{"id":310612,"date":"2025-08-02T00:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310612\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T00:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:42:17","slug":"elephant-calf-hugs-couple-in-heartwarming-viral-video-netizens-say-it-would-fix-me-trending-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310612\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant calf hugs couple in heartwarming viral video; netizens say, \u2018it would fix me\u2019 | Trending News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Internet has found its latest sweetheart\u2014 it has big floppy ears and a heart full of love. An elephant calf has taken social media by storm after a video of it showing affection melted hearts across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO<\/p>\n<p>Shared by X account <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-globally\/elephant-politely-ask-man-to-step-aside-viral-video-9727570\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature is Amazing<\/a>, the short clip captures an interaction between the calf and a couple relaxing in what appears to be a field.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyloading\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/track_1x1.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/track_1x1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"display:none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The video opens with the calf approaching the unsuspecting duo from behind. As they turn to look, the calf reaches out with its trunk and places it on their shoulders. Soon enough, in an even more endearing move, it hoists itself and wraps its front legs on the man\u2019s shoulder, as if going in for a proper hug from behind.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The couple bursts into laughter, clearly surprised but thoroughly charmed by the elephant\u2019s spontaneous gesture. \u201cBaby elephants think humans are so cute and want to hug us,\u201d said the caption of the post.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">baby elephants think humans are so cute and want to hug us \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcDrHy0EV0\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/QcDrHy0EV0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nature is Amazing \u2618\ufe0f (@AMAZlNGNATURE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMAZlNGNATURE\/status\/1949195075155624283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post has since racked up over a million views and sparked a wave of warm responses. \u201cBabies will always be babies regardless of the species,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Another said, \u201cU can see him struggling. He is happy but seems to be questioning his life choices at the same time.\u201d And perhaps the most relatable comment of all, said, \u201cA hug from an elephant would fix me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the feel-good elephant content online, another video recently captured a delightful roadside encounter. <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-globally\/baby-elephant-ask-for-watermelon-from-roadside-shop-heartwarming-viral-video-10113932\/lite\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In it, a man is seen riding an adult elephant down a rural road while an elephant calf trots alongside<\/a>. Halfway through the clip, the little one makes a spontaneous detour towards a small shop, clearly intrigued. It approaches the stall and, with a hopeful trunk, gestures for a snack. The vendor, smiling, hands over slices of watermelon, which the calf happily accepts. Moments later, the larger elephant\u2014likely the calf\u2019s parent\u2014joins in, casually grabbing a piece of the fruit too.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Internet has found its latest sweetheart\u2014 it has big floppy ears and a heart full of love.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3847],"tags":[45242,55239,113510,28724,113509,113503,113504,113505,113507,113502,24262,113508,70,5776,16,15,416,113511,6469,1717,113506],"class_list":{"0":"post-310612","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-animal-behaviour","9":"tag-animal-videos","10":"tag-animal-human-interaction","11":"tag-baby-elephant","12":"tag-cute-animal-moments","13":"tag-cute-baby-elephant","14":"tag-elephant-heartwarming-video","15":"tag-elephant-hug","16":"tag-elephant-trunk-hug","17":"tag-elephant-viral-video","18":"tag-indianexpress","19":"tag-internet-sensation","20":"tag-science","21":"tag-trending","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom","24":"tag-viral","25":"tag-viral-animal-videos","26":"tag-viral-video","27":"tag-wildlife","28":"tag-wildlife-affection"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114956399048870335","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}