Elephant painting self-portrait has internet divided, netizens say 'stop animal cruelty'

A stunning video of an elephant painting a self-portrait recently surfaced on internet which left internet divided.  short clip was posted on Twitter by a user called dectrocardiac1 shows a four-year-old elephant Suda painting a self-portrait on canvas board. As clip proceeds furr, elephant could be seen perfectly completing a picture of herself on white paper. 

two-minute video starts by showing  elephants drawing some parallel lines to draw its feet. Furr, as paint in tusker's brush fades, a man could be seen immediately rushing to spot and dipping it into paint so that animal could complete its artwork. video finally ends by showing elephant from Maetaeng, Thailand completing its painting with roses and signing on it. 

Read: Odisha: Rourkela Forest Officials Arrest 'habitual Hunter' For Killing Elephant Calf

Read: Elephant Calf Electrocuted To Death In Bengal

Amazing skill highlights 'animal cruelty'  

user while sharing clip wrote that 'elephants are so smart'. Since shared earlier on June 26, two minutes 19-second clip has been viewed over 19.6 thousand times and garnered over nearly two thousand likes.  post has also been flooded by comments. While many have argued how talented could animals turn if trained, many have called it animal cruelty which should be stopped. While one user wrote, " reason Lord Ganesha has mouth of an elephant".

Ar wrote, "y're tortured to do this..y are t meant to do what humans torture m to do..this should t be amusing to anyone..it is cruelty". Yet ar comment read, "You cant even imagine what she must have gone through to learn this. We should let animals do what y are good at. Forcing everyone to behave like humans is actually inhuman". 

Read: Good News: From 'cute' Elephants To Kind Gestures By Young Kids, Read 5 Uplifting Stories

Read:  'Mischievous' Baby Elephant Pushes Its Friend In Water, Netizens Say 'Momy Must Scold'