IAS officer Supriya Sahu shared a heart-touching bond between two elephants who have been best friends for the last 55 years. The elephants are part of the elephant camp at Theppakadu, Mudumalai, in Tamil Nadu. Named Bhama, who is 75, and Kamatchi, who is 65, the officer described them as “brave, loyal and affectionate." Taking to X (formerly Twitter), she said, “The friends always have to stand next to each other while taking food at the camp. They love to eat sugarcane and yes no one can dare give the sugarcane treat only to one, it has to be always given to both." Giving an example of their braveness, Sahu wrote, “When Bhama's Mahout Thiru Gopan was attacked and injured by a leopard inside the forest when he took her for grazing, Bhama single handedly chased away the leopard and saved the life of her Mahout. Kamatchi was once attacked by a tusker and it took years for her wound to heal, but she braved it all." The post shared on X has garnered 35.5K views, w...
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