{"id":9268,"date":"2025-03-23T15:07:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9268"},"modified":"2025-03-23T15:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:07:39","slug":"weeping-elephants-mourn-a-lost-baby-in-a-funeral-march-like-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9268","title":{"rendered":"Weeping elephants mourn a lost baby in a funeral march like humans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Parveen Kaswan, a forest ranger in the Indian Foreign Service, posted a video of Indian elephants performing a human-like funeral service for a baby elephant last Friday.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"gvhtr69f62bfc5cdce\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.gvhtr69f62bfc5cdce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.gvhtr69f62bfc5cdce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.gvhtr69f62bfc5cdce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.gvhtr69f62bfc5cdce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.gvhtr69f62bfc5cdce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Kawan\u2019s video has gone viral as stunned social media users flocked to express their amazement and sympathy for the elephants.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-59421b13e5bcba8deb18063dc6778c75\" class=\"newsner-59421b13e5bcba8deb18063dc6778c75 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1834118235\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"KJuUBpk4QmA3\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-context-layer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The footage, posted on Twitter, shows an elephant emerge from some bushes holding the body of a dead baby elephant in its trunk.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79764\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/05205745\/elephants.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/05205745\/elephants.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/05205745\/elephants-768x433.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The adult elephant laid its body down and guarded it as it waited for more elephants to join. Walking in a line like a funeral procession, more elephants arrived and surrounded the baby elephant.<\/p>\n<p>The original elephant then lifted the baby once more, other elephants following behind.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-259\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The Twitter post garnered more than 5,000 re-tweets and over 12,000 likes on the platform.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13806\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Elephants have previously been observed grieving their dead, not unlike how humans have.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5336\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>We found this display touching. What about you? Let us know how this video makes you feel in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parveen Kaswan, a forest ranger in the Indian Foreign Service, posted a video of Indian elephants performing a human-like funeral service for a baby elephant last Friday. Kawan\u2019s video has gone viral as stunned social media users flocked to express their amazement and sympathy for the elephants. 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