An elephant calf trapped in an abandoned well has been rescued by villagers and forestry officials in southern India.
The two-year-old animal accidentally fell in while walking with its mother and the rest of its herd.
Locals went to the scene in the Kuttampuzha Forest Range in Kerala state after hearing the sound of distressed elephants.
Residents dug a makeshift slope in the ground towards the well and also put a rope around the calf. They then helped pull it to safety as it climbed back up.
The animal, which was uninjured, ran back into the forest but it is not known if it was reunited with the rest of its herd.
Residents dug a makeshift slope in the ground towards the well and also put a rope around the calf. They then helped pull it to safety as it climbed back up.
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