Video Of Men Teasing Herd Of Elephants Inside A Forest Goes Viral, Netizens Annoyed
As the elephants cross the road, the tourists can be heard making peculiar sounds that startles the elephants and they begin to move faster.
Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda, who is well-known for sharing interesting wildlife content on social media took to the microbloggigng site Twitter to share a video that shows a few men hollering at a herd of gentle giants trying to cross a road. In the clip that has gone viral one can see a a group of tourists getting close to a herd of wild elephants as they make their way from one part of the jungle to another. Nanda also condemned the act and shared how the men are putting their own lives at risk by their activities.
"Ridiculous crowd behaviour. An elephant herd with a young calf can be highly aggressive. Don’t put your life at stake. Allow them safe passage. They have the first right," read the caption of the video shared by the IFS officer.
Ridiculous crowd behaviour. An elephant herd with young calf can be highly aggressive. Don’t put your life at stake.
— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) July 17, 2023
Allow them safe passage.They have the first right pic.twitter.com/Nr4i2or0kw
In the now viral clip, one can see two elephants crossing a road, with a few calves in the group. As they cross the street, the tourists can be heard making peculiar sounds that startles the elephants and they begin to move faster. In fact, one of the elephant even tried to charge towards the group.
Since being shared on Twitter, the video has amassed close to 80,000 views and tons of comments.
"I think it would have been better if the elephants had taught them a lesson sir, commented one user on seeing the video.
I think it would have been better if the elephants had taught them a lesson sir
— ʜᴀʀʀʏ 🇮🇳 🤝 🇰🇷 (@Twilightsaga_55) July 17, 2023
"They are very sensible to subsonic,sonic and ultrasonic sounds. Such noise can be extremely annoying for them speciall for young ones," wrote another user.
They are very sensible to subsonic,sonic and ultrasonic sounds. Such noise can be extremely annoying for them speciall for young ones.
— bahubalipatni9 (@bahubalipatni9) July 17, 2023
"They shud be arrested and prosecuted for such behaviour…one question do they do the same when they see families around," commented a third.
They shud be arrested and prosecuted for such behaviour…one question do they do the same when they see families around
— Timeless (@sangramdasiam) July 17, 2023
"Track them and book them. Tell their families and make them promise never to do that again, wrote a fourth.
Track them and book them. Tell their families and make them promise never to do that again.
— Gyanu (@ImAmardeep007) July 17, 2023
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