Published 14:27 IST, September 5th 2020

Orphaned elephant calf maters the art of drinking water with trunk, video breaks internet

In a video uploaded on Sheldrick Wildlife’s official Twitter handle, an elephant can be seen mastering the art of drinking water.

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In a video uploaded on Sheldrick Wildlife’s official Twitter handle, an elephant can be seen mastering art of drinking water. According to caption of video, Larro is an orphan and just 2 years old. adorable video has left netizens in complete awe as y applaud skills of 2 years old.

Orphan Larro masters art of drinking water

47 seconds short clip shows baby elephant standing right next to pond. As video progresses, we can see Larro using her trunk to drink water. caption of video reads, “For a long time (as is rmal with baby #elephants) orphan Larro struggled to use her trunk to drink. But w, she’s totally mastered art and does it with aplomb! She’s 2 years old and in care of our Nursery:”.

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Uploaded on September 3, video has garnered over 5 views. It has invited 954 likes and 155 Retweets. Tweeples have Retweeted video, giving it ir own caption. Praising baby elephant, one user wrote, "Super Star!! Bravo Larro!!!!You shine so bright, my lovely".

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In a separate incident, a tusker successfully opening a tap to drink water gives ar evidence of ir high competency. Posted by IFS Officer Susanta Nanda on Twitter, 38-second clip shows an elephant in its zoo moving towards boundaries of its enclosure, leaving onlookers in fear. However, to everybody’s surprise, giant does t harm anybody, rar opens tap using its trunk. clip ends with  visitors applauding elephant's wit. Nanda, who posted clip earlier on June 6, highlighted that elephants were land animals with largest brain. He added that species has mand to survive through years by adapting to changes. However, he took opportunity to call for freedom of elephants writing that elephants did t deserve to be in shackles. 

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Also Read: Germany: Elephant Joins Trunk With Daughter After 12 Yrs Of Separation In A Moving Reunion

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(Im Credits: Twitter/SheldrickWildlife)

14:27 IST, September 5th 2020