Siliguri, Oct. 25 -- A banana offered, a trunk reaching out for more and a song playing in the background made for a heartwarming scene at Gachhbari in Gorumara National Park in the Dooars on Friday.
West Bengal Forest Minister Manoj Kumar Oraon spent some time with Krishnakali, a female elephant raised under the care of forest officials after she was rescued as a tiny calf.
The minister later shared a video of the interaction on social media, accompanied by a Hindi song about a free-spirited person who moves through life like the wind and a flying kite.
Krishnakali, whom the minister described as "Gorumara's pride", appeared eager to receive more bananas from him. Whenever Oraon turned towards another elephant with a banana, she seemed ...