India, July 6 -- In a moving display of compassion, forest officials at Kaziranga National Park in Assam helped reunite a lost baby elephant with its mother, touching hearts across social media. A video, shared by Retd. IFS officer Susanta Nanda, shows a baby elephant running towards a forest official's vehicle on a narrow road cutting through Kaziranga's lush green wilderness.

The visibly distressed elephant calf begins frantically circling the vehicle after getting separated from its herd, desperately sniffing the air and pacing in search of its mother. Realising the calf was alone, forest staff moved quickly to help reunite the baby with its mother.

After the officials get him close to his mother's location, one of them gently rubs t...