Seeing her baby elephant sleeping so soundly that it wasn’t moving, the mother elephant carefully used her trunk to check her son’s breathing, much to the delight of viewers.
This interesting scene was recorded at a waterhole in Thailand.
Specifically, noticing her baby elephant lying still on the ground with no reaction, the mother elephant appeared very worried and immediately stretched her trunk to gently touch her baby’s chest. She even moved closer to check if the baby was breathing. However, the baby was just in a deep sleep, which is why it didn’t move.
It is known that this clip was recorded by Leslie A. Temanson, a former director of the volunteer program Friends for Asia in Thailand. “A mother is always a mother, regardless of the species. This mother elephant tenderly checks on her sleeping baby, very much like what a human mother would do with her sleeping child,” Temanson said.
This mother elephant tenderly checks on her sleeping baby.
After the clip was shared on social media, many people expressed their delight at the mother elephant’s actions.
Among the most intelligent animals on Earth, elephants can express a wide range of emotions such as anger, joy, and sorrow.
However, due to poaching for ivory, this species is threatened worldwide. The elephant population dramatically decreased in the 20th century due to hunting and competition for resources with humans. Climate change also affects the survival of elephants as their habitats become increasingly dry and hot.
