Who wouldn’t want kisses from a baby elephant?
Wildlife biologist and TV host Forrest Galante got the chance to be showered with plenty of elephant kisses when he visited Tiny, the baby elephant. In the adorable video posted to his TikTok, Galante greeted the precious baby and got the sweetest response.
Tiny went up to Galante and immediately showered him with plenty of kisses and happily rubbed his head.
“You’re so friendly,” Galante gushed as he was smothered with plenty of affection from the loving baby.
Users online couldn’t get enough of the sweet and “adorable” moments with Tiny. One user wrote in the comment, “That’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my whole entire life,” and another calling Tiny, “[The] sweetest of four feet.”
Another commenter wrote, “I want to be best friends with all of them,” and added that, “I love that someone out there knows the visceral joy of my deepest wish.”
The video even had one user question their life choices when they realized, “I chose wrong on career day. Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!”
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However, there were plenty of other users who couldn’t contain their “overwhelming jealousy” that they weren’t enjoying the kisses and affection from Tiny.
“I cannot stand that this is not me getting baby elephant kisses,” another user expressed, while one even wrote, “Who knew, one day, I’d be jealous of a dude getting baby elephant kisses😳.”
Bonding with baby elephants
Elephant kisses are just one of the many forms of non-verbal tactics elephants use to communicate and bond with others. An elephant’s trunk plays an integral role in all aspects of communication and socialization.
According to PBS, elephants use their trunks to touch, smell, and caress each other in order to help “maintain their social bonds.” Their trunks contain over 150,000 muscles and are considered one of the most sensitive organs in a mammal, per Wildlife SOS.
In the wild, elephants use their trunks to communicate with other elephants as they pass by, or to show affection. PBS also notes that elephants use seismic vibrations to communicate, and may even use their trunks to detect them by laying them on the ground.
So, kisses from an elephant are not just a sign of affection for these majestic animals; they also help them form connections and understand the world around them.
Related: Video of Baby Elephant Learning to Use Her Trunk Delivers Maximum Cuteness
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Feb 4, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.