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    ‘Circle of life continues … ’: ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ pair Bomman & Belli foster another baby elephant!

    Synopsis

    An IAS officer recently shared a video of the duo tending to another baby elephant.

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    The elephant can be seen trying to hug Bomman with his trunk.
    Mahouts Bomman and Belli shot to fame as the story of their tender relationship with baby elephant Raghu, whom they protected from poachers and fostered, was beautifully depicted in the Oscar-winning short documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’.

    The couple has now become foster parents to another orphaned baby elephant!

    IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer Supriya Sahu recently shared a heartwarming video of the elderly couple tending to a baby elephant and the elephant cub reveling in tender attention like all babies. The elephant can be seen trying to hug Bomman with his trunk. Dropping the video, Sahu wrote, “The Circle of life continues. The Elephant Whisperers’ Bomman and Belli are now foster parents to another orphaned baby elephant from Dharmapuri, now in Mudumalai after Team Tamil Nadu forest tried its best to reunite the 4-month-old calf with the herd. We are happy he is in safe hands (sic).” The video quickly went viral on the microblogging platform and gained more than 737K views and more than 20K likes.

    Many Twitter users flooded the comment section to thank the mahout pair for their unconditional love for the elephants. “If I remember correctly, Raghu was found abandoned in the Aiyur Reserve forest in Krishnagiri DT and later on brought to Mudumalai, How apt that a fresh cycle is starting from another calf from the same Cauvery WLS area.” Another Twitter user suggested, that the Tamil Nadu Forest Department come out with Bomman and Belli merchandise as it will be a hit.
    The pair were recently seen holding the Oscar with a million-dollar smile on their faces. ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ director Kartiki Gonsalves took to Instagram and shared the picture of the duo posing with the Oscar.
    ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ team recently created quite a stir on Instagram when ace table tennis player dropped a video of her travelling along with the film’s cast to Ooty. Sharing the video, she wrote, “Flying to Ooty with the stars of ‘Elephant Whisperers’ on board. Shoutout to Indigo Airlines for the special mention!”

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