These mammals, like humans, are social animals that live in tight-knit families, typically with an aging matriarch and several generations of female relatives. Once they reach adulthood, males dwell alone, occasionally in small groups comprising three or four bulls. They tend to be weak or hurt members and even show signs of sorrow for the loss of comrades. When a six-ton elephant bull charged their safari truck in South Africa and forced it off the road, three terrified eco-students miraculously escaped. In the Selati Game Reserve, adjacent to Hoedspruit and the Kruger National Park, an elephant became enraged when two vehicles strayed a bit too close to its breeding herd.
Run For Your Life
them and rammed its tusks into the car. To save his life from the elephant’s tusks, the guide in the observation chair in front of the vehicle had to jump out of the way. The elephant pulls the 11-seat safari truck off the road by lifting it off the ground and slashing its tusks through the safari truck’s exterior like a knife through butter. It’s absolutely unreal to watch how easily this gentle giant moves the car. The three female trainees on board are screaming throughout the 30-second onslaught by the biggest beast in the world, therefore it is obvious that they are all terrified for their life. They must evacuate to the shelter of his truck as the guide and spotter also flee, keeping the first safari truck’s wreckage between them and the giant elephant. Remarkably, none of the scared car occupants were wounded as they were driven back to the safari lodge and given counseling. The expedition vehicle that had crashed was eventually found by employees. Bryan Havemann, general manager of Selati Game Reserve, added: “Although the vehicle was damaged, thankfully, none of the people [in] the vehicle were injured.” We’re not able to tell by the video if the elephant was injured. Their tusks are incredibly tough and don’t take on damage easily. The bull was allegedly in musth, a hormonal condition related to reproduction that is marked by elevated testosterone levels and may cause bulls to act violently. Everyone in this video reacted as anyone else would. We’re thankful they were able to get away without being hurt and that the wild animal didn’t act any further.
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