‘Like a big umbrella’: Mother elephant protects her calf against rain

Sharing the 28-second clip on Twitter Monday morning, Sahu wrote, “One of those rare moments when the earth is blessed with the birth of an adorable baby elephant. Mother elephant is like a big umbrella protecting the baby under her belly from heavy rains. Gudalur,Nilgiris #TNForest”.

One of those rare moments when the earth is blessed with the birth of an adorable baby elephant.Mother elephant is like a big umbrella protecting the baby under her belly from heavy rains

Gudalur,Nilgiris #TNForest pic.twitter.com/URB4m0HbnS

— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) July 11, 2022

Mother always protect her child in any kind of situation. I love my mother very much ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Good morning mam 🙏🙏🙏
Have a good day mam 🙏🙏🙏

— Sanjaykumar Mohanta (@lshan4567) July 11, 2022

Very emotional scene,but one thing any soul whatever his past birth,but as soon he newly born in particular living species become part of that one, regards, 🙏

— Dr.Anjani Kumar (@anjanee09094684) July 11, 2022

Mother’s protection as well care with love.

— surendra kaul (@kaulsk3) July 11, 2022

#TNForest
Mother’s Love is unparalleled 💜🙏

— Subramanian Swamy (@Subrama46348615) July 11, 2022

True expression of Reality of love. No one can hide the mother’s love towards kids. Realise the gift of love by Nature. 🌞 Thanks for sharing awesome picture 🙏🏼

— DR SMAR (@DRSMARIZVI) July 11, 2022

Sometimes even animals teach us how to take care of young ones with love & affection. In this routine money minded world…looks lovely…🌷🌷🌷🌷

— Sridhar (@SridharN_Sri) July 11, 2022

Sahu’s video has been viewed over 11,000 thousand times. Commenting on it, a Twitter user wrote, “Sometimes even animals teach us how to take care of young ones with love & affection. In this routine money-minded world…looks lovely…”.

Another person wrote, “True expression of Reality of love. No one can hide the mother’s love towards kids. Realise the gift of love by Nature. Thanks for sharing awesome picture ”.

Last month, a similar video had gone viral on social media. The video, reportedly taken in Tamil Nadu’s Sathyamangalam municipality, showed a herd of elephants walking on the road with a newborn calf moving between their feet completely covered from all sides.

According to PBS, elephant calves stay completely dependent on their mother for food till the age of two. On average, they depart the herd and become independent at the age of 16.