Elephant rescues an impala from a waterhole; watch video

Elephants are some of the most beloved animals around the world. The large animals hold cultural importance in many countries including India. On social media, often videos featuring elephants go viral. Be it hugging rhinos or helping other animals, elephants can be seen doing a wide range of heartwarming activities that get captured on camera. 

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Recently, the Twitter handle of an Indian Forest Service personnel shared a video fo Elephants helping an impala who got stuck in the waterhole. Along with the video, the Twitter user shared that the elephants and impala may not be knowing each other or get to meet each other again, however, that did not stop elephants from rescuing the impala which was caught in the waterhole. Check out the video below - 

Elephant rescues impala

The video has received over 13K views and 1.2K likes on Twitter. While netizens were in awe of the elephant reducing the impala out of the waterhole, it also triggered a conversation in the comment section which discussed the difference between humans and animals. Netizens shared that while animals by default have an instinct to save, humans aim to kill. While one user wrote, 'That's how compassionate every creature in Creation is.... except man..', another one wrote - 'We Humans, the ultimate creation of the Almighty, as we all say, have volumes to learn from the act of the pachyderms. Humans have minds to reason out but animals have a compassionate heart which beats for all fellow animals'. Check out their reaction below -

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Earlier, a video featuring a giant tusker named Kabini was seen breaking through the dried bamboo in order to get to the juicy part of the plant. World Elephant Day 2020 was recently celebrated when netizens shared many videos of elephants just being their caring or notorious selves. Another video showcased elephants running in a herd, including baby and giant elephants. Whereas, another viral video showcased a heartwarming encounter of a baby elephant and humans. Check out the videos below -

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