Elephant Attacks Woman

Elephants are naturally one of the most peaceful animals on earth. However, we all know that there are always two sides to a coin. While elephants are mostly polite and peaceful they can get violent under certain circumstances. All elephants may become aggressive when sick, injured, or harassed. Recently, a woman was attacked by an elephant in a possibly brutal manner. A video clip of a few seconds is showcasing that incident in the best possible manner. To say that it has left the internet in splits would not be so wrong.

If you are curious to know about it then you are in the right place. Read on to enlighten yourself.

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Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda shares a video where an elephant attacked a woman

The saying that you can never truly tame an animal is absolutely true. This video that is making rounds around different social media platforms is a testament to it. Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda, who often shares intriguing wildlife content online took to Twitter and shared an astounding video.

In the posted video we can see how a woman was trying to lure a tusker with a bunch of bananas. She does not give the banana to the elephant and tries to tame him. However, this playfulness completely backfired on her as the tusker aggressively pushed her away with its heavy tusk.

Susanta Nanda shared a video clip of this incident and captioned it as we quote,

“You can’t fool an elephant even though he is tamed. They are one of the most intelligent animals to be in captivity.”

Here, have a look at his post,

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Here is how netizens are reacting to this viral video clip

While the video clip was barely for a few seconds it was easy to decipher that the woman did face some pain after being attacked. Netizens, therefore, seemed to be concerned about woman’s safety. One user wrote as we quote,

Others commented telling how these wild animals should not be messed with.

Another user shared how elephants are the most dangerous animals in India.

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Some wrote how one should never invade the space of animals. Meanwhile, others wrote how the girl must have suffered fractures and what a grave mistake it was.

The video was shared on April 27 and has so far received about 257k views on Twitter. What are your thoughts on this viral video? Do share your thoughts via the comments below. 

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