chicot60
05-06-2011, 01:14 PM
Elephant gets (trunk) road rage and flips car – caught on camera
The elephant v automobile bout began when Irishman John Somers, on holiday celebrating his 66th birthday and driving through the park with a friend, decided to try and overtake a large and horny bull elephant.
The elephant, called Amarula, at first rubbed itself up against the car, perhaps mistaking it for a female mate.
But then the beast, pumped full of hormones, became aggressive and flipped the automobile on its roof as the terrified occupants clung on for dear life inside.
This brush with death wasn’t on the pair’s itinerary, but luckily they suffered only minor cuts and bruises from the incident.
The snaps were taken by photographer Riaan van Wyk, who was watching from a safe distance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsVGbcBMWuw
The elephant v automobile bout began when Irishman John Somers, on holiday celebrating his 66th birthday and driving through the park with a friend, decided to try and overtake a large and horny bull elephant.
The elephant, called Amarula, at first rubbed itself up against the car, perhaps mistaking it for a female mate.
But then the beast, pumped full of hormones, became aggressive and flipped the automobile on its roof as the terrified occupants clung on for dear life inside.
This brush with death wasn’t on the pair’s itinerary, but luckily they suffered only minor cuts and bruises from the incident.
The snaps were taken by photographer Riaan van Wyk, who was watching from a safe distance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsVGbcBMWuw