Elephants Swim Across Kerala’s Periyar River, Beautiful Moment Caught On Cam

Elephants are gigantic creatures and that’s a fact. That’s why most people assume that they’re heavy as well and can only fly in the fictional realm.

However, despite their size and weight, they are pretty good swimmers. Don’t believe me? Well, then take a look.

IFS Officer Parveen Kaswan posted a video of a couple of elephants swimming across the Periyar river in Kerala and pointed out a tidbit about their buoyancy.

For a better #morning. An #Elephant family happily swimming across the #Periyar river. In spite of their heavy body #Elephants are excellent swimmers, gives them enough buoyancy. They can swim for hours while using their trunks for snorkeling. Courtesy: DFD Periyar TR. pic.twitter.com/EQ1iUpBCtt

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) February 24, 2019

“For a better morning. An Elephant family happily swimming across the Periyar river. In spite of their heavy body Elephants are excellent swimmers, gives them enough buoyancy. They can swim for hours while using their trunks for snorkelling.”

Many netizens weren’t aware of an elephant’s ability to swim and were therefore legitimately amused after watching the video.

They are so adorable

— SHARADA💕 (@Sharada_naik) February 24, 2019

Such a gentle, beautiful creature!

— Gauri Noolkar-Oak (@curiousriparian) February 24, 2019

The sounds, visuals, everything is so serene!

— Aditi (@aditihsingh) February 24, 2019

Beautiful! I had no idea elephants were good swimmers, and course snorkel like a submarine. 🐘

— Wiki (@Wikiwacky) February 24, 2019

Michael Phelephant 😱

— FraudGuru (@RandomRoaming) February 24, 2019

Never thought elephants could swim.. https://t.co/nSym9yVkV3

— prakash (@Ablooddonor) February 24, 2019

That's where I first saw wild elephants – in the lake, swimming https://t.co/Q2RTAu8EC5

— Ruth Padel (@ruthpadel) February 25, 2019

Here's some swimming elephants for a much needed relief from depressing news all around. https://t.co/DinhvUMO9K

— Richa Tyagi (@rich_tyagi) February 24, 2019

So, what are you waiting for? Take a trip to Kerala to watch these beautiful creatures swim around in the river so gracefully.