Strange footage from Assam shows an elephant gobbling up a helmet hanging from a parked motorcycle. The video, which has racked up thousands of views on social media, shows the curious elephant ambling up to the automobile and examining the helmet employing its trunk. Then, as puzzled onlookers watched, the gentle giant picked up the helmet and place it in its mouth ahead of walking away calmly.
“Arrey, mera helmet chala gaya, (Oh no, my helmet is gone)” a man off-camera can be heard saying in the video, prompting laughter from amused bystanders. “Arrey baba de dijiye helmet.. kaise jaunga main? (Please give my helmet back. How will I leave?),” he can be heard exclaiming. His pleas, of course, fell on deaf ears as the elephant continued on its merry way.
According to Prag News, the incident took spot on Tuesday in Guwahati’s Narengi Army Camp.
IFS Susanta Nanda was amongst these who shared the clip on Twitter. Watch it beneath:
Ohh no… pic.twitter.com/TpPB4NCRZd
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) June 11, 2021
The video has also been shared by quite a few other Twitter customers as effectively, raising issues about the elephant’s well-being.
“What would happen to the elephant’s health?” asked one Twitter user. “Can you please tell us what happened to the elephant? I’m worried,” stated one more.
Luckily, it appears like the elephant decided to spit the helmet out following some time. “After picking up the helmet, the elephant kept it in its mouth for a while. However, it went a short distance further and spat it out,” stated Jayanta Deka, DFO, Guwahati Wildlife Division, told the Indian Express.
He added that the elephant crushed the helmet with its foot ahead of heading back to the forest.
The video has made a substantial buzz on social media. Take a look at some of the reactions it has garnered:
Someone please inform this hungry gentle giant that helmet is a life saver only by wearing it & not by consuming it ???? pic.twitter.com/rgA3bjoJgy
— Praveen Angusamy, IFS ???? (@PraveenIFShere) June 10, 2021
Imagine the reaction of a #Traffic cop when bike owner tells him the purpose for not wearing a helmet: “Eaten by an #elephant, sirji!”
— Rahul Karmakar (@rahconteur) June 10, 2021
Don’t be concerned elephant not going to consume this …she kept in her mouth for some time then by way of it out????????♀️
— jagrati mandloi (@JagratiMandloi) June 11, 2021
What do you believe of this viral video?