India, Oct. 12 -- A heartwarming video of a 15-day-old elephant calf rescued from floodwaters has melted hearts online. The 29-second clip, shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan, captures the gentle moment when the baby elephant is carefully escorted down from a pickup truck into its temporary new home.

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According to Kaswan, forest officials initially tried to reunite the young calf with its mother after rescuing it from a river in another district. However, the mother did not accept the calf back, leaving the team with no choice but to take the baby under expert care.

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