An adorable video of a baby elephant taking a little snack break at a roadside fruit cart has captured the hearts of netizens. The now-viral clip shows a herd of elephants strolling down a tree-lined, paved street. A baby elephant, affectionately called "Chotu," takes the spotlight among the herd as it approaches a roadside fruit cart. The cart owner seemed slightly startled when the baby elephant approached the cart. As the elephant reached for the fruit using its trunk, a woman who seemed to be a customer was seen gently handing over what appeared to be sugarcane to the baby elephant. A retired IFS officer, Susanta Nanda, shared the clip on X (@susantananda3), with the caption, "A quick snacks break for Chotu. Cute" The video has gained 53.3K views and 2.2K likes on the social media platform. Watch the video here: A quick snacks break for Chotu. Cute💕 pic.twitter.com/euuOjJkzN8 — Susanta Nanda IFS (Retd) (@susantananda3) June 23, 2025 Reacting to the video, one user commented, "All baby elephants should have unrestricted access to any food, anytime, and anywhere. It's the law. If it isn't, it should be, and is henceforth declared as irreversible law. Paapa baby elephant." Another user commented, "Love how the lady feeds the baby. However, I do have a problem with this entire scene: wild animals belong in rich, green jungles with plenty of resources and not in the cities enslaved for labour or entertainment." A third user wrote, "This baby elephant is so very cute. Poor thing, he has already started begging and I pity those soft pads on his legs that may be getting bruised on the asphalted roads. What are these elephants doing on the road, anyway?" Another user compared children and the baby elephant and wrote, "Reminds me of children digging into candy jars when they went shopping with parents, often indulged joyfully by the neighbourhood shopkeepers."
