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“#Russian influencer ‘sorry’ for posing nude on endangered elephant<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A Russian Instagram influencer was forced to apologize after posing naked on top of an endangered elephant in Bali.<\/p>\n

Alesya Kafelnikova, 22, faced fierce backlash for posting a video from the photoshoot last week that showed her lying naked on top of a Sumatran elephant, according to The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The since-deleted clip was captioned \u201cnatural vibes,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n

She later shared a picture<\/a> with her 555,000 followers of herself in front of the animal, with the caption \u201cto love nature is human nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

The posts sparked outrage from some of her followers and from advocates working to save the critically endangered<\/a> creatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet another tragic trivialization of the majestic Asian elephant when the species is fighting for its very existence against brutal abuse in tourism and human \u2018entertainment,\u2019\u201d the organization Save the Asian Elephants said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The group also took to Twitter<\/a> to slam the shoot as a \u201ccrude stunt\u00a0to exploit and humiliate Asian elephants for commercial gain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Russian influencer Alesya Kafelnikova, nicknamed Russian Kate Moss. <\/figcaption>
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A representative for the Bali Tourism Board\u00a0told The Sun that the photoshoot \u201csurely does not meet the norms that we are promoting as part of tourism in Bali.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kafelnikova, the daughter of Russian tennis star Yevgeny Kafelnikov, later issued an apology, saying she never meant to offend anyone and that she loves elephants.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a pity that people see this as vulgarity, and not as a beauty and love for nature,\u201d she wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy intention with these pictures was to show you that I love and respect animals and especially elephants more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

The influencer added that the shoot was \u201cprivate\u201d and \u201cdidn\u2019t have a purpose to hurt the feelings of local people at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love Balinese culture and respect Indonesian rules,\u201d she wrote. \u201cPlease sorry if you see something else in this.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n