Heartwarming visuals of a beautiful herd of elephants grazing at the Mudumalai National Park have left animal lovers delighted. It was Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu who shared the clip online via Twitter on Thursday, morning. While posting the video, she revealed the visuals were recorded during her latest trip to the animal reserve. She was on her way back to Mysore when the elephant herd caught the officer’s attention. It appears she was traveling through the animal transit zone and made it a point to adhere to the rules by not stopping the vehicle as it not only disturbs the ecology.
In the video, a herd of three elephants can be seen grazing as they move freely inside the forest area. Mudumalai National Park is the same animal reserve that grew famous after the release of the Oscar-winning short film documentary The Elephant Whisperers. It is home to an indigenous tribe that doesn’t only look after elephants but also worships them as holy deities. “On way to Mysuru from Mudumalai sometime back met this beautiful family happily eating together,” the IAS officer captioned the video. Take a look at it here:
On way to Mysuru from Mudumalai sometime back met this beautiful family happily eating together #elephants ❤️ pic.twitter.com/U3OYUFNBEB— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) April 27, 2023
Within hours the video managed to amass thousands of views on the micro-blogging site, prompting elated responses from elephant lovers. A user commented, “A family that eats together stays together.”
A family that eats together stays together 😍— Bhavani Giddu (@bgiddu) April 27, 2023
Another wrote, “Amazing. It’s really beautiful to see the elephants.”
Amazing …it's really beautiful to see the elephants.— Vipul (@taq12) April 27, 2023
A user claimed to have interpreted the unspoken message delivered through the clip, “One key message from this video. Never stop your vehicle for photos and videos of wild animals during transit from the reserve forest. Thanks for adhering to the rules.”
One key message frm this video. Never stop ur vehicle 4 Photo & Video of wild animals during transit frm reserve forest. Thanks 4 keeping tht message. In my recent trip 2 Bandipur & Mudumalai, I did make a point 2 follow rules & requested those breaking 2 adhere & keep moving— sandeep (@aarna4312) April 27, 2023
Meanwhile, another shed light on animal encroachment explaining, “I hope humans don’t encroach upon wildlife habitats. Imagine if someone encroaches on a human being’s property. The same rule is applicable to wildlife as well. There should be stringent laws to book and punish encroaching offenders.”
I hope humans don’t encroach upon wildlife habitats. Imagine if someone encroaches into a human beings property. Same rule is applicable to wildlife as well. There should be stringent law to book and punish encroaching offenders.— Shivakumar Swaminathan (@ShivaSwami0407) April 27, 2023
Mudumalai National Park is located in the Nilgiri mountains of Tamil Nadu. It is home to the Theppakadu Elephant Camp which was established over a century ago.
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