go viral on social media as y get a lot of attention from Netizens. Right w, a rescue story of a newborn elephant is making rounds on internet. This incident occurred at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya, it was caught on camera and  video being shared on social media by organisation. 

newborn elephant's relative tried to rescue 

calf h gotten itself inside a water trough by accident and was unable to get out. While newborn calf was trapped inside, its relatives gared around water trough, "visibly distraught," and tried everything y could to save infant. Soon after, a team of concerned officials raced to scene and successfully rescued calf.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust shared  video of rescued animal with caption, "This incident unfolded just outside our Ithumba stockes earlier this year. It was nearing midnight when we realized something was amiss: A small herd of elephants was clustered around water trough, visibly distressed. Focusing our eyes against darkness, we saw that a newborn calf was stuck inside. While all our troughs are designed to prevent this very situation from happening, she h defied engineering, and despite ir best efforts, her family was unable to extricate her."

post has received over 56 thousand likes since it was published two days ago ahe of World Elephant Day on August 12, which was yesterday. It has also garnered a large number of comments.

One commenter wrote, "This world is a better place because of people like you. It gives me hope," ar Instagram user wrote, "t all heroes wear capes." "Omg, that baby is SO precious! Thank you for helping!!" expressed a third.

Similar instance from India

In a different video, ar baby elephant imprisoned in a water tank was rescued by wildlife officials. Parveen Kaswan, an official with Indian Forest Services, shared video on Twitter. This video has received over 80 thousand views and over four thousand likes. Some officials can be seen in video attempting to free  elephant imprisoned in a water tank. 

Im- @sheldricktrust/Instagram