We humans have got this exceptional ability to communicate our feelings through words, something that our animal friends cannot. But does it refrain them from expressing the immense love they have got for mankind? Absolutely not. And if you want to encounter some heart-melting animal moments, there is no better place than social media.

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An image of a baby elephant, who separated from his mother and was rescued by a group of forest officers, hugging his rescuer with its trunk is going viral on the internet.

Before we shed more light on the back story, here’s the image for you to enjoy and go awww.

The image, which was shared by forest officer Parveen Kaswan on Twitter, shows a baby elephant hugging the leg of a forest officer, presumably one who rescued him with its trunk.

Going by the picture, the calf looks healthy, happy and full of gratitude.

“Love has no language. A baby elephant hugging a forest officer. The team rescued this calf and reunited it with its mother,” reads the caption of the picture shared by the Indian Forest Officer. The tweet has now gone viral on the microblogging website with over 1,000 like

Moved by the gesture, social
media users have interacted with the post and left heartwarming reactions on
Twitter.

“Picture
made my day. Thank you,” wrote one Twitter user adding the red heart
emojis.

Another
user nominated the picture for the conservation picture of the year.

“This picture is so powerful, it has the potential to be the conservation picture of the year!” the user wrote

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Now, if you are an avid social media user, you might remember a video of a baby elephant being reunited with his mother that was shared online and went viral. So, this little calf is the same elephant.

For the unversed, recently, a video of the same baby elephant being reunited with its mother was widely shared on social media. The video was put online by Indian Forest Officer Sudha Ramen and featured this baby elephant comfortably walking along with members of the rescue team.