The Great Escape: Two wild elephants stuck in a ditch in Thailand cleverly work together to help each other climb to safety
- The pair of elephants found themselves trapped in a dried-out river bed in Thailand’s Rayong province
- Over the course of an hour the elephants worked together to get back to safety
- The adorable moment they climbed free was filmed by onlooker Tanat Pitiporntapin
This is the adorable moment two elephants help each other climb out of a muddy ditch in Thailand.
The pair of wild elephants found themselves stuck in a dried-out pond in the Thai province of Rayong.
Unable to find their way out, the elephants teamed up to find the best way out of their sticky situation.
One of the elephants perches his front legs on the edge of the slippery slope and onto the grass above, before his female friend gives him a gentle push in the backside to try and help him out of the ditch.
But the big elephant slides back down to where he began, their efforts futile.
The two elephants were spotted in a deserted garden on February 27 by onlooker Tanat Pitiporntapin, who filmed the pair scramble out the ditch.
The larger male elephant struggles to find the best technique to help him and his friend out the ditch.
He tries clambering over the slippery ridge again, shifting and adjusting his heavy body before his legs buckle and he slips back down.
After finding footing, the male elephant has a big push and stretches over the ditch’s ridge and places his front legs on the solid ground above.
Two wild elephants found themselves stuck in a dried out pond in Thailand’s Rayong province and could not find a way out
The large male elephant clambered over the ridge of the dry ditch and perched it’s front legs on the solid ground above in preparation for a big push to try and get out of the ditch
The elephant precariously places himself atop the slippery ridge, though is not able to fully get out without a little help from his friend. The pair spent over an hour attempting to get out
His friend below nudges closer and places herself supportively below the male elephant, allowing him to precariously climb over the ditch in a desperate attempt to get out.
The pair took almost an hour to find a way out of the slippery ditch.
The female elephant below gives her friend a nudge in the bum as he pushes himself off his hind legs and up over the ditch, finally managing to fully climb out.
His female friend approached and cleverly gave him a helpful push on the backside allowing him to stand up and successfully get out of the slippery ditch
The female elephant then followed suit, clambering up the path left by her friend and perching herself at the top of the ditch before the male elephant gave her a helpful tug to pull her over
Success! After their collective efforts and problem solving, the two wild elephants overcame their obstacle and were able to roam free once again
The smaller female elephant copies his technique and climbs over the exit route created by her bumbling friend.
Perched on the ridge of the ditch, the male elephant atop helps her up and out with some crafty trunk work and both manage to get themselves out and back to safety.
Pitiporntapin said: ‘These two elephants used to play around in this garden, I watched them help each other for almost an hour. It was amazing how the two elephants were communicating, it looked almost like they were telling each other the best way to climb out.
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