Watch: Herd of majestic elephants cross a railway track, breath-taking moment goes viral

Towards the end of the video, two adult elephants can be seen escorting a calf. “A train of elephants crossing a railway line. Elephant herd size varies from small to big. I have seen a single herd of upto 95 elephants once. Keep counting in this family,” Kaswan wrote on X.

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A train of elephants crossing a railway line. Elephant herd size varies from small to big. I have seen a single herd of upto 95 elephants once. Keep counting in this family. pic.twitter.com/shAFYXUNmG

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) October 30, 2024

With over 39,000 views, the video stunned numerous social media users, prompting reactions. “sometimes they mix up, and most of the time they are related maternally with each other, as Elephant have matriarchy social structure,” a user wrote. “Waoo Last one was waiting for remaining ones after crossing track.”

“Love and discipline can be seen in the family, it is lovely,” a third user said.

Last week, a video of around 60 elephants crossing railway tracks between Habaipur and Lamsakhang emerged on social media. According to reports, loco pilots running the Kamrup Express from Guwahati to Lumding averted a mishap by saving the elephants crossing the railway line. The loco pilots applied emergency brakes after they were alerted by an Artificial Intelligence-based Intrusion Detection System (IDS).

Meanwhile, four elephants were found dead and five critically unwell by a patrolling staff at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Vijay N Ambade told The Indian Express, “The cause of death remains undetermined and will be ascertained following post-mortem examinations and further investigation of the area. Multiple teams have been formed, which are investigating all angles as to how the elephants died.”