{"id":37805,"date":"2026-09-14T07:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T01:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/viral-video-wild-elephant-plays-football-in-assams-numaligarh\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T01:39:01","slug":"viral-video-wild-elephant-plays-football-in-assams-numaligarh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/viral-video-wild-elephant-plays-football-in-assams-numaligarh\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Video: Wild Elephant Plays Football in Assams Numaligarh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The elephant had entered Bogidhola playground in Numaligarh, where children were playing football.<\/span><\/p>\n

A video from Assam has gone viral, showing a wild elephant playing football. The elephant can be seen running across a lush green field and kicking the ball, while children watch from a distance.<\/p>\n

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The incident took place in Numaligarh in Assam’s Golaghat district. On Sunday, some children were playing football at the Bogidhola sports ground when a wild elephant arrived.<\/p>\n

As soon as it entered the field, it took possession of the football and began playing with it. Someone present at the scene recorded the video.<\/p>\n

3 pictures of the elephant playing football…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It started playing with the football as soon as it entered the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The children ran off the field when the elephant arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The children tried to drive the elephant away but failed.<\/span><\/p>\n

A video of a tyre stuck around an elephant’s neck went viral three days ago<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In Numaligarh, a video of a tractor tyre getting stuck around an elephant’s neck went viral three days earlier, on Friday. The distressed elephant was also seen running into a residential area.<\/p>\n

As soon as they received the information, the Forest Department team used a drone to search for the elephant. Once they located it, the team reached the elephant and removed the tyre from its neck.<\/p>\n

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A tractor tyre had become stuck around the elephant’s neck.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After considerable effort, forest department teams removed the tyre from the elephant’s neck late at night.<\/span><\/p>\n

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