In a charming moment captured at a Thai elephant sanctuary, a young elephant enthusiastically approached a visitor for a cuddle, offering a playful interaction that delighted everyone watching The video shows a woman seated on the muddy ground when, unexpectedly, a baby elephant bounds over, eager to make her acquaintance. The audience can’t help but laugh as the calf cozily settles on her lap. A bystander comments that the woman seems to be enjoying the unusual encounter. However, the calf’s boundless energy keeps it moving around, occasionally shifting in ways that look a little uncomfortable for the woman. She smiles and strokes the baby elephant as it readjusts onto her thighs, embracing the affectionate moment. But when the calf rolls backward onto her shins, she lets out a soft “ow,” prompting a nearby person to step in and lend a hand. Unperturbed, the little elephant soon rolls f...
A bull elephant stood menacingly before a group of tourists in Kruger National Park, South Africa after their safari vehicle unexpectedly blocked his way.
Captured in the video, the elephant appears after two younger elephants
cross paths. The towering bull stops directly in front of the jeep,
aggressively flaring his ears and tugging at his tusks.
The elephant was in musth, a period of heightened testosterone in male elephants often linked to increased aggression and reproductive drive.
Kevin Kramer, a 53-year-old tourist who recorded the incident, shared, “We were traveling along the Skukuza-Lower Sabie Road by the river, watching a herd of elephants drink when they started moving toward us.”
He described how a large bull, clearly in musth, began displaying intimidating behavior. “All six of us felt pretty nervous,” Kramer noted. “But our guide, Simon Vegter, stayed calm and slowly reversed the jeep to give the bull more space.”
Afterward, Vegter explained that since their vehicle was on the road first, the encounter wasn’t as confrontational as it might have appeared.
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