Elephant returns child’s shoe that fell into Zoo enclosure | Video

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
18:
Do
you
know
how
smart
an
elephant
is?
In
a
heartwarming
video,
an
intelligent
25-year-old
male
elephant
named
Shan
Mai
used
his
trunk
to
pick
up
and
return
a
child’s
shoe
that
fell
into
a
zoo
enclosure
at
Shandiao
Wild
Animal
Nature
Reserve
in
China.

The
video
shows
the
elephant
picking
a
shoe
that
was
accidentally
dropped
into
its
enclosure
with
his
trunk.
Notably,
the
shoe
was
of
a
child
who
had
come
to
visit
the
zoo.
After
returning
the
shoe,
the
child
gives
the
elephant
a
piece
of
grass,
as
a
way
to
say
thank
you.

Viral
video:
Elephant
gives
birth
to
calf
and
the
response
of
the
herd
leaves
you
in
awe

Now
This
News
shared
the
video
and
wrote,
“This
elephant
was
up
to
the…
tusk..The
animal
returned
a
child’s
shoe
after
it
fell
into
its
zoo
enclosure
in
eastern
China.”

A
section
of
internet
users
were
stunned
to
see
how
the
animal
had
returned
the
shoe
while
others
said
that
the
animal
should
be
set
free
from
the
zoo.
One
user
wrote,
Poor
baby.
Wish
she
were
paid
back
by
going
free.”

Another
commented,
“When
animals
are
better
at
cleaning
up
than
humans.”
A
third
said,
“It
doesn’t
make
sense
to
comment
how
intelligent
these
creatures
are
without
mentioning
that
a
creature
so
advanced
should
not
be
locked
in
a
cage.”
“I
see
what
you
did
there.
Funny
how
he
waited
for
a
‘tip’ afterwards,”
posted
another
person.