A heartbroken elephant mother spent more than 24 hours trying to revive its dead calf.

Footage captured on 26 September in the village of Kothanhalli, Karnataka, shows the grieving mother moving around the limp, lifeless body of the baby elephant.

Villagers and forest officials tried to separate the two by making loud noises and setting off firecrackers, but the mother stuck by its child's side.

A group of another 12 elephants was spotted nearby consoling the mother.

Eventually, the pair were separated.

The Karnataka state has one of the highest concentrations of elephants in India, with the state boasting a population of 6,049, according to the 2017 Elephant Census.

The heartbreaking visuals are from Kothanhalli Village of Saklespur Taluk of Hassan Distric karnataka, where a mother elephant was spotted near the dead body of a baby elephants for more than 24 hours.The baby elephant died while playing in mud. Mother elephant made several attempt to bring the child to senses. She kept trying to wake up the dead elephant but all efforts went in vain.She did not allow any villagers to come near her.Later forest officials reached the spot and managed to separate the mother from the child.The forest area of Hassan Shivmoga Kodugu districts are supposed to be the most secure areas for the wild Asian elephants in karnataka. A herd of wild elephants, numbering to 12, gathered near the mother elephant to mourn its calf death.