{"id":28,"date":"2026-09-14T09:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexorpulsenews.wiki\/?p=28"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:11:49","slug":"weeping-elephants-mourn-a-lost-baby-in-a-funeral-march-like-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexorpulsenews.wiki\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Weeping elephants mourn a lost baby in a funeral march like humans"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-yellystandard size-yellystandard wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/elsilenciofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3df3f8ae-7d99-48fc-99bb-5af38a0cb0f6.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsilenciofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3df3f8ae-7d99-48fc-99bb-5af38a0cb0f6.webp 1200w, https:\/\/elsilenciofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3df3f8ae-7d99-48fc-99bb-5af38a0cb0f6-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/elsilenciofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3df3f8ae-7d99-48fc-99bb-5af38a0cb0f6-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elsilenciofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3df3f8ae-7d99-48fc-99bb-5af38a0cb0f6-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/elsilenciofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3df3f8ae-7d99-48fc-99bb-5af38a0cb0f6-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/elsilenciofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3df3f8ae-7d99-48fc-99bb-5af38a0cb0f6-100x100.webp 100w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A video of Indian elephants performing a human-style baby elephant funeral was posted last Friday by Parveen Kaswan, a forest ranger with the Indian Foreign Service.<\/p>\n<p>Kawan\u2019s video went viral as stunned social media users flocked to express their wonder and sympathy for the elephants.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which was posted on Twitter, shows an elephant coming out of some bushes with the body of a dead baby elephant in its trunk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79764\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/05205745\/elephants.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/05205745\/elephants.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/05205745\/elephants-768x433.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The adult elephant laid down its body to shield it as it waited for other elephants to join. The newborn elephant was surrounded by more elephants, who moved in a line that resembled a funeral procession.<\/p>\n<p>The original elephant then reared the baby once more, with other elephants following.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-259\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05225803\/elephants-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>On Twitter, the message garnered over 12,000 likes and over 5,000 retweets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13806\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/10\/05223815\/elephants-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Elephants have been shown to grieve for their dead in the past, just like people do.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5336\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/09\/05224648\/elephant-1-768x403.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>We were moved by this display. What about you? Please leave a comment below with your opinions on this video!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Indian elephants performing a human-style baby elephant funeral was posted last Friday by Parveen Kaswan, a forest ranger with the Indian Foreign Service. 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