A 'Clean' Conscience: Elephant Picks Up Waste From Ground And Drops It Into The Dustbin

Elephant videos going viral on social media in 2020 are a source of entertainment for people who have pretty much lived in fear of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to TNN, one emotional moment was seen in the Berlin zoo. Pori, the 39-year-old elephant, touched trunks with her daughter, Tana, and granddaughters, Tamika and Elani.

Some weeks before that, a baby elephant's birth in a zoo in Mexico was live-streamed on 'Zoom'. In fact, it was named after the app.

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In the previous week, Karnataka forest officials rescued a 30-year-old elephant after it fell into a cattle-proof trench near Arkanahalla, MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. The video was a rage on the internet.

Now there's another video to add to the mix, one where an elephant is seen doing something a lot of humans fail to do.

This elephant should be mascot of Swatch Bharat. A forward. pic.twitter.com/1oOeoe1MA9

¡ª Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) August 28, 2020

In the video, it can be seen picking up trash from the ground and putting it in the dustbin.

People were impressed and the video now has over 3.5 lakh views.

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"Even though I know that elephants are the third most intelligent species after humans and dolphins, I am always amazed and awed when I see something like this. How he uses his foot and trunk to pick up the trash, amazing. Magnificent creatures!" wrote one user.

"Unbelievable!! Even animals are more aware towards cleanliness!! Thanks @ParveenKaswan for sharing this. Impactful as always!" was what another wrote.

While the time and location of the video are not known, the video is heartwarming and has a lesson for all of us.