Over Reaction

The animals of the wild are not used to being chained or tied with the rope. So it is not really surprising that the baby elephant crazed on the humans for tying it up. The rangers tried coaxing it with their voice and actions to calm down but there was obviously a disparity in their mode of communication. The baby was trying to resist but after a while, it probably started gauging that humans were only trying to help it and so it started to calm down.