Huge curious bull elephant comes up close and then nudges the car!

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Geiger's Camp, Motswari Lodge, Timbavati Private Game Reserve, South Africa.

[@Caprica-od6oc]

He was just curious like them. As long as you don't provoke them and keep your distance, things will not turn bad. Beautiful animal

[@Encourageable]

Eh, testosterone isn’t quite that reasonable.

[@djamilawilschke7259]

exept for the months a male elephant is in musk, then i’d rather not be around ;)

[@organisationxiv2927]

*things will not turn out badly.

[@RetardedSissy]

Test your luck

[@dixiee3554]

Such mischievous boys! The calmness in his eyes. Well handled by all!

[@mortalclown3812]

She got the photos of a lifetime at 2:00.

[@TheraP2014]

Elephants are empathic sentient beings. I wish I could see them that close.

[@mortalclown3812]

Check out the HERD channel. It's quite extraordinary - they have an elephant orphanage in South Africa but work very hard for conservation. Up close with sixteen elephants with distinct personalities - many who were saved from horrible circumstances.

[@TheraP2014]

@@mortalclown3812 Yes HERD is my favorite (Fishan❤) along with DSWT. My playlist. Thx MC! kzbin.info/aero/PL1qEHolxtoZOGIYZFM1AfvDzDfIQ3u44g

[@Christ_Is_Life10-10]

Only when he is not in musk and when momma feels safe with her calf.

[@laurenurban3942]

When they’re in Musk, the males are irritable and cranky. The females are like drama queens at times….with or without a baby. They’re just big, overly sensitive giants. I would think that the sounds from the vehicles driving around there could be annoying to them.

[@switters8679]

You can! But since you seem to think they are magic and don't at all understand nature, you will probably die in the attempt to mate with one. I wish you the best of luck.

[@skymaster4121]

Lol, the elephant scratchings his own head at 2:25:”Hmmm, what the heck is this weird animal?!?”

[@chargingrhino5636]

The woman in the back took the world's most AWESOME selfie!

[@chuck1997norris]

Wooow he's so beautiful ❤!!! Elephants melt my heart every single time I watch them 😍!!! Cute sweetie 😍!!!

[@sefutho]

Great respect 🙏🏽 to that lady, she's definitely having a pair of carbonados/ nerves of titanium.

[@aniMELphotos]

It was her first safari ever, and I think her primary emotion at the time was one of utter terror!

[@gerritdutoit4833]

What an awesome animal!!! Great guidance and behaviour, what an experience! Memories4life!

[@Blue-Dog]

Don't move. And that one person who moves because it's all about that photo op. I'd have loved it if the elephant took her phone to get some pics of her.🤣

[@aniMELphotos]

The woman in the back actually used her phone to check on where the elephant was behind her, because she was too afraid to turn around to look for it in case her movement set it off.

[@Blue-Dog]

@@aniMELphotos What part of " don't move " didn't you or her understand. You think the guide or person filming the tour and her wouldn't have taken action if she was in immediate danger?

[@Blue-Dog]

@@aniMELphotos excuse me,,, the words were " keep still "

[@aniMELphotos]

@@Blue-Dog I'm actually the person who filmed the video, so I was right there when it happened and she did nothing wrong by taking out her phone and filming it. The elephant was calm, just curious. In fact, the guide had to start the engine to stop it from pushing the car and the elephant wasn't even startled by that.

[@Blue-Dog]

@@aniMELphotos So she was filming/ getting images, and keep still doesn't mean keep still. Good to know.

[@alanfoster6589]

At the Chobe river, herds will take turns drinking and bathing. When one finishes, they come out and the other herd heads down from the forest. They pass each other peacefully. They also passed my open jeep, often close enough to touch, turning to eye my driver and I. No contact, just curious. Lots of beautiful eyelashes :).

[@aniMELphotos]

Have you tried doing a boat trip on the Chobe? It's quite an experience being low down in the water with elephants up close.

[@alanfoster6589]

@@aniMELphotos Yes indeed. Great trip. Elephants crossing the river, hippos, fish eagles, and vast herd of buffalo on the Namibian side. Beautiful thing to do.

[@evonwilliams7502]

his just so great big and handsome I do wish that I could have been there please send more 😍😎🤗🥀

[@conceicaofortunato373]

Dios mio que maravilla.

[@ramprashad29]

What would have been the outcome if her phone had gone off

[@deanmashburn6829]

That was amazing sure wished I could have been with you guys but I guess my broke ass assaf to stay here in Alabama

[@babaib3513]

These people have nerve .y test the bull?

[@snarflatful]

Photobomb

[@RaelNYC]

You'd think people would just hang up some of those no-elephant-strips.

[@chargingrhino5636]

🤣🤣🤣

[@brendansunra]

I have to wonder, would it be silly to hold out your hand to let them sniff it? You know, like with dogs?

[@darilynadams7281]

Me too. I'd like to pat them. But it might not be a good idea, patting a wild elephant.

[@alanfoster6589]

Depends on the elephant. Or the dog. Driver/guide is responsible for the safety of his passengers, so doing anything like you suggest would be a no go. If the elephant wanted to sniff the passengers, it could easily have done so. No extended hand necessary. Myself, I wouldn't do that. Curious elephant might grab your hand/arm and pull you out of the vehicle. No malice intended, but injury could still result.

[@aniMELphotos]

Here's a video of my husband getting a hand massage from an elephant. These are wild elephants, but are habituated to humans, so it was OK to touch them. I wouldn't try it with a non-habituated elephant though! But in any case, the elephant can smell you easily without you having to put out your hand (they can even detect water from around 19km / 12 miles away!). kzbin.info/www/bejne/np_NapeHmMmIqdE

[@aniMELphotos]

@@darilynadams7281 It's not as nice as you'd think. Their skin is really rough and hairy, and the experience was a lot like patting concrete. The tips of their trunks are incredibly tactile, and can give a good hard squeeze should they wish, and are delicate enough to pick up small pieces of fruit from the ground. But the tip is also slimy and quite dirty inside, so come prepared with hand gel!

[@ursulasoames8602]

It’s a stand-off between an intelligent creature and a bunch of idiots invading their homes 🙈….

[@aniMELphotos]

That reserve is 53,395 hectares (and it has access to all of 344,000 hectares across Greater Kruger) so if the elephant had wanted to walk in another direction it had plenty of space and opportunity to do so. Instead, it was curious and essentially came over to us to have a look. And then once it was done checking us out, it just walked off. There are some elephants who are more wary of vehicles, and they tend to stay well away from the roads.

[@omenoflaherty1294]

You’ve met my in-laws?

[@eddiedettling9322]

These "idiots' pay to support the reserve and keep them safe

[@123TauruZ321]

I guess i missed the car nudging. But these people have a death wish.

[@aniMELphotos]

He does it twice, at 1m35s and 2min mark. You can hear the car creak. This is why the guide started the car after the second time he nudged it to tell the ellie to back off.

[@123TauruZ321]

@@aniMELphotos Thank you.