Baby elephant rushes to humans for help after getting separated from mother, what happened next will melt your heart, watch

In a heartwarming act of kindness, forest officials at Kaziranga National Park in Assam reunited a lost baby elephant with its mother, which garnered widespread attention on social media. A video, shared by Retd. IFS officer Susanta Nanda, captures a baby elephant running towards a forest official's vehicle on a narrow road within Kaziranga's vibrant green landscape.

How forest officer helped baby elephant?

The distressed elephant calf frantically circles the vehicle after being separated from its herd, sniffing the air and pacing in search of its mother. Recognising the calf's solitude, forest staff swiftly intervened to reunite the baby with its mother.

After guiding the calf close to its mother's location, an official gently rubs the mother elephant’s dung onto the calf’s trunk and legs to mask the human scent. This ensures the mother would recognize and accept her calf without hesitation. Before departing, the calf softly trumpets, as if expressing gratitude, and begins walking towards the jungle.

 July 6, 2025

The baby elephant is reunited with its mother, walking happily alongside her. The caption explained that the calf had been separated from its mother at Kaziranga but was later reunited. The forest officials applied the mother’s dung to the calf to conceal the human scent, resulting in a happy reunion.

Heartmelting gesture by forest officer

Following the officials' efforts to bring the calf close to its mother, one of them carefully applied the mother elephant’s dung onto the calf’s trunk and legs. This was done to mask the human scent, thereby ensuring the mother would recognize and accept her calf without any hesitation. Before departing, the calf emitted a soft trumpet sound, almost as if expressing gratitude, and then began to walk away towards the jungle.

With that, the baby elephant was successfully reunited with its mother, and the two were seen walking happily together. The accompanying caption mentioned that the calf, named Chotu, had been separated from its mother at Kaziranga but was later reunited. It also noted that forest officials used the mother’s dung on the calf to conceal the human scent, leading to a joyous reunion.