The young elephant continues to insist on hugging his beloved caregiver
Wild animals often form strong bonds with the people who care for them, and a heartwarming video showing the deep bond between a young elephant and its caretaker has captured the hearts of many social media users.
Ananth Rupanagudi, a railway bureaucrat, shared this moving video on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday and has since been viewed as many as 40,000 times. In the clip, the elephant hugs the man with its trunk. Despite the man’s attempts to ride as a pillion on a two-wheeler, it becomes clear that the elephant is not ready to part ways.
The young elephant continues to insist on hugging his beloved caregiver, despite several hugs between them. Unfortunately, the location and time of the video are unknown, adding an air of mystery to this beautiful display of compassion between animals and humans.
“The bond between the elephant and its caretaker is incredible; it won’t let go!” Rupanagudi captioned the video.
The bond between the elephant and its caretaker: he doesn’t just let him go! ❤️ #elephants#bonding@Gannuuprempic.twitter.com/AOkTmi7ceJ
— Ananth Rupanagudi (@Ananth_IRAS) September 27, 2023
“Oh, such a heartwarming band… God bless… this video made my day,” one user wrote.
“What a profound relationship between a man and an elephant, truly heartwarming,” said another. “Notice how careful he is… he’s very gentle… he knows he’s powerful… look at 0.22,” a third commented.
“Beauty, innocence, purity, harmlessness, selfless love and bonding qualities are often difficult to find among people,” says a fourth.
Baby elephant rushes to save ‘drowning’ human friend
In October 2016, a heartwarming moment was caught on camera as a baby elephant waded through water to save its human best friend from ‘drowning’. The footage was loved by millions of people online and was filmed in the Elephant Nature Park in northern Thailand.
This young elephant sees a man he thinks is drowning in the river and rushes over to tenderly save him. We are so lucky to share the world with such creatures. They are so unlucky to share it with us. pic.twitter.com/BIyQSqJ5HU
— Ben Goldsmith (@BenGoldsmith) September 15, 2019
The video showed the trainer swimming in the water, while Kham Lha, the elephant, misunderstood and thought her trainer, Darrick, needed help. The elephant rushed to save her human, almost as if it was a reflex action.
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