Elephant Picks up and Throws Truck full of Tourists

In an attempt to save his guests, this safari guide put his vehicle between them and an angry elephant, which lifted the truck to try and move it.
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Eldine Arendse, a guest on the vehicle, shared her story and footage of this scary incident with LatestSightings.com.
Bongani Yende had chosen to take his guests to the Rathlogo Bird Hide in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. The guests had gotten out of the vehicle and were walking around the parking area, which his allowed. That is when Bongani noticed a massive bull elephant making its way to the hide's parking area.
Understanding the behavior and visual telltale signs of elephants, Bongani saw that this bull was in musth. Elephant musth is a time when male elephants can get really aggressive and show increased interest in mating. Understanding that it could lead to a potentially dangerous situation, he managed to get four of his guests onto the vehicle while the other 15 were still in the hide and the parking area.
With very little time to make a decision, Bongani decided that to save his guests, he would need to get the elephant away from them. He revved the engine and drove directly at the elephant, hoping to scare it away from his guests. But this bull elephant was not interested in leaving and stood its ground.
The stand-off lasted for a few minutes. The guide would drive towards the elephant, and it would hold its ground. Then, after a while, instead of holding its ground, it would come closer and closer. Eventually getting to the entrance of the hide parking area.
The guide at this point began shouting and screaming, and the elephant tried anything to get it to move off. The elephant, on the other hand, took it as a challenge and took the vehicle head-on. He managed to lodge his tusks into the bulbar of the truck and, with complete ease, began lifting the truck.
The guests in the hide had a clear view of the truck as their guide, and four others were in the truck. The front tires of the trucks lifted off the ground, and the elephant kept lifting them higher. He lifted it to the height of his head, so much so that the guests in the truck could see the blue sky above!
Then he just dropped the truck, sending the guide bouncing around his seat. The four guests in the truck also went for a ride. But the guide remained composed and continued trying to get the elephant away. So, after he dropped the truck, the elephant had enough of the guide and the truck, so it eventually decided to move off.
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[@CLVS2BKWN]

Driver: “enough..enough” Elephant: “I say when enough is enough”

[@Mishere1225]

😂 what you said

[@MillionsRain_Ent]

😂😂😂😂

[@andreaharris4483]

Hilarious😅😊

[@preciousjewel6225]

He is saying I am sick and tired of your little wagon and those stupid tourists! You in my world buddy don't forget it!

[@yolinagarr5144]

🤣🤣🤣 @Precious jewel 👍🏽

[@aaronrich7109]

The guy holding the cell phone can definitely handle some pressure. He not only kept filming, but kept the elephant perfectly in frame during and after the "bounce" lol

[@aaronrich7109]

@@JesgateOnDownInteresting perspective - it's convincing. Especially since the guy holding the camera was so "confident" he wouldn't get hurt lol.

[@1andtheOnly]

What about the driver?

[@aaronrich7109]

@@1andtheOnlyhe seemed genuinely scared... I mean literally nobody can really "control" a wild elephant

[@TimelyInspiration-qp7yi]

@@JesgateOnDown What are you saying? The elephant tasks could have easily impaled the driver if it aimed for the windscreen. Plus the actions he took, such as standing your ground and shouting at the animal are the textbook guides on how to thwart an elephant attack.

[@pee-buddy]

He took the saying "camera man never dies" a little too literally.

[@matthysswanepoel2597]

😂 the driver got humbled very quickly 😂 at least a couple of tourists made right with God

[@1Natalie111]

😃😂

[@Njbear7453]

JESUS

[@skankhunt3624]

The elephant didn't even need to worry about making right with god.🐘

[@lumbumbulungu735]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lombechewemukulu3767]

I KNOW RIGHT!!! HAD ME ON THE FLOOR 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gatorguysix7631]

That dude bouncing around in his seat like Ace Ventura did 🤣

[@Mandatory1984]

Elephant only warned them 20 times. Every ear flap, head nod and leg movement.

[@Ladybhive71]

😂

[@mr.b3168]

But wouldn't moving away entice a chase?

[@lynn5384]

I guess that elephant showed him. What an idiot to threaten the elephant like that.

[@Henry_the_Frenchie]

Best comment ever!

[@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions]

Nah, just go slow. Elephants aren't really into chase either@@mr.b3168

[@longsleevethong1457]

My dude went from screaming at that elephant like it ruined his DoorDash to begging the elephant for forgiveness.

[@Lord_of_Proboscidea]

This is a damn good comment LMAO

[@mamagicmelanin5613]

😂😂😂

[@mamagicmelanin5613]

​@@Lord_of_Proboscidea Yes it is 😅

[@carolinen4122]

😂😂

[@carolcamp4828]

What a total douche. The elephant clearly just wanted a snack. That driver was just deliberately provoking the creature in its own territory. He could have easily just reversed & left the animal in peace. That elephant could have done some serious damage to everyone on board. Instead it just issued a warning. No way that guy should be a tour guide. He endangered all his passengers.

[@jewelhaines8842]

@4:05 that lady eating a bag of chips while hiding from a Elephant attack!! 🤣

[@user-lh4po9yw2s]

Stress eating at its finest 😂

[@sthe_zar6341]

Her last supper she thought 😂.

[@ytp3n]

She was afraid the elephant would claim her snack!

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Was she the one that was crying out for Jesus a million times? LOL!

[@jewelhaines8842]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 I think so!! lol! 🤣

[@FC2ESWS]

That elephant was eating those leaves like Popeye eating spinach before a fight.

[@thewizardofhoes9930]

😂😂😂

[@innocentbystander8038]

Elephant demanded an apology from that driver, and he got it.

[@Ladybhive71]

😂

[@PSpringfield]

The elephant understood the driver capitulating with the hand wave, and backed off. Good thing nobody on the bus flipped the bird!

[@jesusbrother7684]

Apology granted 😂

[@cbachinger]

Hope the driver gets suspended. Appalling behaviour!

[@carolynmariedimmick7884]

I think sometimes we, as humans, are too intrusive. Elephants needs privacy and quiet too.

[@MundiaKamau]

All animals need privacy, not just elephants🙂

[@tw9535]

​@@MundiaKamauName all of the animals in the video

[@dmystify1381]

they also have a right to defend themselves.

[@noone-xx5ho]

Sometimes?

[@JulieRushworth]

It is there home

[@dianedewitt9832]

What a beautiful animal!! Deserves more respect!!

[@jaellouis4749]

I love hearing the ladies praying.

[@HelovesU-we4qh]

The ladies praying and calling on JESUS is the reason I am going to show this version to my grandsons so that I can remind them that when they are in trouble to call on our LORD JESUS!

[@michellelove8146]

That’s what saved them!

[@lauramaltez4511]

😂😂😂

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

​@@michellelove8146 Amen

[@TruthRealFreedom]

They were praying in the name of Jesus, smart ladies. THAT saved them.

[@donnanolfi2970]

The elephant had enough of his annoying yelling. He lifted that truck like it was nothing 😄😄😄

[@antonynkanata1834]

Yelling I guess angered it even further...

[@donnanolfi2970]

@antonynkanata1834 For sure. If I had the strength and someone kept yelling at me in my home/habitat, I'd scare that person too 😄😄😄 I absolutely looooove that the adorable elephant is so smart that he/she knew not to hurt the other people and to just scare the driver... it was basically an "eff you" to that driver 😄😄😄😄

[@antonynkanata1834]

@@donnanolfi2970 That jumbo would not have reacted that ugly were it not 4 the driver's yelling I hope his boss took the next course of action after this. Am not a trained tour guide nor am I a ranger but am not that stupid 2 shout and yell 2 a beast when i know too well that doing rattles it. If we are talking of a cape buffalo it would be other news. These bovines are known 2 pull ugly surprise 2 the real and imaginary offenders bearing in mind they have the dubious distinction of killing their victims twice.

[@Rockstar-lx2li]

Yip, he first had a mouthful of spinach.. 😜

[@donnanolfi2970]

@@Rockstar-lx2li 😄😄😄

[@shaqashaqahimself1866]

The chauffeur said "sorry"😂😂😂. It was a good reminder.

[@cryptofxalgorithms]

such a gentle , kind and considerate creature!

[@charlesbarkson]

thats one of the calmest elephant "attacks" ive ever seen

[@Lord_of_Proboscidea]

2:22 yeah

[@Michael-go9hm]

So much for the click bait

[@charlesbarkson]

I mean that's scary but considering how effortless it lifted that truck just to drop it where it stood, ya . I feel like it could have done way worse if it wanted to

[@TimeLord675]

​@@charlesbarkson Exactly. He could have flipped the truck if he was mad enough. They got off lucky.

[@matmor30]

​@@Michael-go9hm clickbait? This one is hard to impress

[@containedhurricane]

Angry driver: Come on! Elephant: As you wish buddy

[@pedrodepacas9690]

Then later on: hey I’m sorry! 🤣

[@RastaAfricanGentleman]

Most animals in the national parks fear sound and aggression. The guys are taught to be loud when dealing with them. His mistake was getting too close for the tourists to give him tips after the safari

[@dianeoxendine7619]

Gave them a little shake. Didn’t throw. Don’t challenge something bigger than you. Challenge was accepted

[@herlenetyson6002]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@melyndaduh3501]

😂😂😂

[@jeannietimberger2556]

I love the ladies that were quietly praying ❤️ that's one hell of a story to tell the family. 😂

[@Njbear7453]

JESUS

[@HelovesU-we4qh]

That is what you do when you encounter trouble. Call JESUS, even if you encounter trouble in your dreams, always scream for JESUS!

[@omphiledirero5622]

Women are powerful 😅

[@suitandtie2251]

What story, they aint seen a damn thing from under that back seat.

[@jeannietimberger2556]

@@suitandtie2251 they seen it, hid from it, heard it, and felt it.. They knew it was there and that's a story!

[@kayde868]

2:43 😂 " Enough enough " that elephant understood and backed off.

[@ytp3n]

The humble 2:48 recognition of defeat was all the elephant needed.

[@orion5star]

😂I love animals❤The Elephant's thinking "I'll show you humans the real South African experience" 😂😂

[@dixiebell689]

Actually the man was saying "I hate this job and I hate animals and I'll show this magnificent elephant who had every right to be there, just what a bully I am and have no respect for nature. What happened to him is what happens to all bullies eventually when they run into a irresistible force. He caved.

[@juve96]

2:26 The way he bounced outta his seat 🤣🤣🤣

[@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions]

lol

[@Njbear7453]

Like an ejector seat! AYE AYE AYE!!!!

[@RockyPolska]

Couple seconds afer 'come on, sorry!' 😂

[@hellou-]

😂😂😂

[@trc5694]

@juve96 I rewind that part a dozen times and laughed out my workstation chair every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanpienaar3728]

I love how everyone was praying.❤😂

[@My_trashtalking_account]

They'll say that saved them, while making excuses for all the times people prayed during dangerous situations and yet we're killed anyway. Superstitious thinking, an exercise in fallacy.

[@KoreyHill]

​@@My_trashtalking_accountYou still haven't learned about mankind's own iniquity and more. You're always looking for a reason to point at the Creator, but people always forget to point at self and the curses from their own mockery against the Holy Spirit to my Father Creator. You'll only see just how real He is in these times. Trust me. 🌟

[@FrenHorn14]

Elephant: “my mate left me today, I’m not in the mood today” Driver: “MOVE!” • The rest is history 😅😂

[@jokergordon8446]

I give all the respect in the world to whoever built that vehicle! I've seen cars fall apart from a pothole. 🤣

[@ajbimg]

fax LOL

[@ajbimg]

this like a scene str8 out of jurassic park lol

[@LG_Psalm46]

😂

[@jeremys5904]

Probably TOYOTA

[@Kiyonce.Kartier]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@k.a.c613]

The sheer force of nature isn't to be underestimated. This is crazy and awesome. The ease that it lifts that truck with is insane. Nature's fed up I think.

[@vassoanzaoui2099]

👏👏

[@franziskani]

It was their luck that the elephant was NOT crazy just having an attitude. Notice how he ate some leaves in between (he did not know what to do with himself and the opponent once he had escalated). Then he made up his mind "showed 'em" once more - but not toppling over the vehicle, just lifting in. Then he slowly ! retracted and then he left ;) I guess the animals understand that toppling over would do real harm. That is not the goal here.

[@5DNRG]

She is absolutely fed up..... this is disgusting to me.

[@Njbear7453]

@@5DNRGit was a male

[@michaelbrownlee9497]

IS IT GONE...is it gone, lady in the front crawls back to the is it gone lady. best part

[@EllieM_Travels]

The elephant’s like, “Hey what? Dude, you’re in MY space!”

[@uafc1]

I love how well versed in english elephants are. First, the dude shouts "come on" angrily challenging him and the Elephant moves forward and pushes the jeep a little to scare him. Then he says "No, enough" almost begging for mercy and the Elephant goes away as if it had taught that angry human a lesson in manners lol

[@tonysmith4091]

Lol Good point.

[@glennrynhoud9424]

He did.

[@susmitasalil4395]

Stupid driver

[@brendansmellsmyfarts]

They are insanely smart, was in nepal and you can say nameste to an elephant and it will curl its trunk and straight up smile and pose for a selfie, best selfies ever haha

[@tammybrennan2040]

Definitely scary.

[@bouutiquems3578]

Elephant showed tremendous restraint

[@sainjawoof3506]

Indeed, he's not even truly charging or being aggressive, just playing with them.

[@junkim2789]

No, it's actually making a fight. Because it is in musth. Read the full description please.

[@sainjawoof3506]

@@junkim2789 musth season lasts through March, so it's really the end of the season. When they're in full musth, they secrete fluid near their temples, and their behaviour is far more aggressive and violent.

[@junkim2789]

@@sainjawoof3506 I don't know the date this video was filmed, but 'the fluid' is visibly coming out on its ears even from the video, indicating that it is in musth. That's why driver warned everyone upon discovery, because he could see the liquid. It means it testosterone level is insanely high. And that is why it attacked the bus first, and why the driver quickly responded to the attack.

[@harsha1989able]

​@@junkim2789 considering the fact that it's in musth, the elephant was incredibly calm. Normally elephants in musth are way more aggressive compared to this...

[@subscribetoanegg4035]

Between the lady praying, the driver apologizing to the elephant and the look of fear on those people's faces, I nearly died

[@paradisesunprincess]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nkululekomagwaza8023]

😂😂

[@sweetsroyale8100]

😭😭😭

[@fawziaabdurrahman2251]

Yoh! There is a lot goingyon 😅

[@Pandora8_]

lmaoooo

[@elombard39]

The cameraman was built for combat. Outstanding video. Thank you for sharing.

[@ek9509]

Has anyone else ever felt the same way about this, but, when I look at it from the 2nd angle, I’m thinking that this is just another average elephant-comes-into-contact-with-the-vehicle kind of attack. But, when looking at it from THIS perspective, I’m like, “What did the elephant ever do to you?”

[@rexrabbiteer]

That elephant humbled that dude so badly he was apologizing profusely, almost in tears.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

No He used the truck to show that it was not a weak target, and lifting up the truck a couple times was minor to what would of happened if the truck had drove away as fast as possible th Elephant would run an ram the truck. The driver chose to face the Elephant and show strength but more importantly remove the Elephants ability to charge, ones it had show its dominance the driver signal that the truck is damaged and the Elephant won. There was no other option the Elephant was probably following the truck for aa significant amount of time before the video starts.

[@kinghenryxl1747]

OMG this is awesome. This is better than Universal Studios

[@goxyeagle8446]

😂😂

[@mysteryof7]

😂

[@lauramaltez4511]

💀

[@henz993]

Much respect to the guy holding camera. He captures the whole situation very stable and clearly unlike some screaming chicks.

[@Jadaisms]

The audio is gold

[@terrencepapo5690]

😂😂i heard all kinds of prayers, from english to venda in 2 seconds while the driver was saying "sorry" to boss. 😂😂

[@sunofthesoil1530]

😂😭🙏

[@ricardosantos4900]

I heard it too.

[@akhenatengames]

When I heard "holy spirit" in thick African accent I screamed 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tshisa619]

@terrencepapo5690 🙌"O dzulaho vhudzumbamoni ha wa ṱaḓulu-ṱaḓulu, o lala murunzini wa mukonazwoṱhe" , I could feel the elephant's irritation caused by the reving truck's engine & the banging of the door. The dominance of nature is not something to be taken lightly, glad everyone is alright except for the truck.

[@rosalindvaondjozanguvauva2193]

😂😂😂

[@mikeef747]

The cameraman's dedication to continue filming in face of death saved them, because as you know the cameraman never dies!

[@William14094]

No, the camera never dies

[@HelovesU-we4qh]

🤣😂🤣

[@blackcurrantpop]

😂😂😂

[@andilemlozana489]

😂😂😂

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

Right. Another example.

[@adrian33161]

Excellent work, cameraman. 10/10!!

[@diwi5823]

Why would he incite an angry elephant like that who is obviously angry for a reason? _"tried to save his guests"_ 🙄 He is not a hero. He almost got you all killed.

[@diwi5823]

@mtaylor7899 I did not suggest what you're saying, but since you've brought it up, in this case, he actually IS the denominator who NEEDS to walk/back away. The point that you seem to be missing is to LEAVE THE ANIMALS ALONE in the first place. If they're upset with you, it's for a reason. Get off their territory with your dumb safari or let them know you come in peace. Antagonizing an animal that you've already upset with an aggressive voice and tone is enough to make me mad, so just imagine the elephant.

[@antoniotula262]

Between 1:27 & 1:43, they're far enough away, and the driver turns even the engine off. So clearly he doesnt feel threatened. Whoever was not in the vehicle had opportunity to get in & they could safely leave (when the camera pans around at 2:00, no other people appear on foot). The video started with the vehicle engine off and facing away from the elephant. The driver actually starts the vehicle, reverses like a 3 point turn, and then faces the elephant, driving towards it, while slamming the doors. Based on the outcome, the "experts" may need to adjust procedures. The driver certainly appears to provoke this response.

[@tThisNThat]

read the description

[@nickthelick]

There were other people there outside, as there is more footage from a different angle during encounter. ​@@antoniotula262

[@beaulieuc8910]

agreed, he was antagonisng it

[@markrushton1516]

Had something similar when I was on a safari in South Africa. Our guide stopped the vehicle and spoke almost whispered to the elephant. He told it we meant know harm but there was no shouting, slamming doors, revving the engine just gentle words. That elephant eventually just turned away and left us. A stunning experience.

[@desireerangiah8705]

We too had a similar experience at the Kruger National Park in 2010...we were in our own private vehicle (4X4) with no tour guide... We were suddenly faced with this male elephant on the road... Was very scary... But we slowly backed off and re-routed.

[@JesgateOnDown]

#markrushton1516 Because that's how its supposed to go...this video was a set up. No one sits there sorting & eating candy if they're truly scared for their life.

[@jayachandran.a]

You mean no harm.

[@EKWEETREGTIGNIE]

Some south africans try and act strong

[@Julie-fl5vc]

Your guide seems like the kind of guide I’d like to have if I ever decide to go on a safari like that. That one was stressing me out just hearing him scream at the elephant. No wonder the elephant got mad.

[@georgenjoroge5420]

Driver: Hey that's enough. Elephant: Well that's for me to say. 😅

[@hihellothere100]

4:06 - 4:14 Elephant: Humans pfft

[@scorporsupremacy7948]

The elephant is in MUSK and should have never been approached.

[@marcellemcdonald7762]

😂😂 Absolutely

[@captainmavis7142]

The guy shouting hey hey is the same driver in all safari journeys...😂 animals are tired of him

[@hwnfrd]

The tour guide thinks he's trying to intimidate a dog or something, endangering your passengers, yourself is a no no.

[@wildreeds]

"Look at me. I'm the Captain now!" - Elephant Bull 2024 🐘

[@tbowie614]

😂😂😂

[@williamtell5365]

😂😂😂

[@BudaKhan420]

When the bull gives you a chance to get the hell out of there and you don’t take it

[@Regfife]

There were guests outside the vehicle. He couldn't just ditch them.

[@bronchoped]

This driver was stuck between tourists and the bull elephant. You can even see him yell at them to back up, but they did not. This driver handled it brilliantly considering

[@elizabethcave7666]

@@Regfife, for real ? Why would they get out ? Idiots !! I thought he was waving off another vehicle, tho we didn’t see who/what.

[@brendoncameron8757]

And then you regret it 😆.

[@CC-xn5xi]

There were guests outside of the vehicle? Whaaatttt!?​@@Regfife

[@tesscakes1517]

👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 🐘 They were here before us, stand back and show them the respect they deserve. 🙄There was no need for the confrontation😒. ❤🙌🏽

[@KOZZZMO]

Elephants and I have a mutual understanding: I stay out of the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, they stay off my lawn.

[@maggieb4736]

😂

[@gcr1]

The elephant performed a perfect lifting technique! 10/10

[@seanolusina6058]

I know right, spine in a neutral position. Talk about a deadlift 😅🤣😂

[@user-js6qf9sf6c]

Using only one tusk too.

[@2pugman]

@@user-js6qf9sf6c I give him a 10 as well !

Good form as well

@@user-js6qf9sf6c Elephant: Mama, no hands !

[@jswift4163]

Gotta love the passenger: cowering between the seats but still managing to get a hand in the crisp packet.

[@alosiobogileka9734]

Thry were told to eat their last meal..😅😅😂😂😂

[@motolomalatse8641]

​@@alosiobogileka9734😂😂😂😂

[@lumbumbulungu735]

😂😂😂

[@patrieceminner6150]

The driver was playing with yall lives..cause he was supposed leave that area..instead of trying control a wild elephant..yall blessed to be alive.

[@LisaApril]

This is a pretty clear get out! What's really beautiful is this elephant with both of his beautiful tusks❤ Elephants deserve to grow to maturity and to be free!

[@KTAddo]

That lift by the elephant was flawless

[@wilhelmhesse1348]

When he pleaded the big guy actually let the car go...that right there is amazing

[@wanimalworld]

When male elephants come to mating time, they will get angry and attack anything. This driver truly has a spirit of steel.

[@Shalom491]

You disturb somebody having his dinner in his homestead and expect him to run away. So the elephant is supposed under the human language of hey, hey, enough.😂😂😂😂

[@ryandujumbomammutuseafrica9674]

Elephants are the symbol of wisdom, power and strength and This bull elephant just showed that driver his impressive strength.

[@user-oc5gh9lr4f]

Power and strength is obvious .but from where you brought the wisdom ? Have you ever consulted him ?

[@ryandujumbomammutuseafrica9674]

@@user-oc5gh9lr4f Elephants are intelligent duh

[@AfricanBootyScratcher69420]

​@@ryandujumbomammutuseafrica9674 intelligence gives you wisdom?

[@ryandujumbomammutuseafrica9674]

@@AfricanBootyScratcher69420 Yeah

[@floseatyard8063]

​@@ryandujumbomammutuseafrica9674you have no idea what wisdom is

[@prathmeshsingh3912]

Moral of story: Give respect to get respect 😊

[@junkim2789]

The driver actually had to fight back and yell, because he had to earn the respect to the bull. Bull in musth won't go away even if you show the sign of submission. Either you run away, or you have to threaten it enough to gain respect. But the truck couldn't run away because other guests who couldn't get on the bus over a sudden appearance of the bull were still in the hide and parking area. The driver had to protect them as well.

[@goldeneagle99]

​@@junkim2789 man vs bull ele...lmao

[@nikobolso]

Moral of the story. Jesus Christ can't compare to the mighty power of an Elephant.

[@mane360tv6]

❤

[@jamellkennedy5017]

​@@nikobolsoif he don't cheat by using his mystical powers the elephant got this easily 🤣😂

[@diggydodges3826]

Wow 😮 I know Elephant's are strong, but geez, that Elephant lifted that truck so easy.

[@annsmith7207]

the recklessness of the driver can not be overstated. I have travelled through the Serengeti three times and this driver was taunting the elephant -- and then it's the elephants fault ? No! Just back up and let the elephant pass. it is their territory not ours.

[@Ray__E]

Elephants are some of the most majestic and terrifying creatures on earth. They can be extremely sweet but also cause massive damage when pissed off.

[@rudygonzalez6027]

Wow I did not know that😮. 😂😂😂

[@junkim2789]

Not pissed off, but in musth. Bull elephants in musth is the most aggressive, uncontrollable animal in whole planet. its testosterone level gets so high, it literally can't control its own violence. Read the full description.

[@billyyank5807]

No 💩 Sherlock

[@tobleramone]

Because they're big, I think.

[@Mr09260]

You must LEARN how to handle Elephants >> this inexperienced Truck Driver kept his engine on >> Idiot of note

[@rajdeepnandy200]

The cameraman is calm because he knows cameraman dosent die

[@bil7522]

LOOL

[@faridfarid-ob9vu]

I don't think he's a tourist

[@simeon2851]

This almost turned into those "lost footage" films.

[@julianwilton7613]

How about leave them alone

[@Fiyaaaahh]

The camera man always has plot armor. And when he doesn't, nobody will ever see.

[@nrakma]

This is exactly why I never leave home without peanuts.

[@alice10888]

The driver was clearly asking for it 😂 He said “come on”.

[@abdiver12]

Someone needs to tell that driver that being aggressive and confrontational to a bull elephant only pisses it off, lol.

[@nathi060200]

Yes, because you, random person on youtube, would know more about Elephant behavior than a driver on his job as a tour guide/ranger in Africa.

[@MundiaKamau]

The driver's performance, a mixture of bravery and comedy, helped save their skins🙂

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

The driver did everything correctly, trying to stop the bull running and Charging aat the truck by driving over to him in an attempt to show the Elephant it is not a weak target. Ones the vehicle was damaged the driver could no longer rev the engine and showed sighns of submission to the Elephant teling it that it has Won. The Elephant was probably following the truck for a while before this face off, the Elephant would not stop until its 1 won, 2 lost simple aas that.

[@Heatherly3102]

@@HOLLASOUNDSat 1:21 he had enough room to swerve and turn around but didn’t.

[@brera2434]

Maybe better keep an eye on the elephant.​@@Heatherly3102

[@user-fq1uv4bg7n]

When I was in Kenya on a Safari, our guide wanted to tease an Elephant that was blocking our path. He thought it was funny edging the elephant to do something. Of course we were terrified. The driver knew it was time to go when the elephant blew his trunk. As we were backing away, another elephant appeared in back of us and blocked that path. We were sandwiched between the elephants. We had to stay quiet and calm. Once the ELEPHANTS decided we could leave, they walked away.

[@MundiaKamau]

Wow! Where in Kenya was this?🙂

[@MoneyStrategiesSOULutions]

Yes - make sense to just be quiet.

[@franciskaguku6011]

And the camera guy won! 👏👏👏😁😁😁. How he managed to capture the bouncing of the jeep is something else.

[@bababuyiekaban7942]

There are only three tourists in this truck, it’s not that full😂😂 such a beautiful elephant!

[@MundiaKamau]

According to the video description above, the driver was trying to shield tourists behind them who had stepped out of the truck for a walkaround. I come from Kenya and there is a National Park here called Hell's Gate National Park where people cycle through regularly. In early 2002, as I recall (around 22 years ago that is), two guys I was with in school and myself, cycled trough Hell's Gate National Park, Naivasha, Kenya. The two guys I was with cycled regularly, and were therefore in much better shape than myself. They finished the run rather quickly. I on my part, took a number of breaks and breathers before finishing the run across Hell's Gate National Park. I encountered a herd of zebra that took off from me. I also encountered either two or three giraffes together, as I recall, that also took off from me. Both the zebras and giraffes checked me out from a distance after they took off, and that was it. When I got to the the entrance of Hell's Gate National Park, I read a notice that a pride of lions had been sighted in October 2001, around the area we were cycling. My heart missed a beat, my body went cold🙂 I'm never cycling through Hell's Gate National Park again, if I can help it🙂 Animals are intelligent though, and for all I know, I cycled through a pride of lions that were close by to me, having an afternoon siesta, who noted by presence, but went on with their siesta, as they remarked to each other, in lion language, "No need for concern, it's just one of these human beings who cycle across here every now and then"🙂 The zebras and giraffes too that I encountered, left me alone and did not charge at me. The zebras and giraffes I encountered, sensed, no doubt, that I was no threat, which is why they left me alone. They could have charged at me, I could have been history now🙂 You never know though. What if I had encountered a first time mother lioness with her cubs, a first time mother lioness on edge with any activity around here?🙂 I've given the story on Hell's Gate National Park above, because, as per the video description above, I take it that tourists are used to walking around on foot in the area above, just like us here in Kenya regularly cycling through Hell's Gate National Park, though on the occasion above, the tourists above unexpectedly encountered the bull elephant above. Like I say, I'm never cycling through Hell's Gate National Park again, if I can help it🙂 Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 27th March 2024.

[@franziskani]

Thanks - I thought it was standard procedure that tourists do NOT leave the jeep. Not when large animals could be around.

[@AstronomyGuru84]

Why would you leave the vehicle?

[@jhawkins8264]

@MundiaKamau Thank you for your interesting story. The world in general was different 22 years ago, I guess. To see the beautiful wild animals so close up must have been a marvellous experience. Glad you kept safe cycling through the wild life park at that time! Best wishes to everyone in Kenya, from a Brit.

[@adrianlaroche7158]

The driver was an antagonising idiot.

[@MenelikAlkebulan]

Very long story can you summarize please?

[@delariorobinson2316]

The elephant re-established who is the Boss out here.💡🤔

[@thetractorlegacy7477]

That was beautiful seeing the elephant eye to eye and it speaking,and lifting the toy up😮

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

The engine revving is clever. It sounds like a beast growling.

[@massmanpro]

Elephant just walks off like "Who else want some of Deebo!"

[@tightpockets1]

😂😂😂

[@jatashiejohnson8468]

Lol😂😂😂❤

[@TiffaunaR]

😂🤣😭.. And the winner goes to this comment 🏆

[@GT-mn3bx]

When you forget the peanuts.

[@donnanolfi2970]

😄😄😄

[@shawnnicholson6756]

That elephant served up a big slice of humble pie!

[@MundiaKamau]

A slice, or the entire humble pie?🙂

[@jool7793]

Lion: I’m king of the jungle! Elephant: I can lift a bus full of people. Lion: your highness!

[@kitara0001]

The way he went from intimidation to apologising 🤣🤣

[@amylarson3958]

What I'm amazed about is that people weren't screaming like they usually do.

[@mysticalmisfit1332]

No they were whispering “Jesus”🤣🤣🤣

[@Livesl0wer]

😂😂

[@ChocolateTruthFairy]

Imagine somebody driving through your home and screaming at you to move out of the way.

[@maatopableful]

Exactly

[@giuseppinavolpe2873]

This driver is biggest idiot in all whole world

[@pee-buddy]

Elephants don't have homes. They roam freely.

[@ChocolateTruthFairy]

@@pee-buddy that is their home. Their habitat. Where they abide.

[@jayachandran.a]

​@@pee-buddyJust so. He couldn't roam freely with those idiots blocking his way.

[@Twrecxxx]

If I was in the truck, I’d be the camera guy. And loving EVERY second of it!

[@user-gy3te2tu8x]

It ridiculous how unprepared these tourists were for something like this. Everyone knows that when ever you are in a near death situation like this the first thing you do is to start recording, cause the cameraman never dies baby.

[@thebirdperch_MI]

And that was just a warning! He could have done much worse to them! Incredible animal!

[@sainjawoof3506]

Exactly a bluff charge, with a bit of finesse.😂

[@buffiesilver]

😂 i think the comments are as good as the video. I am glad no one was injured just maybe their pants. 😂 ​@@sainjawoof3506

[@joannephillips3557]

He was never there to hurt them, Elephants doing this kind of thing is very rare

[@buffiesilver]

@@joannephillips3557 not when they are in musth.

[@johnpatrick9552]

Incredibly stupid people

[@ofeliavaldesjohnson2897]

I was in South Africa. We were in a little car. When the big elephant came near us waving his giant ears aggressively we instinctively shut up and crouched down. Once the elephant decided we presented no danger he left. They're huge and scary when they are that close and annoyed.

[@pugilist102]

And we are supposed to believe that we wiped out their wooly ancestors with sticks and stones...pfff.

[@floseatyard8063]

​@@pugilist102we did

[@plasmastorm8156]

Makeshift knives, thrown rocks and boulders, and speers. Educate yourself.

[@marciabarreto780]

Stop lying

[@evgenysemenov6051]

Nobody is interested in your story, this is not your channel, do your own and there tell things about yourself, maybe you will find followers.

[@wendynemukula7721]

The quality is everything

[@slaphappy5252]

They stopped giving the elephants peanuts and they thought there’d be no repercussions.

[@jack_knife-1478]

He picked that up like matchbox😂

[@dinosaurs86]

one of the best videos of an elephant attacking a car in the first person! Elephant strength and power ❤❤❤❤👍👍🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘

[@elainealdridge9202]

I think the driver was making the Elephant 🐘 more angry by shouting slaming the door and driving toward him.A great video.I saved this as i do all Animal videos.I wanted to tell him to shut up and stop the engine to see if the Elephant 🐘 calmed down but he still came after a little while x

[@dinosaurs86]

@@elainealdridge9202 I agree, he angered the elephant and provoked the elephant into aggression, that’s what happened! But elephants are smart animals, he picked up the car, didn’t turn it over, he didn’t want to attack, the elephant was forced

[@user-kx2px4py5g]

What kind of customer service says it’s ok to be rude! Elephants are not stupid!

[@JesgateOnDown]

@dinosaurs86 *Exactly* !

[@pugilist102]

But we are told that we wiped out the wooly mammoths with sticks and stones!

[@ClarkeIllmatical]

Crazy, elephant understood when dude said "enough."

[@coreyjohnson8659]

FKed around and found out! Driver is currently seeking new employment 😢😂

[@rydergoode6922]

This elephant is super calm: no trumpeting no heavy flapping of ears or kicking up dust, he was taking this as a joke😅 driver says "enough" elephant is like "aight deuces"

[@LyricLockerEntertain]

I HAVENT CRIED FROM LAUGHING IN SO LONG!!! Yeah y’all better call on Jesus! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@eternalbeing3339]

Lol elephant got their ass.

[@merohatutanise3989]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bjmabjma7561]

😂😂😂

[@IsaacLebea]

True everybody needs to call on Him

[@s.a.626]

😂😂😂

[@jackmag4056]

They are very smart beautiful animals , Soon as the driver yelled enough the elephant stopped

[@rickydavis2749]

The raw power is just a site to behold. Unless you're experiencing it first hand.

[@barbaradodge5395]

Having been in that situation on several occasions, it looks like the driver was not educated on what to do when faced with a confrontational elephant. First of all, I don't understand why the driver turned the vehicle around so as to face the animal, he should have just driven away. If they insist on going down the trail that the elephant was blocking, they should have backed away a bit and allowed the animal to leave on its own accord. This driver has taught this large and powerful animal that the vehicles and contents are things that will attack. Elephants will defend themselves, and if there is a herd of elephants with young, look out!

[@CC-xn5xi]

Some people had gotten out of the vehicle. He tried to save them.

[@Hava744]

My thoughts as well .

[@franziskani]

It is obviously standard procedure to kinda stand your ground, and to show your face - and to yell and wave at the elephants. They are intelligent they get the message. I think this was a (young) bull with an attitude (but he was not unreasonable, not crazy from being in heat). Notice how he ate some leaves in between as if nothing had happened (animals do not do that if they are in an increasingly aggressive mood. Eating means, all is good, they are calm or suspect no danger OR it can be a "glossing-over" things gesture. Or also a kind of showing how self-assured he was). I suspect it was some kind of glossing over (almost as to mask an awkward situation). The elephant wanted to escalate things a bit, but not too much and he did not know what to do with himself (a bit like the chasing dog that catches the car). After eating a few leaves he attacked again, but his heart was not in it, then he retracted slowly and left. The driver did everything right.

[@Sarazoul]

He did exactly what he was supposed to do. Mothers will defend their calf, but that's not what's happening here as calfs ALWAYS remain close to their mothers. So if that was a mother protecting her calf, we would see the calf on the video not far from her. What you are seeing here is a lone bull. Bulls (males) will show a lot of aggression during certain periods called Musth... during which they act dominant (this is what's happening here). In this scenario, turning away is the last thing you want to do. You want to stand your ground, make as much noise as possible (as he was doing). DO NOT turn away. It is easy to criticize a man on a video from the confort of your home. When this man has undoubtedly years of first-hand experience with these animals that you, most certainly do not have. Yes, the bull escalated the situation in the end. But this man still did exactly what he had to do.

[@yvongauthier4409]

You need to read the explanation under the video. The tourists were in an enclosure and 4 managed to get in the vehicle. The driver decided to put the vehicle between the enclosure and the elephant...

[@ZamaCPT]

He thought that Elephant was playing around until it lifted that 1988 Toyota like a dumb bell😂😂😂

[@dugefresh7023]

Actually, the dumbest bell was driving. YT encourages folks to sometimes do their last video.

[@osvaldodanett8674]

thats a toyota Dyna but i guess more like a mitsubishi Canter

[@SpectralightPhoto]

You mess with de elephant... you pay de price! De elephant say, "Not in my house!!!!"

[@troybarnaby4185]

Elephant: let me give you a joy ride take this. 😂

[@alvarezUCSD]

Yeah. You dont challenge an elephant, especially when he does not want to move

[@mrboombastic8369]

did you read the description?

[@cm6995]

​@@mrboombastic8369Reading the description and understanding the reason behind this situation does NOT change the fact that this driver was challenging the elephant. You NEVER want to challenge an animal ready to fight by heading towards them. He was lucky the elephant ended backing up.

[@mrboombastic8369]

@@cm6995 there were people roaming that area, if the elephant entered there and started charging at people it would be a disaster, the driver was clearly trying to avoid that putting his truck in the way and making the elephant backing up, in the end the elephant did indeed back up and we don't know what would happen if he didn't.

[@ThatisnotHair]

​@@cm6995You actually stay on ground and challenge Elephant if elephant charges you. Running would only make elephant furious and charge more

[@truthissimple3960]

​@@ThatisnotHairFacts these guys think the driver was just challenging the elephant for fun smh if the drove away the elephant would have charged them

[@captnkirk6180]

I dont care what anyone says, the driver could have avoided it by giving it space after the first altercation, he didnt, and I believe he put the guests in an even more precarious position.

[@MikeyPaper]

Bingo.

[@M.Hvistendal]

Yeah I totally trust your judgement base on a four minute long video, over an experienced guide who does this for a living.

[@CalvodeMiel]

there were guests on foot

[@Anna-bv1om]

​@@M.HvistendalWe'd several times experience with elephants in game parks. Always retreated, once unwittingly been between mother and her baby, it was a bit scary, as we had to evacuate up the hill in reverse.

[@Marlene-ii9zw]

Absolutely! He should not be in that job!

[@timesensitive2117]

Do you'll want to play chicken? I don't play! - The elephant 🤣💯✌️🫡

[@billyrock8305]

Topgun level filming credit 🥇 Jurassic Park 2024. Awesome 😊