'Aggressive' Bull Elephant Charges and Lifts Safari Truck Blocking His Path in Shocking Footage

Tourists on a safari in South Africa had a wild and unexpected animal encounter.

According to the Associated Press, a group of tourists were on a safari trip through Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa on March 20 when they encountered a pushy bull elephant.

The animal was unhappy with the vehicle’s proximity. In response to the truck’s presence, the wild animal charged toward the vehicle and tossed it several times, per the AP, almost piercing the truck with its tusks.

“We might win next time at 2 truths and a lie,” the TikTok user captioned the clip. The poster, named Hendry Blom,told ABC Newsthat those who witnessed the clash “were definitely scared, especially for the people in the truck.”

A bull elephant lifting a safari truck in South Africa.StringersHub

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Poncho Mogodiri, the field operations manager of the tour company operating the vehicle, Mankwe Game Trackers, told ABC News the incident with the elephant occurred when tourists “came too close to the elephant to take pictures, and he started getting aggressive.”

Mogodiri also said the elephant was in musth, a periodic condition in bull elephants that leads to increased reproductive hormones and aggressive behavior.

Pilanesberg National Park is investigating the incident.

source: people.com