Published 02:02 IST, November 6th 2019
Heartwarming video shows baby elephant helping tortoise cross the road
A heartwarming video has taken down the internet which shows a baby elephant helping a tortoise resting in the middle of the road to move away from the road
A heartwarming video has gone viral which shows a baby elephant helping a tortoise resting in the middle of the road to move away from the road. The video shows the elephant pushing the tortoise with its trunk and the tortoise realizes it and crawls down to a side getting the hint. The 23-second video clip shows the elephant waiting for the tortoise to move to a safer side of the road and is not in danger of being hit by passing the vehicle.
IFS Parveen Kaswan shared the video on Twitter
The video was posted by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan on his Twitter handle and the same was forwarded to him by his friend. He captioned the post writing, "This #elephant calf is teaching a lesson: #Animals have first right of the way. Opposite to the person who behaved yesterday on the road while the staff blocked the road to give way to a Jumbo."
The viral video has garnered over 12,700 views and more than 1,600 likes after being shared. Netizens have left no chance to react to this video.
Netizens' Reactions
A Twitter user wrote, "Such a happy little thing! The elephant seems to be smiling".
Another user wrote, "They teach us kindness".
The third user wrote, "Vav ! Spr sir.human beings have to learn so much more morality from animal husbundry N Nature".
While another Twitter user wrote, "Vav ! Spr sir.human beings have to learn so much more morality from animal husbandry N Nature".
Another incident which the IFS officer was referring to in his tweet shows a man riding his motorbike on a road that has been blocked for the passage of vehicles. The bike rider just escaped a few inches from colliding with a baby elephant, that was crossing the road to go to the other side of the forest.
Updated 02:07 IST, November 6th 2019