Watch beautiful videos, pics of Rajan, the swimming elephant from Andamans, who died at the age of 66

One of the photographs of Rajan clicked by Russian photographer Mikhail Korostelev. (Source: CCTV/Facebook)

Rajan’s videos would occasionally make the rounds on websites such as Youtube, enthralling viewers and animal lovers alike. Many visited the Barefoot Resort in the Andamans to get a chance to swim with Rajan, who would oft be seen carrying logs, swimming gracefully through the waters. Last year, a series of profile photo shots by Russian photographer Mikhail Korostelev went viral. The photo series beautifully captured the majestic creature in the crystal blue waters, using his trunk as a snorkel.

Watch a video of Rajan’s swimming scene from The Fall.

Here is another video of the elephant, released by the Barefoot Resort.

Here’s another video that a user uploaded.

Before the photos by Korostelev, in 2014, Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai shared a series of photos oh himself swimming with Rajan. The photos went instantly viral on Instagram, where he had shared the images with the caption: “Meet Rajan, the world’s only swimming elephant! It was such an unusual, yet incredible feeling to be diving underwater next to an elephant. Who would have ever guessed that an elephant can dive using its trunk as a snorkel, while enjoying the deep waters of the ocean. Sadly, at the age of 64, Rajan is the last of its kind and can be found nearby the Andaman Islands, swimming in the great Indian Ocean.”