These tragic photographs show an elephant lying dead on the ground after getting its right foot stuck in a tree while reaching for a ripe jackfruit from higher branches.
The animal was unable to free itself from the tree trunks in the Sholayar forest range in India and died later.
This tragic picture shows an elephant on the ground after getting its right leg entangled in a tree trunk
The elephant died after getting its right leg stuck in the tree while searching for fruit in the higher branches
Locals inspect the heartbreaking scene after the elephant got trapped in the middle of the two tree trunks
According to wildlife experts, the elephant must have struggled for hours to free himself from the painful position
The elephant got his right foot entangled in between two trunks of the tree while foraging for food