Inang elepante, hindi iniwan ang anak na nasagasaan sa gitna ng daan

- A five-year-old male elephant was fatally struck by a chicken transport truck while crossing the East-West Highway in Perak, Malaysia, with its mother, Inquirer reported

- A video widely shared online shows the mother elephant pressing her head against the truck, seemingly attempting to help her unmoving calf

- Perak Wildlife Protection officials were notified at 3:30 a.m. and deployed a team to monitor and relocate the mother elephant to a safer location

- Officials believe the grieving mother is between 25 to 27 years old and weighs approximately 2.2 tons

A tragic incident unfolded in Malaysia’s Perak state on May 11, when a young elephant was fatally struck by a truck while attempting to cross a highway alongside its mother.

The event drew emotional responses online, particularly after a video emerged showing the grieving mother lingering next to her lifeless calf, Inquirer reported.

The widely shared footage, taken from a passing vehicle, captures the mother elephant with her head resting against the truck involved in the collision, seemingly trying to reach or revive the calf lying motionless underneath.

Local news outlet Sinar Harian reported that the collision took place around 2 a.m. on the East-West Highway and involved a poultry transport truck.

Yusoff Shariff, director of the Perak Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department (Perhilitan), told Sinar Harian that his team was alerted to the situation at approximately 3:30 a.m.

“A male elephant estimated to be five years old died after it was believed to have been hit by a truck while trying to cross the road,” he stated.

He added that wildlife officers were sent to the scene to “carry out an operation to monitor and capture the mother elephant in order to move her to a safer area.”

According to Mr. Yusoff’s assessment, the mother elephant is likely between 25 and 27 years old and weighs about 2.2 tonnes.

The young elephant’s remains have since been cleared from the scene and will be laid to rest, he confirmed.

News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh