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Viral video shows mother rat saving her babies from drowning in rain
Updated On: 24 July, 2020 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
In the 2-minute 20-seconds video, a mother rat can be seen saving her babies from drowning inside their nest

A screengrab of the video
After a viral video of a mother elephant helping its baby to climb over a road barrier won hearts online, another video of a rat saving her babies from drowning during heavy rains has gone viral. The heartwarming video was shared by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan, who said that the video will melt one's heart.
This will melt you. Just see this mother’s rescue operation. A friend send via whatsapp. pic.twitter.com/1D2rSYUxJi
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) July 21, 2020
In the 2-minute 20-seconds video, a mother rat can be seen saving her babies from drowning inside their nest. With heavy rainfall, the rat's nest had overflowed. So, in order to save her babies from drowning and dying, the mother rat is seen entering the submerged nest and taking out her babies one by one before shifting them to a safe place.


