Bhubaneswar: An affectionate video of a herd of elephants guarding a calf went viral after Sushant Nanda, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW), Odisha, posted it on his X handle, on Monday.
In the viral video, a small elephant calf is seen sleeping peacefully in its natural abode in Bonai Forests between a large herd of elephants, who have encircled him just like a strong security force guarding a VIP.
Nanda, in his social media post, has adorablely addressed the baby elephant as ‘Chotu’ (a Hindi word for small). Taking his X handle, the Senior IFS officer wrote, “Chotu goes to sleep with Z++ security😌😌”
Chotu goes to sleep with Z++ security😌😌
Watching the video in loop- the mother & aunties surrounds the calf when it falls asleep.The security is just impregnable. Amazing behaviour of elephant herds. From the forests of Bonai. pic.twitter.com/Hv7XnuIUzG
— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) June 17, 2024
The video has so far amassed 67.1K views, 1.8K likes, 268 retweets, and 28 comments.
Users have showered love for the adorable elephants in the comment section.
One user in the comment section wrote, “You missed the other little guy sleeping on the very left of the screen in the last couple of seconds…It is afternoon babies’ nap time :)”
“Imagine…one stomp could crush it! What sensitivity!” commented another user.
