A man carried a baby elephant all the way back to its mother after they became separated in a jungle.

A video showed the rescuer frantically running with the calf in Ooty district, Tamil Nadu, India.

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It had lost contact with its mother after falling into a canal and had become disorientated and hungry.


An eyewitness said: ‘Forest officials were alerted after a female adult elephant was found near Mettupalayam forest department, attacking vehicles and civilians who were attempting to enter the area.’

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They added: ‘Personnel burst crackers to scare the animal away, but it kept coming back.



‘When they managed to push away the elephant to safe distance, they noticed that the calf was stuck.

‘The forest department team safely pulled baby out of the trench.

‘A member of the rescue team carried it on his should to return it to its mother.’

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The baby elephant had fallen into a canal (Picture: SWNS)

The calf was disorientated and hungry (Picture: SWNS)

But when rangers tried to push the animal towards its mother it kept coming back because it was so weak.

That was when one of them decided to carry it on his shoulders and deliver it personally.

Its mother eventually came out and managed to coax it back to the forest.

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