Images that were shared on social media shows a majestic elephant going through a pile of rubbish that was left by tourists while it was searching for food.

The poor animal was caught on cam by Pranab Das, a sports journalist.

The images show the elephant going through a pile of trash as it was in complete hunger.

The incident happened in West Bengal, India.

Talking about the incident, Pranab said:

“I hope these photos encourage people to stop littering. The garbage was left behind by vans. The elephant was snacking on plastic which was painful for me to see.”

Plastic pollution is something that has been proven extremely dangerous to animals and people.

Plastic pollution causes animals to eat them, which can be fatal.

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