The heartwarming moment an Indian forest official carries a baby elephant on his shoulders in order to take it back to its mother, after it fell into a canal.

The elephant calf was part of a herd that had been passing though the forests in Nellimala, Ooty, southern India when it fell and got stuck in the mud.

Its mother had reportedly been damaging vehicles and chasing people away so locals called in the officials, who managed to rescue it and give it glucose and coconut water, before reuniting it with its mother.

The footage was filmed in December 2017.

This is the heartwarming moment an Indian forest official is seen carrying an elephant calf on his shoulders that he rescued from a canal, in a bid to reunite it with its mother.
The elephant calf was part of a herd and was passing though the forests in Nellimala in Ooty in southern India when it fell into a canal and got stuck in mud.Its mother had been reportedly damaging vehicles and chasing away people when villagers called in forest officials for help. The brave wildlife officials rescued the calf and gave it glucose and coconut water before sending it back into the forest for reuniting with its mother.