A female elephant aged around 50 years died of old age in the Jhunapasi forest in the Hadagarh elephant sanctuary in Odisha, India.
A young elephant from the same herd mourned her, refusing to leave the deceased elephant's side.
A heartbreaking video captured the young elephant's grief, showing it standing motionless next to its mother's body for an entire day.
A team of forest officials investigated the elephant's death, and the body was buried in the forest after a post-mortem examination.
An online user commenting on the video criticized human cruelty towards animals and the destruction of forests, highlighting the rising conflict between humans and wild elephants in Odisha's Keonjhar district.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq
Sources: Times of India, MyNorthwest, MyNation.