Moment an elephant attacks a safari truck filled with tourists in South Africa
Frightened tourists were seen ducking between seats during a tense standoff between a safari driver and a bull elephant at Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa.
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Those tourists got the authentic african experience package
Seats got wet...
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@michaelsteyn: Most Africans don't interact with wild animals on a regular basis anymore than most white westerners interact with bears or musk oxen. Western tourists are far more likely to have this kind of so-called authentic African experience.
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Got their money's worth
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No doubt, ha!
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Yep, that's what I call a REAL safari.
That elephant is now forklift certified
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I think Jerome Cheese is hiring. I don't know if elephants can handle 12 hour shifts, though.
Haha!
That’s no attack lol. That’s like when you act up and your dad picks you up with one hand, it’s a reminder of who’s in charge 😂
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Weight, edit: not necessarily weight, That truck is around 3.5 to 4 the weight elephants can lift, but puts significant strain on their tusks, reason why it didn’t continue flipping it, elephant tusks and muscles are not made for lifting more than that, they are more for pushing
Desert power!
There's good reasons why Alexander never took India during his campaigns of expansion. Elephants are way up there for those reasons.
@@Kostaki312 Lol no, elephants may travel through the desert when necessary, but they 1000% prefer the jungle and places near rivers where they have a close water source.
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This wasn't an attack, it was a warning.
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It was a warning . The elephant's attack was its way of CV telling them to get out and take your stupid people with you. My horses did the same thing during hunting season. They attacked trespassers with a vengence. Great watchdogs they were.
I'd call it an attack. How else is an elephant going to attack?
Yep. While elephants are matriarchal in nature, most troops that are headed by females, there is usually a male bull that roams around the area. Sometimes these bulls are connected to the troop staying on the outside of the groups. Living a more solitary life. But if someone happens to come by in a truck and you run across a herd it's best to take caution because there might be a male nearby watching. And since it's his territory you can end up on the wrong end of a bull's territorial aggression.
@@Mel-Kaboomif it were to attack, it would have thrown the truck in the air. This was indeed a warning.
Investigate what? Is the elephant going to be interviewed??? 😂😂😂
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The wheels 🛞 on the bus go up and down 🎶 Upp and down 🤣 I love elephants 💜🥰
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Get off my LAWN !!!!
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Exactly what I was about to post in the comment section, beat me to it 😅
"AND STAY OUT!"
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Don't know why I read that in South Park voice.😅
Lifting a truck full of people. Man, that elephant's strength is something else.
Sign him up for WWE (wrestling) 🐘.
It's not something else, it's literally Elephant Strength 😊
@@ChineduOpara Which puts horsepower 🐎 to shame !!
I was at this park in December didn't get to see Elephants 😅 ... but other parks Elephants do come close n show strength
That truck was no lightweight either.
Elephant was like yo I'm tired of y'all looking at me in my natural habitat its annoying go touch grass 😂
Those hundreds (!) of Safari vehicles daily polluting the Ecosystem all over Africa...should just be stopped.... Pure MONEY MAKING INDUSTRY at the risk of DESTRUCTION of NATURE ... SEE THAT FOR YOURSELF, R E A L LIFE !!!!
He lifted that truck like it was a picnic table, what an amazing creature.
That truck weight at least 2 tons. That bull lifts it up like a lego truck. What a power
Bull?
@@khaleelal-saeed8762An adult male elephant is a bull. You also have cow and calf elephants.
They can rip large trees out of the ground. They are the strongest animals on earth
Pickup trucks weight 2 tons. This is closer to 3-4 tons if not more.
4 tonnes at least
Did he just call an elephant a punk?! 😂
If he were in front of that behemoth he wouldn’t think that.
@@limeallens6160 Elephant: "what'd you say?"
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Yes, male young elephants ousted from the herd are called punks (informal zoological term)
The elephant was thousands of miles away at the time
He was simultaneously lifting their spirits and filling their underpants.
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Just hilarious 😂
And some scientists wants to bring back Wooley Mammoths. 😂
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The elephant was showing, who's boss.
Wouldn't happen with an American built truck. LOL
@@morrismonet3554 I don't think elephants care much, about what kind of truck you're driving…
@@Stranglars1 The wouldn't be able to lift an American truck. Look at that thing, it looks like a toy.🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@morrismonet3554 Don't bet against Mother Nature... That's all i'm saying!
"by the beasts of the earth." ~ Revelation 6:8
And with little more than just his neck muscles; that elephants lifted a couple tons about 5 feet off the ground. The strength on display is truly amazing.
And the "punk" only eats vegetables 😂
@@pse2020 Let's not forget the hippo,😂
Same strength as the guy who tightens drain plugs and oil filters at quick lube shops.
@@David..ayo 😂😂😂
@@David..Mechanics do it with torque 😂
Me: "Elephants are punks with trunks!" Elephant: "You think I'm going to forget that?"
Stand my ground? Bro this ain't Florida. 😂😂
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Exactly!! with a 🤡🤡 governor..
That elephant almost Zimmermanned the Trayvon right outta that bus. 😂
Very True. Watch the other video by a passenger inside the truck. The elephant stopped when the driver began begging for mercy
You wanted safari, you got safari 😂
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I have been on safaris many times. I know a person who died by an elephant trampling. You are extremely tasteless to make that joke.
@@Cindybabe99 I apologise for making such a joke, without realising what happened to someone you know.
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Bet he wouldn't call that elephant a punk to his face😂😂😂😂
Hilarious
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He said it in a safe space! Behind the internet!😂😂😂
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😂😂😂 U r not okay, stop smoking 😆😆😆 U made my day though
imagine the smell in the truck after that 😂😂😂
Elephant said to the tourists, "Are you not entertained yet. I will give you a show.. Elephant is tired of people keep coming around.
An internal investigation? Who are they investigating, the elephant?
I know right 😂. Let's bring the Elephant into custody. And ask him a series of questions. To why he did what he did lol.
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That is a stupid question to ask🙄. They'll investigate the people tour guide, what happened because these animals should not be bothered abd they r told the distance they r supposed to be from the animals
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The protestors are trying to get the driver fired.
The strength of that Elephant is unreal 👏
hell yeah!
The Incredible Hulk of the animal kingdom.
Looks super cute too. Imagine earning it's trust and hugging it
Truly!
Yes😅
"TOURIST BUS INVADES ELEPHANT'S TERRITORY AND GET A WELCOME SURPRISE" Should be the title
Beautiful being deserving of respect. He wasnt attacking them he was warning them.
YOU MESS WITH THE BULL 🐂 YOU GET THE HORNS
*tusks*
YES! Great reference!
😂 fact's. But in this case. It's not an attorney. It's a Bull Elephant hahaha.
Best comment I've heard on this video 😂
@@stefansalvatierra4913 .....ppssttt..... Yes, tusks. 🤭
A human calling an Elephant a punk is insane considering he’s sitting behind a computer screen and infront of a camera inside the comfort of his home yapping about a 12-15 thousand pound mammal is crazy 😂😂😂😂😂
Yes, that was childish. It’s a bull elephant doing what bull elephants do.
It's funny but accurate. Young male elephants are known to be aggressive. But they're usually still quite unsure of themselves and tend to hesitate when they try to display dominance. So "punk" is a pretty accurate description. 😂
Elephant “you are in my territory you lil’ human”
Yes it's more likely that the humans are the punks...
He’s just talking like a bush enthusiast. These people talk about these animals as if they were humans.
The elephant doesn't even look like he's trying. Quick tap, then just stands there... menacingly! 🚌🗿
That elephant literally just lifted up a BUS full of people like it was a damn toy. That's crazy.
Elephant: "Sir, you can't park here."
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Bruh!😂
A very clear message from the elephant; You are not welcome here, go away!
There's also one that charges at boats In Africa.
Hahaha that’s funny
They were charged extra for the thrills !😂😂😂
That should actually be a new ride at the Disneyland Theme Park, "The Elephant Flip." Safety belts required. Not recommended if you have hemorrhoids.
I just see a happy elephant playing broom brooms with a toy car
People went to see a wild animal and they saw a wild animal. What's there to investigate?
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...the elephant is in for some grueling interrogation 😊
No kidding. Those tourists got their money's worth as long as they weren't injured. "Remember the time an elephant lifted our tour bus?"
For real the elephant is under investigation???
Where were you the morning of ...I having a beer man ask anybody
Imagine the elephant had used his full power. He was just playin around here
No he wasn't...
That was his full power, they are not super powerful they are just big but relative to size they are pretty average.
@floseatyard8063 when a male elephant is in must, that's when their true power and aggression shows.
@@kareemmendoza5004 This was nowhere near its true power, the whole point of driving the truck into the Elephant was to remove its ability to run and charge.
@HOLLASOUNDS lifting strength is different from charging power but yeah, he would've flipped them if they were further away.
I can actually see the anger on his face 😮
We thought they might: "get injured" 🙅🏻♀️ "die" 💁🏻♀️
This is just the "Jurassic Park Experience"
😂😂😂 that elephant probably watched that T-Rex scene too often...
Safari Park
Universal studios is getting pretty realistic
😂😂 said that right...that's as close to cinema anyone will come!!!
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"When an elephant charges, you don't turn and run. You stand there and call it a punk!!" 😂 😂 😂
Good luck I have seen this beast charge live and trust me, if you are not fast.....YOU ARE FUCKED
@@ibrahimsurti4922you got me wondering so I looked up the speed of an African elephant and it’s 25 mph so EVERYONE except Usain Bolt is fucked lol
Running won't do you much good anyway .
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Tourists: come closer for a picture! Elephant: picture your own demise!
Elephant’s are a lot stronger than I thought. This looks like something from a movie monster movie
It's not lifting with its legs --- that's just its _neck_ muscles. I had no idea an elephant was this powerful.
No idea? Look at how big they are lol.
That must be 2000 kg + worth of car , the sheer power to lift that with just it's neck is truly astonishing
Same lol I didnt realise they were that strong this is actually scary
In Asia they drag, pull and lift tree logs daily.... its quite obvious they really ARE that strong😊
Oh yes, an adult male elephant has incredible strength. If it was a small vehicle like a small car or suv, an elephant could lift the entire thing into the air no problem.
Wow, this elephant has incredible strength.
All elephants have incredible strength
Elephants are clearly a new thing to you. Or you previously were only aware of the fragile weak elephants that work in bars in Yonkers to fund a liqor habbit.
It’s a bull
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Herculean strength
The elephant flipping the car like a pan cake
Internal investigation? What are they gonna do charge the elephant? 🤣🤣
That elephant is tired of safari vans. All those annoying people coming into your territory. Imagine how obnoxious that would be. These are intelligent animals.
"by the beasts of the earth." ~ Revelation 6:8
Anything only has a territory if humans allow it.
That's the reason why elephants kill people. @@Jefe-qh8kd
@@Jefe-qh8kdand?? so, your logic is to allow humans yo get rid of all wildlife??
Why would it be obnoxious? Are they ashamed of being photographed in the nude or something?
“We thought they might …. die” 😂 That delivery made me actaully laugh out loud
He was not in the car
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Me too
I cracked up. His short pause before said ‘die’😂
He should do stand up. That was absolutely perfect comedic timing lol
That wasn't an elephant attack! They just got a friendly "dab" from the curious local. An elephant attack is a full-on charge...
I love how that one guy yells
They were lucky it wasn't flipped over because that lion pride crouching in the bushes were licking their chops.
You don’t have to worry about lions in the bush during the day. They will run. It’s at night where they have no fear of humans.
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@@ahappyguy7695 we need you to walk up to a lion in Broad light so we can check if they will run.
Lions are extremely smart. They know very well and even pass it down to the next generation not hunt humans.
Tourists: Horror day Elepant: Leg day
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hate to think what real bully elephant would do compared to a mere " punk" !
Dude was doing neck day, my guy. He has a whole day devoted to bus lifts.
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That's like a godzilla moment right there. The strength is just unbelievable! Anyway, kudos to the truck's build quality and man's patience to not shoot.
And they say lion is the king! Dude IT'S THE ELEPHANT 🐘 👑
God Save The King
Shows how truly powerful they are.
It took the driver 5 days to wash out all the poo from inside the safari truck.
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Elephant: " YOU AGAIN ?????!!"
"i told you to give me my cut, you didnt do that and look where it got ya!!!" *slams again
Ron has his nerve calling him a punk while hiding behind the camera
You have to see the entire video. The safari driver turns the vehicle around to face him, the elephant had backed off but started to walk on the side of the vehicle toward them and the safari driver starts revving his engine and goes toward the elephant, instead of just leaving. I could see how this elephant took that as a challenge.
I hope the innocent elephant wasn't hurt in any way.
They’re not allowed to harm the elephants. Let alone kill them. In fact I’ve heard that killing an elephant in Africa counts as murder.
@@loganmalough2379 ... I heard that too and agree with it.
@@loganmalough2379elephants are apart of the BIG 5
No living creature is innocent
@@loganmalough2379Africa is not a country.
@1:23 the driver’s head bursts through the roof like in a cartoon!
I was just about to comment this 😂😂😂
Exactly poor guy
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Woow, this video shows the insane strength of thid beautiful animal. He lifted such heavy vehicle with all those tourists inside with ease. Insane power.
Tourist: but in the Disney movies... 😂
Stop bothering them and their families.
It was a solo male. Chances he would have done that either way, to display his strength.
Like you never thought about going on a safari. Tourist dollars go toward supporting the park that this elephant calls home.
@@maryjaneshoe-fm4yrNOO. I DON'T LIKE TO INVADE THEIR HOME.
@@MaryHartman-ei9pvand if it wasn't for those "invading" their home to see them there would be no more elephants as they'd all be poached. Those tourist are the ones keeping the elephants safe with the money they spend, not you or blessedbee186.
@@MikeEagle121 bologna okay some things are sacred okay in human beings can't get that through their heads some things are just sacred and should be untouched buy any humans like orca whales some things are just sacred and should be left as such
DAMM THAT STRENGTH IS UNREAL🔥🔥
Well in scale it would be the equivalent of a large human male flipping over a vehicle the size of a average mobility scooter while someone is sitting on it.
@@HOLLASOUNDS Fr, size is all they got, ik comparing real strength, they can carry no more then 25% of their bodyweight, in reality elephants are weak aff
@@keithrussellathleticsbodyb2440 Not just size but how heavy they are, I got attacked by a fat dude once, He had no real strength in his arms however He through his body into My own and knocked Me flying onto the floor a bit like X mens Blob lol.
@@HOLLASOUNDS fr, the weight is what I meant.
'You think they'll have that on the tour?' - Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
These Elephants like all wild animals just want to be left alone! This Elephant was just giving a warning ! If he or she wanted to kill them they would have probably died
Wildlife are sick of tourists,giving them no peace and privacy.They should leave wild animals alone but I'm glad nobody was really hurt.
Elephant showing off for a female 😅
@@rogerfunk7315 Love all these hippies acting like they know better than the expert in the video.
@@user-si3bv2ft7y Porque vienes a un comentario ingles a comentar en español y encima quejarte de los anglosajones frente a alguien que lo mas probable sea ingles xd
Nothing to do with being "sick of tourists". This was an alpha solo male displaying his strength, as said in the video. They do this all the time, even against rhinos and hippos.
Driver went airborne and came back to earth. Dude must had serious concussion.
😅😅.....I saw that too!
That was horrendous he head-butted the roof like Mario headbutting bricks on Super Mario!
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He didn't hit his head (truck's cab just had a panel covering the open roof which you can see bouncing open in the video just before he became airborne and would have it it.
Everyone inside shouting Jumanji lol
I like people as much as the elephant does. Smart elephant. ❤❤❤
What about Respecting the Animals, keeping a Safe Distance and giving them Their Space ???
that's a male elephant. it probably would've attacked them either way. males are a lot more aggressive then females.
They get aggressive and like to fight with each other while in musth. This one seemed to actually seek out the vehicle in the first place if you watch the full vid.
@duncanwallace7760 I watched another video someone filmed from the track. The elephant was actually calm eating a tree leaves and minding his own business. But he was standing in the way of the track, the driver wanted to drive through and was becoming very impatient, shouted and slammed the door and drove towards the bull over and over until the elephant snapped.
@duncanwallace7760 haha, I watched the first video and this elephant showed no signs of aggression, unlike the impatient driver who was literally trying to provoke this poor animal. Don't believe everything the media tells you. He got his just rewards.
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That one uncle you don’t invite anywhere because he plays way too much 😂😂
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Elephants be like "I don't come to your home with a car load of ding dongs"
He was just letting them know who's King ❤
I bet you won’t call that elephant a “PUNK” in his face 😂
Talking like he some hot sauce but we all know its weak sauce. 😂
Dr. Ian Malcolm: “You think they'll have that on the tour?”
If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, it expands to new territories and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, uh… well, there it is.
@@Baphalope So, what did the elephant ‘evolve’ from? ;)
Guess they couldn't get Jurassic park back online without Dennis Nedry
0:25 “must go faster.”
They definitely had it on this one!.😂😂....
Tourist-“I think I will cancel my lion experience, thanks”
Got a good mechanic, the fact no belts came loose or no battery terminals came off, and they weren’t dead In the water after the front of the truck like that was dropped is impressive
Perhaps the elephant thinks that we humans are the punks..
dude called the elephant a punk for showing bark and not bite uhhh. what? lmao
😂 RIGHT! That was a warning. I bet if he was in that truck he wouldn't be calling the elephant a punk. Let's see him fight it.
Apparently he didn’t go on that safari ride.
That's when the back exit goes "Tiki en Fife Bob"!
Lmao,the head of the truck driver moved like in a cartoon, right through the roof.
The way the driver bounced out the sunroof omg rofl
Didn't notice that until you said it 😂
Loool, had to go back to look😅
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😂😂just saw it...💀
Best moment of the video. Too hilarious.
Dude calls an elephant a punk 🤣🤣🤣
Hilarious😂 😹🤣
it's like Bart's elephant once he gets to the wildlife sanctuary. "like people, some animals are just jerks"
The other day i saw a rhino chasing a safari truck in SOUTH AFRICA
What an uplifting experience!
Driver: Now we call these elephants punks Elephant:
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Had some good conversations with rangers when in parks in South africa. Punk is harsh word. They have the size to be a bully and have the arrogance but that's it.
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It's terrifying how effortless the elephant lifted the truck with it's trunk.
A truck that weighs at least 4 tons. Elephants are strong as hell
*its trunk (possessive) it's = contraction of "it is" or "it has" All contractions have apostrophes. Possessive pronouns never do.
It used a tusk.
Apparently a man might have to wear his underwear over his trousers for doing so
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Um, that bull elephant did more than bark 😂
That's immense strength,damn😮
What investigation??? The elephant was pissed off Case closed. lol
This time the President himself heads the commission of enquiry and it's called the Ramaphosa Commission
Camera man always survives
The man who video records and runs away … lives to video record another day. Methinks if the elephant had been really serious then nothing associated with the truck full of people would be recyclable … 😮
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I don't think it's a set up. It's common for many trucks with cameras to travel together. This elephant is just about getting to the end of his tether...er trunk.
@@Martin-tn5lm The “elephant in the room” may be contrived, but the “elephant in the road” is unscripted … 🛻 🐘
Except if they don't. But no one knows since there's no video then. Mind = blown
These are wild animals . People forget this. In fact, animals are very patient. Imagine having paparazzi everywhere you go .
INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE! These beautiful creatures are intelligent and like to show who’s boss of the jungle! Bless the Elephant, hope it didn’t stress him out to much!❤❤❤
What do you mean more bark than bite?! My man just lifted a goddman truck!
Everyone in the vehicle is lucky all they got were brown stains in their pants. “he’s more bark then bite” I guess we all have different interpretations of what those two words mean in an analogy. Lol
@@carpediem6431Guess the bite would've been flipping em over and tearing em out like Godzilla 😂
Mock charges/warnings referred to as "bark", whereas "bite" would be totalling the truck
Also the same dude that said the driver should have stood his ground. What was the driver going to do, get out of the truck, slap the elephant with a glove and challenge him to a duel? I question that guy's expertise.
@@maltheri9833I can only hope! 🤞
"The elephant loses interest" hope the people remember that was the reason they didn't die that day.
the elephant is lifting the whole truck with ease, id be shitting my pants.
Elephant is like, you're in my habitat.