Louise and the elephant.MPG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2010
- Two male elephants visit our campsite in Savuti, Botswana. Arriving so quietly that I did not know they were there until I stepped out of my tent.
I thought it best to just stand dead still - and it was difficult but it paid off.
I could hear them chewing, smell them and see the little hairs on the trunk of the elephant that came right up to me. He looked right into my eyes, he knew I was there, but at no time did I feel threatened. How carefully and quietly he stepped over the tents guy-ropes only leaving large footprints in the sand. Footprints the size of tennis raquets. A most amazing experience.
This video was taken by my brother-in law as they returned to camp to find me caught up with these magnificent giants.
Lady - respect !
The smart move was keeping calm and still during this time - holding (not hiding) onto the tent pole helped me do this. It is a funny pic, haha. But trust me - its was not so easy to keep calm. I was shaking like a leaf after.
Xx
Louise
got it, Miss Haltmann...
Louise Haltmann i love you and you new bolls jajajajajaja jajajajajaja
Louise Haltmann oh you definitely grew a pair!❣️🇬🇧🏴
Quel courage !
Wow Louise - for me, this is the stuff that dreams are made of! You can see that they are completely calm and content. What a wonderful, wonderful experience!
The tourist was fortunate as the elephants never displayed any aggressive behaviour.... But lesson learnt here to all tourists in a dangerous game enviroment dont take chances and stay in your tent or your vehicle if a situation like this arises... Honorary Ranger
Wow
Super strong lady 🙏
This is awesome. We camped in that same campsite and a hippo came into our camp too.
Lulu was having the day of her life.. the big irony ...gentle giants
They are so innocent and you are brave louise. !!1
What an epic experience! Excellent elephant!
Growing up in SA with many bush experiences, I was always taught that when an elephant comes into your space it is best to just keep still and calm. Different story when YOU walk into an elephant;s space. In this case, they knew I was there and chose to come in and they were not aggressive. I was also not sure where the other elephant was, so I didn't want to make any sudden moves. I could smell him, see his eye-lashes and the dirt around his toe-nails. It was so cool.
I wish I could have gotten to be standing next to you at that moment. Really; I know it was terrifying but still I wish I could have been there. Do you view it as a very special moment or wish you could have skipped it?
We should have kids asap! Ur a thorough bred😂
I realize it hapoened a long time ago. I'm glad you were safe and it turned out the way it did. Elephants are amazing! Thank you for sharing your experience!
You have a lion heart Ma'am!
Talk about a literal walking MOUNTAIN. That has to be the largest elephant I have seen yet with many close seconds across the internet. Both were absolute GIANTS within their own kind. Surely they have names but I'm sure I will never know.
you reaction was great and yes you got it right here, though I would have slowly walked away when Jumbo came closer to you..
What a smart girl! You did everything perfect Louise.
Quel courage pour cette femme et quel sang-froid........👍
That is certainly an experience. You did the right thing. You're also lucky he wasn't in musk.
You are Brave Louise
Why is there so much laughter on these close encounters with elephant videos?
Just nervous laughter from the family who returned to camp to find this scene. There was nothing for them to do except sit tight. Nervous giggles.
Trust me on this .... it was my family in the car and it was Nervous laughter.
Merci de nous le dire. Cela explique tout.
I like the way sh cartoon tiptoed away lol
They are just after the Marula fruit from the tree you are camped under 😊😊
Wow! Just MANIFICENT!! look at those TRUNKS and EARS!!!! You all should've had a few WATERMELONS OUTSIDE YOUR CAMP.
Thank God, those were not musth elephants...😂😂😂
Frightening but WOW! How lucky are you to have such an amazing thing happen to you!! You did everything correctly and it paid off big time
Louise is hiding behind a tent pole... smart move !
What a Brave woman she is ? I like the way she walks away from it though.
No one is loyal to you.
You should tell them that Elephant whispered in your ear "NEVER TRUST OTHERS TO SAVE YOU"
You walked to the car because it let you by turning its back. It can hear your light footsteps as well. As you know It have best hearing and smelling senses.
You were correct well done Louise.
I think it would be wise to not set your camp up under or near any fruit trees that are bearing fruit and especially when the fruit has ripened and is falling from the trees or already on the ground.
What a beautiful experience!!!
One of the best moments I have had in the bush :)
I'm on my way to Southern Africa tomorrow! Solo 4x4ing through 7 countries in 8 weeks! So excited!!! :D
Good luck and enjoy. My nephew is on a similar solo trip. Been out there 1 month now. A fantastic way to find your soul. We are often up in Botswana, SWA and Mozambique. Living in SA has to have some advantages at least :)
Take Care Connie. Looking forward to hearing from you on how it goes. My email: hlouise@global.co.za
that's the experience you dream of
louise got more balls than those guys in the car and me
They shouldn't of been surprise this is where these elephants live .... They know the land like the back of their trunk ... It's thy envision of humans on elephant land ....
That was absolutely amazing. Well done. How are those balls going?
Wow, what elephantazos.
Fabulous experience.
Special Congrats to Lulu for staying cool, calm and collected AND ignoring the idiot telling her to run !
What were they eating - tough to see from this video and my guess would be seedpods from the Winterthorn Tree aka Apple cores as they twist and shrivel as the dry and resemble apple cores.
I might be wiring though.
Thanks for posting/sharing you exciting adventure.
Look at those cute FEET!
Nice adventures
Sad to say, but there are to many people invading their space. Their wild and they don’t like being overtaken by how their being teased
Why are you laughing?
Your tent is under a marula tree in fruit so you will get a visit from the owners.
Yes, that was exactly what they were after. I have learned from this experience, trust me LOL
Wow! Being an urban yank, the wildest thing we get are pushy squirrels. Are elephant attacks common there?
3:30 would've been the time to ROLL SOME WATERMELONS OUT AND leave!! Those grand ELEPHANTS ARE NOT VIOLENT OR MEAN-SPIRITED!! They are probably HUNGRY & THIRSTY.
Wow ...some kinda woman
What are they eating?
Hi. They were eating the seed pods from the acacia tree that had fallen to the ground.
Marula pods - fallen from the tree
'Why they smiled?
These elephants are coming for food and I bet some fool has Fed them now they keep coming back looking for more
Hi Tracy. They were actually after the pods that had fallen from the tree.... and my tent just happened to be under the tree :) - You can see how carefully they moved around the tent and trailer. They were not interested in anything else, just those yummy seed pods.
Lulu was too chicken to take out her water pistol. Boohoo...!
Annoying people on elephants land. Go away! DON'T be so noisey people! You'll upset the eles.
Now if that would have been Marilyn Monro by the tent, the men would have all rushed out to help her to safety!!