A video of an elephant family napping in the deep jungles of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu has moved netizens with its image of nature in slumber.
Shared by Indian administrative service officer Supriya Sahu, the 15-second aerial video, captured by wildlife photographer Dhanu Paran, shows an elephant and its calves – one of them a newborn – blissfully resting.
The clip also captures one of the calves stretching its leg and resting it on a sibling’s neck. The young elephant seemed to be on guard.
“A beautiful elephant family sleeps blissfully somewhere in the deep jungles of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. Observe how the baby elephant is given Z-class security by the family. Also, how the young elephant is checking the presence of other family members for reassurance. So similar to our own families isn’t it,” Ms Sahu wrote on X.
Z-class is the highest level of security cover in India. It is provided by the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos to about 40 VIPs.
The video garnered more than 33,000 views on the platform. Reacting to it, a user commented: “What a wonderful and heartwarming sight. It’s a desktop wallpaper, and can be used to bring wildlife awareness among the younger generation.”
Another user wrote: “Notice one of the calves puts his leg over the older one – just how human kids put their legs over their parents while sleeping. Super cute.”
“Amazing capture maam! Kudos to the forest team, we are witnessing a lot of innovative interventions,” a third user said.
In 2021, a similar scenario was captured in China where a herd of elephants was seen resting near a village in Xiyang township.
Heavy rain had slowed down their movement, following which the elephants stopped for a brief nap.
On May 15, singer Hariharan shared a video on Instagram showing an elephant climbing a stool to board a truck.
Later, a second elephant climbs the stool, turns around, and then boards the truck. It also lifts the stool with its trunk and then loads it.
Indo-Asian News Service
