One needs to be extremely cautious while travelling in the wild lest we disturb animals in their natural habitat. While sighting creatures can be exciting, it is crucial that we do not provoke them. IAS officer Supriya Sahu has now shared a clip on Twitter urging netizens to be responsible while encountering wild elephants. As the video begins, a car is seen halted across a road while a herd of elephants can be spotted at a distance. As the car moves away, two young men can be seen trying to click selfies with the huge beasts in the background. The herd then begins to turn away, but a man who is off camera yells, prompting the elephants to charge towards the group of tourists, lifting their trunks in fury. People are heard commenting in panic but, fortunately, the herd takes a turn and moves into the wilderness. Watch the video here: Selfie craze with wildlife can be deadly. These people were simply lucky that these gentle giants chose to pardon their behaviour. Otherwise, it does not take much for mighty elephants to teach people a lesson. video-shared pic.twitter.com/tdxxIDlA03— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) August 6, 2022 While the clip amassed more than 64,000 views on Twitter, netizens ridiculed the group of people in the video for their irresponsible behaviour. Indian Forest Service officer Surender Mehra commented, "Crazy people.. and then we blame wild animals for any subsequent damage." Another user commented, "They are not coming in our Way, Don't provoke them & When they do some thing don't cry." Gentle giants and a few Homo stupidous— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) August 6, 2022 Crazy people.. and then we blame wild animals for any subsequent damage ..— Surender Mehra IFS (@surenmehra) August 6, 2022 Humbleness and Decency of Animal is always taken for granted. We don't respect their Life and Privacy even in their territory. Shame— Yash Dadhwadia (@Yashdadhwadia) August 6, 2022 That's cool Finally just lifting the a trunk a little up was like saying Beware— Swaminathan Erulappan (@esamtwits) August 6, 2022 That action with the trunk at 0:25 was like giving a warning! pic.twitter.com/oshaJJzWiy— New Rush (@rush2022b) August 6, 2022 They are not coming in our Way, Don't provoke them & When they do some thing don't cry— Shiju p nair (@shijunair28) August 6, 2022 In June this year, Sahu had shared a clip showing two elephants charging at a car as the driver tried to obstruct their movement. She had slammed their behaviour as “totally unacceptable and barbaric” following which it drew more flak online.
