Sri Lankan naval force send was watching the nation’s north-eastern drift when it went over an uncommon sight: a solitary elephant paddling nine miles from the shore, plainly in trouble. As Michael Safi reports for The Guardian, the poor pachyderm seems to have been made up for lost time in an ebb and flow and cleared out to ocean. Following a 12-hour protect mission, naval force faculty could tow the creature securely to arrive. The emotional scene happened in the waters off Kokkuthuduwai, Kokilai, as indicated by an announcement from the naval force. After the elephant was located, a second ship was brought in to help with the safeguard, and Department of Wildlife authorities were likewise dispatched to the zone to give guidance.
Video film of the protect demonstrates jumpers tenderly tying ropes around the elephant, which is then pulled delicately back to shore. The team dubbed the elephant “Jumbo”—an apt choice not only because of the animal’s size, but also due to the scope of the mission to save it. In its statement, the navy described the rescue effort as a humongous task.” Generally speaking, it isn’t unusual for elephants to swim miles away from land. They are strong, skilled swimmers, with a unique lung structure that helps them withstand dramatic differences in pressure above and below water. They are also equipped with trunks that act like anatomical snorkels, allowing the animals to breathe while their bodies are submerged beneath the waves. Elephants are known to be good swimmers, using their trunks as natural snorkels. But for this particular elephant off the Sri Lanka coast, a rescue was deemed necessary. They say strong currents dragged it about 10 miles out to sea. “They can’t keep swimming for long because they burn a lot of energy. And the salt water isn’t good for their skin, so in this case, the situation probably warranted human intervention.”
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