This is the heartwarming story of a mother elephant making an extraordinary bid to pull out her calf from an eight-feet-deep ditch. <br /><br />She faces tough odds, but never gives up and accomplishes her rescue mission. <br /><br />A massive herd of elephants passed through Shillobori village near Dudhnoi in Northeastern India on June 30, 2018. <br /><br />A calf, which was moving with the herd, fell into a ditch that was being dug to store water. <br /><br />Anxious to get away from the villagers, who had gathered in large numbers, the herd moved on. <br /><br />But the calf’s mother stayed behind and tried to rescue the calf. <br /><br />The ditch was deep, slippery with slush, and there was not enough space for the mother to get down to push her calf up. <br /><br />“The mother would kneel and try to nudge her calf with her trunk and legs. But the calf kept slipping back,” said Upendra Kalita, an eyewitness.<br /><br />“She worked relentlessly to save her baby. She would fail, circle the ditch seemingly thinking and then try again from a different angle,” added Upendra. <br /><br />After nearly two hours the elephant and calf made a concerted effort. <br /><br />With the mother pushing from behind, the calf managed to scramble up. As the villagers who were watching anxiously broke into a cheer, the mother and the calf walked briskly to join the herd, which was waiting at a distance.
