It’s cold, it’s November and sometimes only an adorable video of a baby elephant will do.
Thankfully, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust – which runs an orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program based in Kenya – knows what’s what and has shared a ridiculously cute clip of an elephant calf that has won the internet’s heart.
The 13-second video shows the animal peeking over its wooden enclosure – revealing just its eyes – while playfully waving its trunk around. Halfway through the clip, a high-pitched squeaking sound can be heard, which appears to be the elephant’s way of saying: “I’m having a good time”.
The clip, captioned “peekaboo”, has been shared more than 70,000 times on Twitter since it was posted this weekend and racked up more than 7,000 likes.
Peekaboo 🐘 pic.twitter.com/QCeCvt6mrw
— Sheldrick Wildlife (@SheldrickTrust) November 27, 2021
And it’s fair to say people couldn’t get enough of the little elephant:
I could never be a keeper at Sheldrick; I would be hugging and loving on the orphans all the time and never get any work done.
— Just Me (@K_Nett) November 27, 2021
Somebody cuddle that baby, STAT!!
— its still a Holly Jolly Pandemic, folks! (@HTTOrganizers) November 27, 2021
SOOOO CUTE!
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) November 27, 2021
Warms my heart! 🐾❤️
— doreen hernandez (@CubanistaGirl) November 27, 2021
You’re welcome.
