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Adorable Baby Elephant Gets Caught Eating Sugarcane, Tries To Hide Behind A Narrow Light Pole

Around 2,000 elephants are living in the wild in Thailand, and one of them made headlines this week. A baby elephant was captured on camera in Chiang Mai, north Thailand, committing the cheekiest “crime” ever—the playful elephant was apparently feasting on some sugarcanes in a farmer’s field when approached by local people. In order not to get caught, the adorable baby animal hid behind a narrow post, making the local farmers and thousands of people online crack up with laughter.

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This baby elephant went viral for trying to hide behind a narrow pole after locals caught it eating sugarcane

Image credits: วีรวัฒน์ พรหมเมือง

The baby elephant apparently stumbled on some sugarcane and decided to have a small, sugary feast. However, it probably didn’t expect people to find it, so when they did, the cheeky baby hid behind a narrow pole, believing no one could see the adorable trespasser. When the local people shone a light on the elephant and its conspicuous hiding spot, it remained standing perfectly still in hopes that it wouldn’t be spotted.

The hilarious photo was originally shared on Facebook on November 16. The caption, translated from Thai, read: “Keep calm. Officers will see. Let’s continue eating sugarcane.”

Without a doubt, the photo cracked hundreds of people up. Almost 3k people liked the post, and more than 1k shared it on their feeds. The adorable pic quickly spread to other social media platforms, including Twitter, Imgur, and Reddit.

Apparently, elephants absolutely love sugarcane and will go great lengths to get it

Delicious lunch break 😊
Sugarcane is one of favourite food of elephants. In captivity sugarcane is an integral part of the diet plan. To provide energy. pic.twitter.com/IsjJDQCx2k
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) February 13, 2020

Image credits: susantananda3

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Adorable Baby Elephant Gets Caught Eating Sugarcane, Tries To Hide Behind A Narrow Light Pole

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Neringa is a proud writer at Bored Panda who used to study English and French linguistics. Although she has many different interests, she's particularly drawn to covering stories about pop culture as well as history. While not at the office, this Panda enjoys creepy movies, poetry, photography and learning how to play the piano.

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Uncommon Boston Premium 4 years ago

I saw a man and his dog playing hide and seek. The man would "hide" behind a tree, just like the elephant did, and the dog would pretend he couldn't see him. It wandered around, looking lost. The owner jumped out from behind the tree and the dog raced over for a big hug. Then turned around, looking a bit lost, while the owner went behind the tree again. Over and over they played, neither lost their enthusiasm.

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago (edited)

I'm sure that there are lots of people who woud like to play this game, if they only had someone to play .

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IrishGirl 4 years ago

@Uncommon Boston - perhaps it's the damned ol' covid fatigue...perhaps it's the fact that I desperately want a pupper...perhaps it's the fact that I haven't had a hug in months...but I'm sitting here, ugly crying in my coffee, thinking I have never heard a more beautiful story than this in my entire life... ♡ ...thank you for sharing.

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