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Twin elephant calves born in Bandipur saved from drowning moments after birth

A rare event of an elephant in the wild giving birth to twins in Bandipur Tiger Reserve has conservationists and netizens agog with excitement.

But, within minutes after their birth, the calves were at risk of losing their mother. After some quick thinking, the Forest Department intervened to rescue the twin calves and reunite them with their mother.

The video and photographs of the elephant with its twins are going viral on social media.

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