A heartbreaking video has emerged that shows a baby elephant trying to wake up his dead mother. The ailing female elephant was found dead in Narasipuram forest area on the outskirts of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu with a calf next to her. He is seen moving around his dead mother, crying and guarding her. It took numerous attempts to separate the calf from his mother. A local vetinary doctor said that the cause of death of 25-year old female elephant was due to internal bleeding. This is reportedly the fifth case of an elephant dying in the same area in the last 15 days.
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