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Mother elephant helps its calf climb over road barrier successfully
Updated On: 04 July, 2020 10:30 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
The video has been shared by Indian Forest Service officer Sudha Ramen, who said that many road structures are also the reason for road kills among animals

A screengrab of the viral video shared by IFS officer Sudha Ramen
After sharing an adorable video of a baby elephant playing with its trunk, Indian Forest Service officer Sudha Ramen on Friday took to Twitter to share yet another cute video of the gentle animal. Taking to the micro-blogging site, the IFS officer shared a heartwarming video of a mother elephant helping its baby to climb over a road barrier. While sharing the video, Ramen said that the elephant calf was blessed to get the help from its mother.
This little Elephant calf was blessed to get the help from its mother. Not every animal are that lucky. Such structures are also the reason for roadkills. High time to rethink& plan animal friendly linear projects that pass through d forests& corridors. Video shared by an officer pic.twitter.com/USAcWizJYZ
— Sudha Ramen IFS ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0087®ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0087³ (@SudhaRamenIFS) July 3, 2020
In the 1-minute 28-seconds video clip, three elephants can be seen crossing a road and climbing over a barrier. While the mother and another young elephant successfully cross the barrier, the baby elephant is unable to climb over the barricade.


