That dude tells the elephant "we are not going to hurt you." The elephant says "I know you aren't going to hurt me but I haven't decided if I'm going to hurt you."
4:20 "Let's just wait here and let's be quiet and let's not move so it won't be scared and let's wait for it to pass us." Elephant: "I'll just wait here quietly and won't move so they won't be scared and I'll wait until they pass me." Awkward silence.
You guys are lucky to meet this majestic animal. Elephants are so emotional and understanding in family groups. They deserve to live and not poached! Live long and stay healthy.
@@sabinemackinnon3510 We're doing the same thing every top species has done before us; we're dominating it, and to the best of our ability -- given whatever tools evolution has given us -- making it better, safer, and easier for our young to live in. We're not tailoring the planet to make it worse for us, but better for the less intelligent species who couldn't compete with us. *NO* species of creature would ever do something so silly-- including elephants. If they did, they wouldn't last more than a couple thousand years.
@Blackhorse Engineer he would be a dumbass to start the engine and move actually killing them 💀 it’s a harmless creature thats just standing their and they’re scared gg
@Blackhorse Engineer but elephants are completely different from Lions, Tigers and Bears. Elephants are pacifists and don’t attack unless it’s a last resort or if it’s a Mom with its baby. It wasn’t luck that got them out of there it was just common sense
@Blackhorse Engineer I didn’t understand the last part of what you said but I’ll assume you meant “shoot” which is an idiotic mistake not only are you putting more fear and danger on the kids and wife but you’re also putting gracefully animals to rest only because you were scared of them 🤦♂️. In situations of danger and panic, there has to be one person to step up calm everyone down and help them think straight.
I respect that dad was trying to be respectful to the elephant. Kept his family calm and gave them something to remember for the rest of their lives. Ele is very inquisitive.
....Ur FOOL.... Playing with the children Life....U can never Be a Good Mom.... ...........that thing is an absolute Threat and he stayed there whenever he gets chance to Leaf....Fool
The elephant decided not to kill them. The dad had nothing to do with it, he could have just as easily been crushed along with his whole family. It just comes down to what the elephant wanted to do to them, and it decided not to crush them. There’s no heroism or respect or anything impacting this from the human perspective aside from the dad’s decision to put them them at the elephant’s mercy. There was time to back away at the beginning and he thought it would cool to roll the dice
L’éléphant n’a décidé de rien. Il était calme . Il avait apparemment bu puisqu'il était en partie mouillé. Il est habitué à rencontrer des voitures. Un pachyderme d’une quinzaine d’années. Bien dans sa peau.
@@berryvnwml6665 I may be wrong... but i think the matriarch wouldn't be protecting the group like that. She would be in the field next to any elephant calfs she or her sisters have had. Shes the one who usually makes the call to surround the youngn's. Her eldest child would be the one out in the road protecting the herd. And if that is a female.... GOD!! Can you imagine the father!?!?
There's something wrong with you if you smiled because an adult male thanks an imaginary entity for the existence of a giant animal that could kill them at any moment
Not such an ironic statement when you think of poachers. I only wish elephants would trample the ones who intend to harm them. Somehow, they end up dead.
Elephants are very smart, the Dad was right and stayed calm, what a magnificent fellow that elephant was, he had every reason to be fearful and aggressive and wasn't.
I seen if you scroll down a much bigger tuscker, litterly just as quietly comes through the trees, driver, SHUT THE HELL UP NOW, TURNS OFF, THIS TUSCKER, AT THIS TIME IS A RARE SIGHT, LIKE MAMMOTH TUSKS, AGAIN DRIVERS, STFU, PLEASE, SHUT UP, ELEPHANT USES THE SAFARI JEEP TO SCRATCH HIS SIDE, EVERY TIME SOMEONE EVEN SIGHED, ELEPHANT REACTS ASAP, COULD EASILY OF TUMBLED UT OVER, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE POST, ELEPHANT JUST WANTED HIS SIDE SCRATCHED, SAFARI JEEP DINTED EVERYWHERE, THIS ELEPHANT HAD NO TAIL, WASN'T IN MUST, ONLY REASON FOR THE DRIVER TO SHOUT, INCASE LIKE THIS ELEPHANT, NOTICE WHEN KIDS ASK DAD A QUESTION, EARS GO OUT, NOT VERY GOOD EYESIGHT BUT HEARING AND SMELL AND VIBRATION ATE ON HIGH ELERT... LOVE WILDLIFE...
There is a TH-cam video of a humongous tusker, male, bull elephant that will knock your eyes out!! The biggest I have ever seen. It shows carers giving him water. His tusks are very long and very thick, and the tusks criss cross each other!!👀
@@peoplelegend8476 "bitch ass mom" It's guys like you who'll shit all over the car seat in a situation like this who berate other people for being rightly scared lol
Monster is a word colloquially used to describe something that is very large in size (I.E monster truck). This bull elephant is not only HUGE even for an elephant, but in rut from the looks of it, which is when they are their most dangerous. I love elephants and totally agree that they’re gentle giants who deserve our kindness and respect, but part of that respect is acknowledging and accepting the fact that these things are HUGE compared to most living things and could/would flatten us in a second if we gave them a reason😅 Monster isn’t a derogatory term in this case, but simply a term used to describe the sheer size and strength of this, as you said, MAGNIFICENT creature. God bless 🙏🏻✝️
Optimus27 sure. Keep thinking that and it'll be shriveled up before you can complain your insecurities to another creature. Arrogance at its finest and no understanding of why we are just one of many species in a global ecosystem. It gives us what we need, not us providing for the world.
Optimus27 you forgot micro predators: microbes, mosquitoes, bacteria and protozoans, which are taking more of a toll with out higher population concentrations. And no you couldn’t kill every single creature because we haven’t reached all of them and there are some we haven’t detected right under our noses. Are you implying it would be alright by you if we suddenly did go on a mass murder spree? And based on our current rate of resource use, it’s not our land alone because we don’t understand how every single aspect of the physical, chemical, and biological aspects factor into our global ecosystem. Basically we’re trashing our planet at this rate without fully understanding and taking initiative of how we can be better and make it common practice. Instead, people who claim their research off of anti vaccination blogs are attempting to refute the hard work of scientists around the world - well versed in their field and whom dedicate their lives to this - as an excuse to continue their unsustainable life style choices. Should we have no admiration or respect for our world? Being smart and advanced doesn’t mean we can go out and kick elephants and claim we’re superior. The species that do best adapt to change fastest. Since a lot of humans are unwilling to change their ways and make any efforts to help the world they live in, I worry about if this species will even be considered fit by evolutionary standards and not use the brain we have that got us this far.
Ali Ajaj No. I respect these animals but we do let them survive and it's only their land because we allow it. If we are animals too, as the majority seem to believe, then why should we stay away from the wilderness? Why should we stay crammed into cities while they have all of this space? If I want to go out there I'll go out there.
Jack Lewis fine by me, but do me a favor. Have some respect for it. It has a broader indirect but sure impact on your quality of life. Just like most people are unaware that 70% of your oxygen comes from the ocean yet people are butthurt about changing their mass consumer and single use plastic lifestyles. Trading short term happiness for a trashed environment which will cause long term but severely damaging effects even on us.
I love the contrast in this video, and I’m being serious; the husband is being calm and thanking God for this encounter, and his wife is freaking out in fear, which leads the children into fear, and she’s pleading to God to keep them safe. 🤦🏻♂️ Good job being a man of peace, love, and Authority, my friend. 🧡🙌🏻
Need to listen to tape. The elephant was displaying dominant and territorial displays, walking towards the car, in front of car from way off. He is also alone, the heard moving closer and closer. That elephant was telling you in his terms, that he is going to take care of business. Leave respectfully, to preserve his status. And no, just because he moved to the side means nothing, as he moved towards the heard, not away from them. He was telling you these are his, you are not welcome, you will leave one way or the other. Bulls do the same thing. They to, will move towards their heard, before they take care of business, human. And don't expect a charge, more of a mosey on up to and take care of business.
No your wrong ....he's just thinking how many views this video will get $$$$.......she's the rational one....he is choosing foolishness what about the kids safety??
Really, He's old. It took a lot for him to walk down into that gully. He shifted his weight because his joints hurt from standing around. Arthritis happens with old age. He's seen so many people, he wasn't scared. He just has seen his share of poachers. He was concerned too. Poor old Elephant.
I think he reacted correctly... elephants aren’t aggressive animals unless they are mating, scared or protecting their young and they show obvious signs of all of those things as warnings to other animals and people. Also, his kids will remember this for the rest of their lives, in the long run they’ll be glad they stayed and got within feet of one of the largest animals on earth. People calling this guy stupid are ridiculous and probably scared of their own damn shadow. This was a truly awesome experience
Tyler S. ..... If you visit somewhere like this place and return home with out a similar experience then you should not have traveled there. I too thought they did fine. Most negative remarks here are stupid simply because this was a meeting the family could not know they would have and many people hope for. Hopefully the kids will remember and cherish the once in a life chance they had.
So, your there with your family... " this will be the trip of a lifetime, I don't know anything about wild elephant, but I'm sure it will be fun" OMG!!
Darla Long people definitely don’t see them everyday and in a situation like this, to be that close is a once in a lifetime that those kids will talk about forever
@@TS1r731 Hopefully..and not tell their friends.." we were almost killed by a giant elephant"..cuz, that's what kids do...plus, it 's way more interesting ..right?!!!
I love all the fucking online biologist in the comments. The guy in the video did just fine. He didnt become all eratic and try to haul ass out of there. "the elephant gestured to move by". No, the elephant was just being an elephant, moving to stay between the herd and the car. Guides will actually tell you, if a elephant starts becoming to curious and intrested in you, to NOT haul ass outta there. It promotes unwanted behavior between elephants and vehicles. One of bull elephants favorite past times is to chase things to feel dominant. Just a few scared people in a car. Yet everyone in the comments is talking shit, and calling them names. Grow up.
Agreed, all these people insulting the man is really annoying. At least he stayed calm. People can talk as if they know everything about it, but if they were in the situations themselves, I bet quite a few would do the same or something dumber.
@@tm502010 They didn't make any mistakes, despite pressure and no experience in the matter....what more do you want man? You go around judging people so negatively, then proportionally, you'll grow to feel more and more people are doing it to you; no joke. Its not a feeling you can control, and it will last
I love how they are terrified and can't stop talking but vwhen the kids express their emotions they are like "calm down stop freaking out" 😂 Do as I say not as I do....ROFL.
Maybe if his stupid wife wasn't scaring the kids and being overly dramatic, the unique experience could've been more appreciated. Do some researches on "how to react in case of Elephant encounter" BEFORE going on a safari. Thanks God the husband was wiser and knowledgeable. Dumb wife is more worried for her car, she is building panic and their children's anxiety instead of remaining calm.
A potentially dangerous situation, but the entire family reacted pretty well. The dad turned off the engine and didn't try to turn around or pass the elephant; he decided to be cautious and it paid off. The kids were mostly calm and delighted at being that close; they were all understandably nervous but kept their voices down. That and not having the engine running seemed to keep the elephant from being angry or frightened; he acted calm, even a bit curious. Only when the car restarted and had backed up did he give a bit of a threat display. Love the dad pointing out that they were on the elephant's schedule, "elephant time", not theirs. A poetic and wise observation.
wright534 He could have charged them. The dad admitted he did the wrong thing at the end when they told him to back up. This is what he needed to do in the first place instead of cutting engine off, but not before the standoff began otherwise the elephant may have chased.
I know he can crush me, my family and my car. I'll put them all in danger for this video. what a nice thoughtful and loving family man. His size alone would make me turn around film from the rear window.
I totally agree and also took note of the father's intuition. That elephant was so beautiful. And the wet mud on its body just added to the sensual innocence of the whole situation. Sheer awesomeness
2:34 - 2:46 .....Was the elephant making way for them or confused/unsure and avoiding conflict ? ..... The size of this animal is just breathtaking ... absolutely majestic
MrPepper312 Never heard of an elephant charging and flipping a car. Yes he could if he wanted to, but he wouldn’t have. Elephants are gentle animals. They don’t lash out for no reason
this elephant blessed you. i am so jealous elephants can actually feel and smell danger as opposed to fear. and they have an almost ridiculous sense of hearing. they can hear small grumbling communication from herds miles away. he hears your babies. in any encounter i have seen, and it is in the thousands, NEVER have i seen a child hurt. that includes bulls in full musk. elephants very seldom walk backwards that far. this elephant is giving that driver the message he can pass unharmed. he knows they are scared so he steps back. his trunk is down, ears relaxed. it is a magnificent beast, but i have seen many encounters and this one isnt the best, but it stands out. i suppose if i was there it would feel like an amazing one of a kind, thus the best. i did watch it again and it reacted everytime a childs voice is heard. if there were no children, he would have moved off the road and just kept going. probably would have had a little chuckle as he walked past, even stuck his trunk in. i love elephants so much, i am right now making a small 'reborn' elephant. so am studying them.
I am a servant of the secret elephant, welder of the flame of the trunk. Dark cars will never ale you flame of HUMAN !!!! Stomps his feets!!!! Go back to your house!! Car backs off. YOU SHALL NOT PASSSSS!!
he didnt look aggressive. but he was way to engaged for my comfort. in the end, he started to get annoyed, like they were taking too long, and he(the elephant) didnt understand it, and it was becoming a concern.
I know the Mom was scared, but you have to remember that kids follow your lead. If you show that your scared they will be scared too. It’s only natural. I’m not saying I wouldn’t be scared, but it doesn’t help to say the elephant can crush the car, etc.
Oh okay. It's the mums fault. Maybe the husband should have listened to EVERY SINGLE FAMILY member who was freaking out and been like yep I hear you I'm getting out of here. He saw the animal way before he drove that close. He's an idiot. He was lucky.
@@biancat7761 For the love of god, hes not an idiot. He was in a incredible situation and he stayed calm. The wife panicked and got scared, thats all.... Theres nothing out of the ordinary with this siting.. Elephants approach cars regularly. The Dad actually did perfect. Panicking can actually more dangrous and wreckless then staying calm. The elephant showed ZERO signs of aggression untill he started the car. So the dad starting the car and backing up made the Elephant step back. So actually the Dad did EXACTLY what a safari guide would have done if a Elephant approached a stationary safari vehicle with a little to much intrest or aggression.
@@DarthMahlgus dude I live in South Africa and I can tell you you do not want to get that close to the animals the roads are quite flat in the Kruger National Park he drove way too close he is a gigantic animal and these elephants have been known to kill people at lot of them and that all tourists that die or get seriously injured. Yes he remained calm however you've gotta listen to your other such as if they are in an uncomfortable situation why would you drive further close up to a dangerous animal. He got extremely lucky but I really don't believe that copying desk behaviour would lead to a positive outcome like this
@@biancat7761 You flexing that you live in South Africa doesnt mean anything.... The guy didnt drive up on the elephant, if you actually watch hes quite a distance away and pulls to the left to let it go by. The camera was zoomed in.. If you watch the details of the video youd see the road dips off on both sides and he probably couldnt turn around. My point to you is he didnt do anything "idotic" he handled the situation well. Calling him a idiot for what happened is just ignorant. The situation isnt anyones "fault". Yes the elephant could of crushed the car. ok? and? A million things can happen to you in life. If you look too theres an elephant behind him right by the road too if you watch.
2late the prostitutes outside already yelled out that he followed me here to stalk and record me THEY GETTING IN TROUBLE so he can EAT A WHOLE DICK Its UP and aint no coming dwn HE SENT THEM CHICKS AT ME SO MY TURN WITH HIS CORNY STD INFECTION ASS 🖕🏽
That elephant gestured 4 times for you to move left, away from the herd, finally outright leaning to it's right/your left. When it stepped aside to your right, it put itself directly between you and the herd, doing it's best to inform you of it's reason for approaching you, not so that you could pass. If you had tried to pass, it would've thought you intended to bypass it's guard in order to approach the herd, and it would've charged immediately. Of course, you could not move left so you should've backed up way sooner. You are very lucky that this particular elephant was this patient.
My instincts says ray32245mv's interpretation is correct. Well done ! But it's likely i wouldn't have had a CLUE being right there. I think i would have had the same reaction AS EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THAT CAR ! From the child who stayed completely silent - to Mom shaking, and another child fervently praying, and Dad so awe struck and THANKING GOD FOR THAT GLORIOUS GIFT !!! I'm actually not sure i would have stayed as calm as Dad. STELLAR JOB !!! I am SO GLAD you did not pass the elephant ! Parks should give classes / printouts ahead of time telling what to do in such situations. May all beings be at peace, and all of life thrive. Not least of which the glorious elephants !!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING !
When the vehicle started it was shaken by the slightest noise🙄🙄 my goodness ! what a wonderful noiseless world they live❤️❤️❤️ God Almighty Jehovah bless them... Beautiful creatures 😘😘
Dont go to places like this with kids who cant handle it please, its annoying. This is his territory. That is a beast of an elephant though, what a cool animal.
I would've totally taken my family out of the vehicle, stand next to it, and ask the elephant to use its nose to take selfies for us. People have no common sense these days.
Look at this magnificent animal. The sheer power and presence of him alone is enough to make someone cry in sheer awe. Make poaching and hunting these animal a capital offense.
@@Kathleen49 Thanks. Whenever I see an elephant, I'm always a little saddened because of all the horrible things we've done to them (the circus, poaching, habitat reduction, etc.).
@@Kathleen49 Elephants are NOT gentle. The man driving the car did everything perfectly…otherwise this recording would have made the world news showing the moments before “Family turned into road kill while on safari”. A male elephant in musk is the most dangerous of animals. What would you have done? Maybe haul out the Planter’s Nut Mix…
@@maureenfitzpatrick440 Steve Davies 3 weeks ago These are the stupidest people in the world... They are SOOOOO lucky they weren't killed... Fcking idiots, talking like they looking at a Disney character.... If the family turned into road kill while on safari then it's the stupid family for staying there when this gentle giant gave them opportunities to move on, not once but several times. So a gentle giant he is. What I would have done is listen to what the gentle giant was saying through his movements and left him alone by using the options he was giving. Don't be a pig head and put your family in harm's way, move on idiots.
People will say it’s the biggest elephant I’ve ever seen in other videos but this is probably the most massive I’ve ever seen in any videos I’ve watched
I live in a country with wild elephabts, they can become enraged by things you don't hear or notice. They can stomp a car as flat as a junkyard car crusher. The correct response was to back away from the elephant before he got close. Elephants can only run 15 mph. Rationalizing about what the elephant wants ot is thinking is useless. The elephant is in NO WAY concerned that you will hurt it, the position of the ears is a challange..
well thank you sir ... finally someone who knows what they are talking about ... as i watched this video ... i was struck by two things ... immediately, the huge size of this magnificent bull, and then gradually the startling fact that these people had absolutely no knowledge about elephant behaviour and therefore were completely unaware of the extreme danger they were in ... they got some amazing film, but i'm sure that many people will tell them they are lucky, lucky, lucky that the bull didn't get aggressive ... then as i started reading the comments, the same thing .. nobody seems to realize that elephants, especially bulls, can be extremely unpredictable and dangerous, and these people should have never gotten this close ... it's amazing how people who know nothing think they can guess what an animal is thinking ...
RAZOR'S EDGE- Chiang Mai Still, even if it could it doesn’t justify us harming them, or harm coming to them. We should all love and respect the elephants as equal to ourselves, regardless of how powerful both species are. We shouldn’t threaten to kill each other. Even if they become enraged, we shouldn’t kill them.
Klaus Pallesen The world record speed for an Olympic sprinter in the 100 meters is just under 10 seconds, which is an average of 33 feet per second, or 22.5 miles per hour (36 kilometers per hour). That is nearly twice as fast as the average healthy human. So actually few humans can actually run 15 mph. But I agree, I have seen video of elephants charging vehicles which seen to show a dash speed perhaps a little faster than that, but still probably only around 20 mph maybe. I’m not an expert on elephants, but 15 seems a little slow, and certainly faster than the average human.
What people don't realize how intelligent these animals are. It literally stepped out of the way, took lunch while he's at it and the people was still too scared to move. 😂
to move, would meaning turning the car back on and they don't want to make any sudden noises. the elephant did get startled when they finally turned it on, but luckily he didn't freak out
That's one of the most gorgeous African elephants I've seen.
As if you have seen many
Lalit Tanwar what type of comment is that? Don’t be a troll.
A lil sus
Right
-Close the windows!
-Now we are safe😂
*It's an elephant not a bee
lollllllllllllll🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Idiot: "NoW wE aRe SaFe"
Me: That elephant can destroy your car with all of you inside. You're not even remotely safe.
You can't write stuff like this, only a handful of Karen's can! Lmao
That dude tells the elephant "we are not going to hurt you." The elephant says "I know you aren't going to hurt me but I haven't decided if I'm going to hurt you."
D BX lmao
Lol! EXACTLY!
Hahaha
50 cal rifle changes everything though.
@@jerryp1392 nuclear weapons change everything though... idiot
Guy: “We’re not going to hurt you.”
Elephant: “Yeah, we both know that.....but you don’t know that I’m not going to hurt you”.
He is not a monster. He is so beautiful, brilliant and kind gave a way to pass over the vehicle
he's challenging them..
@@resusdaskalos7956 : Never. No one likes strangers in their home without permission.
by “monster”, he was talking about the size of the ele
I think they use the word "monster" for the size of him, not his personality.
4:20 "Let's just wait here and let's be quiet and let's not move so it won't be scared and let's wait for it to pass us."
Elephant: "I'll just wait here quietly and won't move so they won't be scared and I'll wait until they pass me."
Awkward silence.
lemmysfibroma
LOLOL😂😂😂
Hysterical, Lemmysfibroma!
lemmysfibroma yup that seems about right
Kriiik kriik kriik kriik (cricket sound)
Fuckin funny!
You guys are lucky to meet this majestic animal. Elephants are so emotional and understanding in family groups.
They deserve to live and not poached!
Live long and stay healthy.
Not helping by calling it a Monster". Beautiful, majestic and sadly so endangered. What are we doing to this world?
Told that to the Chinese they are the ones who are buying the ivory.
Understanding of family groups? Holy fuck
So basically, Elephants *_deserve_* to live just because they're not stupid?
@@sabinemackinnon3510 We're doing the same thing every top species has done before us; we're dominating it, and to the best of our ability -- given whatever tools evolution has given us -- making it better, safer, and easier for our young to live in.
We're not tailoring the planet to make it worse for us, but better for the less intelligent species who couldn't compete with us. *NO* species of creature would ever do something so silly-- including elephants. If they did, they wouldn't last more than a couple thousand years.
Total respect. The most majestic animal on the planet.
He said, "That's beautiful! Thank you God for that!" That's the proper response to an encounter like this ❤
Amen. But I would have been like their little girl in the back seat whimpering!! Absolute terror seeing something so huge and ALIVE!!
@Blackhorse Engineer they’re scared of the unknown Elephants DONT attack unless threatened so the best thing to stay still and wait til it passes.
@Blackhorse Engineer he would be a dumbass to start the engine and move actually killing them 💀 it’s a harmless creature thats just standing their and they’re scared gg
@Blackhorse Engineer but elephants are completely different from Lions, Tigers and Bears. Elephants are pacifists and don’t attack unless it’s a last resort or if it’s a Mom with its baby. It wasn’t luck that got them out of there it was just common sense
@Blackhorse Engineer I didn’t understand the last part of what you said but I’ll assume you meant “shoot” which is an idiotic mistake not only are you putting more fear and danger on the kids and wife but you’re also putting gracefully animals to rest only because you were scared of them 🤦♂️. In situations of danger and panic, there has to be one person to step up calm everyone down and help them think straight.
Bull Elephant: “Are these hoomans gonna move or what? Seriously, I even got out of their way."
Exactly!.......😁
"hoomanz" 🤢🤮 fucking disgusting redditor jargon
3:59
Guy: "We are not gonna hurt you, OK..."
Elephant: "Seriously, bro? I`m deciding if I want to destroy you and the car or not"
Trust me I you want to destroy the elephant you can just drive 120 km into it I know the car will be broken but also the elephant
Lol
hoe's before bro's you’re fucking dumb. Driving a sub 1 ton vehicle into a 6 ton mass of muscle and bone. Do your math....
@@hoesbeforebros6030 from that distance you will not be so fast when you hit him, that's not a ferrari.
@@SiliconDrifter it surely hurt the elephant, and if her legs get crushed, he is doomed to die.
Human : "we are not going to hurt you"
Elephant : wait I am suppose to say that
I respect that dad was trying to be respectful to the elephant. Kept his family calm and gave them something to remember for the rest of their lives. Ele is very inquisitive.
....Ur FOOL.... Playing with the children Life....U can never Be a Good Mom....
...........that thing is an absolute Threat and he stayed there whenever he gets chance to Leaf....Fool
@@jerrycmattathil8862 holy shit i had a stroked reading your comment
Thank you
Perfectly said. I usually take a lil beating in the comments lol have a great new year!
The elephant decided not to kill them. The dad had nothing to do with it, he could have just as easily been crushed along with his whole family. It just comes down to what the elephant wanted to do to them, and it decided not to crush them. There’s no heroism or respect or anything impacting this from the human perspective aside from the dad’s decision to put them them at the elephant’s mercy. There was time to back away at the beginning and he thought it would cool to roll the dice
L’éléphant n’a décidé de rien. Il était calme . Il avait apparemment bu puisqu'il était en partie mouillé. Il est habitué à rencontrer des voitures. Un pachyderme d’une quinzaine d’années. Bien dans sa peau.
So cute how scared the wife and kids got. Respect for the man keeping a cool head and not doing anything rash
This is the most chill and cool elephant I've ever seen.
Because the rest were in captivity?
He big and old. I'm sure he's had some fighting days but he don't give a fuck
3:59 Man : "we're not going to hurt you ok". Elephant : "LOL, yeah OK"
Gorgeous?? I LOVE African elephants! What a beauty!
Its a she...and she is beautiful
Probably the matriarch of the group checking out what these cars are up to.
@@berryvnwml6665 I may be wrong... but i think the matriarch wouldn't be protecting the group like that. She would be in the field next to any elephant calfs she or her sisters have had. Shes the one who usually makes the call to surround the youngn's. Her eldest child would be the one out in the road protecting the herd. And if that is a female.... GOD!! Can you imagine the father!?!?
@chanctonbury63 I know what a bull looks like.. That is not a bull elephant. Type: bull elephant on Google and you'll see.
Mom: "Oh god... Oh god..." "Jesus Christ..."
Natasha: "He's coming.."
Mom: "Natasha, calm down!"
Those poor children
Yeah that was irratating. The kids probably wouldntt have been scared if she didnt start freaking out
😂😂
lol
@@pejmul10 What did you expect her to do?
What a beautiful creature. So big and majestic !
Such emotional and intelligent creatures. He showed you compassion. He knew there were kids in the car.
That elephant like "This road is closed for today, come back tomorrow when I'm in a better mood"
He seemed to be in a pretty good mood to me.
My God he's magnificent
Yes he is. Very much so.
THE TRUE KING OF THE JUNGLE
That's an elephant not a mouse
And he knows it
Why thank you. I’ve been working out
I loved it when the guy said "thank God for this". Made me smile
There's something wrong with you if you smiled because an adult male thanks an imaginary entity for the existence of a giant animal that could kill them at any moment
@@RaoulRamsaran why are you so triggerd
Yes. What a gift of an encounter.
@@JoshuaMT grow up
@@r.a.s6410
***SERIOUSLY WTF***
Respect works both ways! He’s got more understanding than humans. Beautiful animal in his habitat!
"Dont worry,Elephant, wE aRe nOt gOnnA hUrT You!"
Elephant was like "Oh, thank god, you strong men. Thanks for sparing my life."
This is actually funny..
What if guy had a gun o.O
Whaaaahaaaaa thats what happend .....love ur comment
You realisw we qre thevmost powerful right? We could kill all animals if we wanted to. They can't kill all of us
Not such an ironic statement when you think of poachers. I only wish elephants would trample the ones who intend to harm them. Somehow, they end up dead.
You wouldn't be ignoring that elephant if it was in the room.
Hehe
Why is their not like 1K 👍likes , that’s funny!!
😂😂😂
Nah hed b shaking its trunk as he gets out of the way like flash Gordon.
😆 😆
A beautiful majestic elephant. The greatness of nature.
Elephants are very smart, the Dad was right and stayed calm, what a magnificent fellow that elephant was, he had every reason to be fearful and aggressive and wasn't.
jrzy78 - It’s mankind who is dangerous
“Close the windows” 😆🤣😂
Yeah sure that will protect you from a potentially 13,000 pound Elephant
It would keep it from putting it's inside the car, initially.
Heh.
13,000 lbs, that's crazy
@@vinniedurrant A lot more, biggest weighted is nearly 30 000 lbs...
Fishermans Friend I would say 16,000 pounds.
“We ain’t gonna hurt u” Elephant: Dude please!!!
I've never seen an elephant this huge even in videos or tv. Man this elephant looks like it is prehistoric.
I seen if you scroll down a much bigger tuscker, litterly just as quietly comes through the trees, driver, SHUT THE HELL UP NOW, TURNS OFF, THIS TUSCKER, AT THIS TIME IS A RARE SIGHT, LIKE MAMMOTH TUSKS, AGAIN DRIVERS, STFU, PLEASE, SHUT UP, ELEPHANT USES THE SAFARI JEEP TO SCRATCH HIS SIDE, EVERY TIME SOMEONE EVEN SIGHED, ELEPHANT REACTS ASAP, COULD EASILY OF TUMBLED UT OVER, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE POST, ELEPHANT JUST WANTED HIS SIDE SCRATCHED, SAFARI JEEP DINTED EVERYWHERE, THIS ELEPHANT HAD NO TAIL, WASN'T IN MUST, ONLY REASON FOR THE DRIVER TO SHOUT, INCASE LIKE THIS ELEPHANT, NOTICE WHEN KIDS ASK DAD A QUESTION, EARS GO OUT, NOT VERY GOOD EYESIGHT BUT HEARING AND SMELL AND VIBRATION ATE ON HIGH ELERT...
LOVE WILDLIFE...
There is a TH-cam video of a humongous tusker, male, bull elephant that will knock your eyes out!! The biggest I have ever seen. It shows carers giving him water. His tusks are very long and very thick, and the tusks criss cross each other!!👀
Type in “bet he can’t drink beer that fast” and see this beautiful large elephant!!
Saw one once, bigger than a van with a lofted top. That big van looked tiny next to it.
The elephant is like, "Y'all gone move out my way or naw??🤣🤣
Lmao
Cinnamon Jones y did u say my eyebrows were unfashionable?
Elephants are very smart animals, they would use proper english.
"We don't want to hurt you"
Elephant:"I'd love to see you try"
😂😂😂
lololol
@Cykrill is that what don trump jr used?
Dianne yep right after he hunted that Triceratops
@@dinofalcone6645 dont know where he would've found one, but i wouldnt put it past him to claim he did.
Dad: “He’s not going to hurt us, see he’s letting us pass”
Proceeds to sit on the road🤦♀️
At least the dad is keeping his cool and not putting a bunch of fear into his kids unlike the bitch ass mom
@@peoplelegend8476 "bitch ass mom"
It's guys like you who'll shit all over the car seat in a situation like this who berate other people for being rightly scared lol
Dude put his entire family at risk for some FUCKING photos!!! SMH
MONSTER IS YOURE DESCRIPTION , THIS IS A MAJESTIC AND AND MAGNIFICENT IS MORE ACCURATE AND RESPECTFUL ON THIS BEAUTIFUL ELEPHANT
Monster is a word colloquially used to describe something that is very large in size (I.E monster truck). This bull elephant is not only HUGE even for an elephant, but in rut from the looks of it, which is when they are their most dangerous. I love elephants and totally agree that they’re gentle giants who deserve our kindness and respect, but part of that respect is acknowledging and accepting the fact that these things are HUGE compared to most living things and could/would flatten us in a second if we gave them a reason😅 Monster isn’t a derogatory term in this case, but simply a term used to describe the sheer size and strength of this, as you said, MAGNIFICENT creature. God bless 🙏🏻✝️
The Elephant seems peaceful . He’s just checking it all out.
"I gave you a chance to pass. You didn't take it. I will NOT walk down that ditch again!"
Hahahahaha!
So great to see people scared of this beautiful creature! That's how it should be. Fear and respect. It's their land.
Amy Bee yes yes yes
Optimus27 sure. Keep thinking that and it'll be shriveled up before you can complain your insecurities to another creature. Arrogance at its finest and no understanding of why we are just one of many species in a global ecosystem. It gives us what we need, not us providing for the world.
Optimus27 you forgot micro predators: microbes, mosquitoes, bacteria and protozoans, which are taking more of a toll with out higher population concentrations. And no you couldn’t kill every single creature because we haven’t reached all of them and there are some we haven’t detected right under our noses. Are you implying it would be alright by you if we suddenly did go on a mass murder spree? And based on our current rate of resource use, it’s not our land alone because we don’t understand how every single aspect of the physical, chemical, and biological aspects factor into our global ecosystem. Basically we’re trashing our planet at this rate without fully understanding and taking initiative of how we can be better and make it common practice. Instead, people who claim their research off of anti vaccination blogs are attempting to refute the hard work of scientists around the world - well versed in their field and whom dedicate their lives to this - as an excuse to continue their unsustainable life style choices. Should we have no admiration or respect for our world? Being smart and advanced doesn’t mean we can go out and kick elephants and claim we’re superior. The species that do best adapt to change fastest. Since a lot of humans are unwilling to change their ways and make any efforts to help the world they live in, I worry about if this species will even be considered fit by evolutionary standards and not use the brain we have that got us this far.
Ali Ajaj No. I respect these animals but we do let them survive and it's only their land because we allow it. If we are animals too, as the majority seem to believe, then why should we stay away from the wilderness? Why should we stay crammed into cities while they have all of this space? If I want to go out there I'll go out there.
Jack Lewis fine by me, but do me a favor.
Have some respect for it. It has a broader indirect but sure impact on your quality of life. Just like most people are unaware that 70% of your oxygen comes from the ocean yet people are butthurt about changing their mass consumer and single use plastic lifestyles. Trading short term happiness for a trashed environment which will cause long term but severely damaging effects even on us.
What a magnificent creature! You guys are very brave to have stood there for that long.
I love the contrast in this video, and I’m being serious; the husband is being calm and thanking God for this encounter, and his wife is freaking out in fear, which leads the children into fear, and she’s pleading to God to keep them safe. 🤦🏻♂️ Good job being a man of peace, love, and Authority, my friend. 🧡🙌🏻
David Bruce That’s why women outlive men
Need to listen to tape. The elephant was displaying dominant and territorial displays, walking towards the car, in front of car from way off. He is also alone, the heard moving closer and closer. That elephant was telling you in his terms, that he is going to take care of business. Leave respectfully, to preserve his status.
And no, just because he moved to the side means nothing, as he moved towards the heard, not away from them. He was telling you these are his, you are not welcome, you will leave one way or the other.
Bulls do the same thing. They to, will move towards their heard, before they take care of business, human. And don't expect a charge, more of a mosey on up to and take care of business.
No your wrong ....he's just thinking how many views this video will get $$$$.......she's the rational one....he is choosing foolishness what about the kids safety??
@@NoName-hg6ez he made nothing off the video. Plus she filmed it
Really, He's old. It took a lot for him to walk down into that gully. He shifted his weight because his joints hurt from standing around. Arthritis happens with old age. He's seen so many people, he wasn't scared. He just has seen his share of poachers. He was concerned too. Poor old Elephant.
He actually in his prime big strong and relaxed
How do you know he’s old?
@@aaaeee2862 color
I love when the youtube experts come out lol
F that. Poor humans
I think he reacted correctly... elephants aren’t aggressive animals unless they are mating, scared or protecting their young and they show obvious signs of all of those things as warnings to other animals and people. Also, his kids will remember this for the rest of their lives, in the long run they’ll be glad they stayed and got within feet of one of the largest animals on earth. People calling this guy stupid are ridiculous and probably scared of their own damn shadow. This was a truly awesome experience
Tyler S. ..... If you visit somewhere like this place and return home with out a similar experience then you should not have traveled there. I too thought they did fine. Most negative remarks here are stupid simply because this was a meeting the family could not know they would have and many people hope for. Hopefully the kids will remember and cherish the once in a life chance they had.
So, your there with your family... " this will be the trip of a lifetime, I don't know anything about wild elephant, but I'm sure it will be fun" OMG!!
Darla Long people definitely don’t see them everyday and in a situation like this, to be that close is a once in a lifetime that those kids will talk about forever
@@TS1r731 Hopefully..and not tell their friends.." we were almost killed by a giant elephant"..cuz, that's what kids do...plus, it 's way more interesting ..right?!!!
Darla Long thing was, no one was almost killed lol
We’re not going to hurt you
Elephant: Damn right you’re not
Today's winning comment!
I love all the fucking online biologist in the comments. The guy in the video did just fine. He didnt become all eratic and try to haul ass out of there. "the elephant gestured to move by". No, the elephant was just being an elephant, moving to stay between the herd and the car. Guides will actually tell you, if a elephant starts becoming to curious and intrested in you, to NOT haul ass outta there. It promotes unwanted behavior between elephants and vehicles. One of bull elephants favorite past times is to chase things to feel dominant. Just a few scared people in a car. Yet everyone in the comments is talking shit, and calling them names. Grow up.
Agreed, all these people insulting the man is really annoying. At least he stayed calm. People can talk as if they know everything about it, but if they were in the situations themselves, I bet quite a few would do the same or something dumber.
@@fartedididnot3685 Amen to that.
The one most important thing I love is how well the kids listen to their parents. !!!
Smitty Smitty But parents were clueless
not whiny brats
Not the buy me a Iphone type
I think having a huge elephant there helps.
@@tm502010
They didn't make any mistakes, despite pressure and no experience in the matter....what more do you want man?
You go around judging people so negatively, then proportionally, you'll grow to feel more and more people are doing it to you; no joke. Its not a feeling you can control, and it will last
I love how they are terrified and can't stop talking but vwhen the kids express their emotions they are like "calm down stop freaking out" 😂
Do as I say not as I do....ROFL.
Airik1111 The dad was Chill, the mom was the one freaking out.
Maybe if his stupid wife wasn't scaring the kids and being overly dramatic, the unique experience could've been more appreciated. Do some researches on "how to react in case of Elephant encounter" BEFORE going on a safari. Thanks God the husband was wiser and knowledgeable. Dumb wife is more worried for her car, she is building panic and their children's anxiety instead of remaining calm.
OMG 😃 He is absolutely beautiful. Look how big he is. 😍😍😘😘
Reason #23 why I watch glorious wildlife from my PC monitor.
Yep let them take the chance I'll just enjoy the view!
A potentially dangerous situation, but the entire family reacted pretty well. The dad turned off the engine and didn't try to turn around or pass the elephant; he decided to be cautious and it paid off. The kids were mostly calm and delighted at being that close; they were all understandably nervous but kept their voices down.
That and not having the engine running seemed to keep the elephant from being angry or frightened; he acted calm, even a bit curious. Only when the car restarted and had backed up did he give a bit of a threat display. Love the dad pointing out that they were on the elephant's schedule, "elephant time", not theirs. A poetic and wise observation.
wright534
He could have charged them. The dad admitted he did the wrong thing at the end when they told him to back up. This is what he needed to do in the first place instead of cutting engine off, but not before the standoff began otherwise the elephant may have chased.
Beautiful and poetic father's observation
I know he can crush me, my family and my car. I'll put them all in danger for this video. what a nice thoughtful and loving family man. His size alone would make me turn around film from the rear window.
I totally agree and also took note of the father's intuition.
That elephant was so beautiful. And the wet mud on its body just added to the sensual innocence of the whole situation. Sheer awesomeness
Thanks for narrating what we all saw.
2:34 - 2:46 .....Was the elephant making way for them or confused/unsure and avoiding conflict ? ..... The size of this animal is just breathtaking ... absolutely majestic
he was allowing them to pass.
Kenneth Kigundu I think both! Looks like it's thinking, "What y'all gonna do???" He looks annoyed but he is definitely GORGEOUS!!!
I'll just check out the chow on this side (eats grass, thinks 'A little vinagrette, perhaps? Nothing?')
Kiggundu . .kitufu nyo
Human: "We are not going to hurt you okay".
Elephant: "okay. Thank you for saying that in English. I don't understand Spanish."
the Elephant was thinking " go on call me dumbo punk make my day "
terry tuna make my day !! 😭😭
😭😭😭
that’s crazy but i don’t remember asking
It's the Elephants road.
You did the right thing by backing up. You have your family to protect. He could have charged and flipped your car like toy.
MrPepper312 Never heard of an elephant charging and flipping a car. Yes he could if he wanted to, but he wouldn’t have. Elephants are gentle animals. They don’t lash out for no reason
SlimV1per
She was Indian and I'd agree except for the little kids in the car.
@@nolagirl7082 There are videos of Elephants doing that
You right there's TH-cam videos on Elephants doing that
@@barbaravick5634 what do you mean by "Indian" and how does that explains why she was behaving as she was!
When the elephant grabbed a snack while checking them out I knew for sure he was just curious and did not feel threatened.
" We're not going to hurt you" lol The king of the jungle says, you got that right peanut.
What jungle?
@@varric Just a humorous expression don't take it too seriously
Elephant : I'm deciding if I am going TO HURT YOU or not.
He's actually standing guard because there are females and children around. Elephants are worse killers than big cats.
Exactly.
this elephant blessed you. i am so jealous
elephants can actually feel and smell danger as opposed to fear. and they have an almost ridiculous sense of hearing. they can hear small grumbling communication from herds miles away. he hears your babies.
in any encounter i have seen, and it is in the thousands, NEVER have i seen a child hurt. that includes bulls in full musk. elephants very seldom walk backwards that far. this elephant is giving that driver the message he can pass unharmed. he knows they are scared so he steps back.
his trunk is down, ears relaxed. it is a magnificent beast, but i have seen many encounters and this one isnt the best, but it stands out. i suppose if i was there it would feel like an amazing one of a kind, thus the best.
i did watch it again and it reacted everytime a childs voice is heard. if there were no children, he would have moved off the road and just kept going. probably would have had a little chuckle as he walked past, even stuck his trunk in.
i love elephants so much, i am right now making a small 'reborn' elephant. so am studying them.
😆😂🤣😆😂😆😂🤣😆😂🤣😆😂🤣
@@TheMormanity 👀👅👽💩💤✊👋👋👋🐘🐘🚽🚽💣🎯🚮🚮🚷😈😠😱👹👺💀
"He's on elephant time" 😂😂😂
Spectrum Glare that’s crazy but i don’t remember asking
Spectrum Glare 😂😂😂😂
That's the alpha elephant. He's going to keep standing there checking you out since he'll protect his group if needed
Male elephants don't live in groups
@@KARTIKEYA007 yes!!! This elephant is more than likely the matriarch of the group !
Lol the mother says we're doomed? And he will crush the car? Lol great things to say to the children
That elephant was like:
YOU
SHALL
NOT
PASS!
I am a servant of the secret elephant, welder of the flame of the trunk. Dark cars will never ale you flame of HUMAN !!!!
Stomps his feets!!!!
Go back to your house!!
Car backs off.
YOU SHALL NOT PASSSSS!!
Nope, to say this a white beard is required!
I would say it was more like, "will you pass already. What are you waiting for?"
mans says to a 6 ton , " we are not gonna hurt you " laughs , Best line on TH-cam
Then pulls out an BMG sniper rifle...
@@ENZOxDV9 And misses the shot. ;o
Sensible family with no screaming or boisterous behavior. Children are well-behaved.
Even Rangers ask everyone to stay silent....but they keep yapping...the Elephant can hear and is curious..probably the children's voices
That could've gone VERY wrong...VERY quickly!
nah,, they rolled the windows up.. t'was all good..
@@MrZcotty lmfao!
I don't think Jamal was too smart....especially with his family in the car.
Wow this Jamal guy is a moron.
@mr man Yea good point I guess. Sudden movements are not advisable in such situations .lol.....one hell of a scenario though.
“I think we got our moneys worth”
They were never in any trouble, he wasnt displaying playing any anger towards them , just checking you out!
Beautiful animals!.
he didnt look aggressive. but he was way to engaged for my comfort. in the end, he started to get annoyed, like they were taking too long, and he(the elephant) didnt understand it, and it was becoming a concern.
Not true..
Staggeringly beautiful elephant - thank you for sharing
felt like watching jurrassic park 1 again
Same here lol
@@TraicioneroG exactly
This is one creature I really *DO* donate to
Ganesh B T Rex scary😱😱
Can hear the music.. 😎👌😂
I know the Mom was scared, but you have to remember that kids follow your lead. If you show that your scared they will be scared too. It’s only natural. I’m not saying I wouldn’t be scared, but it doesn’t help to say the elephant can crush the car, etc.
Laurel Girard was
Oh okay. It's the mums fault. Maybe the husband should have listened to EVERY SINGLE FAMILY member who was freaking out and been like yep I hear you I'm getting out of here. He saw the animal way before he drove that close. He's an idiot. He was lucky.
@@biancat7761 For the love of god, hes not an idiot. He was in a incredible situation and he stayed calm. The wife panicked and got scared, thats all.... Theres nothing out of the ordinary with this siting.. Elephants approach cars regularly. The Dad actually did perfect. Panicking can actually more dangrous and wreckless then staying calm. The elephant showed ZERO signs of aggression untill he started the car. So the dad starting the car and backing up made the Elephant step back. So actually the Dad did EXACTLY what a safari guide would have done if a Elephant approached a stationary safari vehicle with a little to much intrest or aggression.
@@DarthMahlgus dude I live in South Africa and I can tell you you do not want to get that close to the animals the roads are quite flat in the Kruger National Park he drove way too close he is a gigantic animal and these elephants have been known to kill people at lot of them and that all tourists that die or get seriously injured. Yes he remained calm however you've gotta listen to your other such as if they are in an uncomfortable situation why would you drive further close up to a dangerous animal. He got extremely lucky but I really don't believe that copying desk behaviour would lead to a positive outcome like this
@@biancat7761 You flexing that you live in South Africa doesnt mean anything.... The guy didnt drive up on the elephant, if you actually watch hes quite a distance away and pulls to the left to let it go by. The camera was zoomed in.. If you watch the details of the video youd see the road dips off on both sides and he probably couldnt turn around. My point to you is he didnt do anything "idotic" he handled the situation well. Calling him a idiot for what happened is just ignorant. The situation isnt anyones "fault". Yes the elephant could of crushed the car. ok? and? A million things can happen to you in life. If you look too theres an elephant behind him right by the road too if you watch.
There is a special place in hell for people who shoot these animals for sport.... Truly awesome beast.
Cool. The guy did the right thing by turning the car off. The elephant was just protecting his herd but wasn’t acting aggressive, he looked curious.
2late the prostitutes outside already yelled out that he followed me here to stalk and record me THEY GETTING IN TROUBLE so he can EAT A WHOLE DICK Its UP and aint no coming dwn HE SENT THEM CHICKS AT ME SO MY TURN WITH HIS CORNY STD INFECTION ASS 🖕🏽
@@maliahsoroto8521 ??!!!!
"Maybe we should.let him pass" ..😆😆😆😆😆 like your gonna stop him. 😂😂😂😂
"He is letting us pass"
Proceeds to stay there and wait for the elephant to kill him.
Lol 😂😂😂😂
That elephant gestured 4 times for you to move left, away from the herd, finally outright leaning to it's right/your left. When it stepped aside to your right, it put itself directly between you and the herd, doing it's best to inform you of it's reason for approaching you, not so that you could pass. If you had tried to pass, it would've thought you intended to bypass it's guard in order to approach the herd, and it would've charged immediately. Of course, you could not move left so you should've backed up way sooner. You are very lucky that this particular elephant was this patient.
Yep, these idiots were pretty stupid !!!
@@ouraniakostas4208 chill
My instincts says ray32245mv's interpretation is correct. Well done ! But it's likely i wouldn't have had a CLUE being right there. I think i would have had the same reaction AS EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THAT CAR ! From the child who stayed completely silent - to Mom shaking, and another child fervently praying, and Dad so awe struck and THANKING GOD FOR THAT GLORIOUS GIFT !!! I'm actually not sure i would have stayed as calm as Dad. STELLAR JOB !!! I am SO GLAD you did not pass the elephant ! Parks should give classes / printouts ahead of time telling what to do in such situations. May all beings be at peace, and all of life thrive. Not least of which the glorious elephants !!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING !
They should be quiet and soak it in.This is majestic creature.
This videos is 100% more enjoyable with the volume down
When the vehicle started it was shaken by the slightest noise🙄🙄 my goodness ! what a wonderful noiseless world they live❤️❤️❤️ God Almighty Jehovah bless them... Beautiful creatures 😘😘
3 TIMES SMARTER THAN HUMANS 🏋🏾♀️
Jehovah’s beautiful creations
Dont go to places like this with kids who cant handle it please, its annoying. This is his territory.
That is a beast of an elephant though, what a cool animal.
I would've totally taken my family out of the vehicle, stand next to it, and ask the elephant to use its nose to take selfies for us. People have no common sense these days.
Look at this magnificent animal. The sheer power and presence of him alone is enough to make someone cry in sheer awe. Make poaching and hunting these animal a capital offense.
YES
👍👍👍👍👍
How lucky they were to experience such an incredibly beautiful animal. A true gentle giant.
I liked what you said... A true gentle giant. So much better than the title 'MONSTER ELEPHANT ENCOUNTER!' This gentle giant is not a monster.
@@Kathleen49 Thanks. Whenever I see an elephant, I'm always a little saddened because of all the horrible things we've done to them (the circus, poaching, habitat reduction, etc.).
@@Kathleen49 Elephants are NOT gentle. The man driving the car did everything perfectly…otherwise this recording would have made the world news showing the moments before “Family turned into road kill while on safari”. A male elephant in musk is the most dangerous of animals. What would you have done? Maybe haul out the Planter’s Nut Mix…
@@maureenfitzpatrick440
Steve Davies
3 weeks ago
These are the stupidest people in the world... They are SOOOOO lucky they weren't killed... Fcking idiots, talking like they looking at a Disney character....
If the family turned into road kill while on safari then it's the stupid family for staying there when this gentle giant gave them opportunities to move on, not once but several times. So a gentle giant he is. What I would have done is listen to what the gentle giant was saying through his movements and left him alone by using the options he was giving. Don't be a pig head and put your family in harm's way, move on idiots.
How stupid r u ppl time to panic when the animals come in a pride
I'm just happy elephants are herbivores.
Just because they won't eat you, it doesn't mean they won't kill you. Bull elephants are known for being violently moody.
They could roll and crush that car in seconds.
The mother instilled all the anxiety and fear in her children and then tells them to calm down.
That would be me!
DeadBunny69 mom needs to calm down
Typical colonizer behavior
Lolz buddy, I was thinking exactly the same 🤣🤣🤣
NIKKI JUSTICE ON THE RUN I thought the family was black, what do you mean by colonizer????
Thanks so much for sharing and having a family that could enjoy such a PRIVILEGE without the feigned hysteria. Awesome video
How could anyone shoot one of these amazing creatures?
Elephant💭Gosh can you just drive past already!"
"We don't want to heart you"
Elephant: Understandable have a nice day
Everyone knows that elephants speak English fluently. Telling them, "We're not going to hurt you" is always very effective.
That's the most powerful single animal on the planet.
Women: Please save us God!!
Man: Thank you God!!
😂😂
People will say it’s the biggest elephant I’ve ever seen in other videos but this is probably the most massive I’ve ever seen in any videos I’ve watched
you just said the same thing twice and it’s hurts my brain
You said it bro, what a magnificent animal, absolutely beautiful
He or she is BEAUTIFUL! So majestic! Thank you for this!
"We’re not gonna hurt you, okay?" Um, chances are he doesn’t understand English - try Swahili.
Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣 yeah tell them
Tafadhali naomba tupite
*starts singing circle of life intro from Lion King*
@@conrox400 lmao
😂
They do understand
I live in a country with wild elephabts, they can become enraged by things you don't hear or notice. They can stomp a car as flat as a junkyard car crusher. The correct response was to back away from the elephant before he got close. Elephants can only run 15 mph. Rationalizing about what the elephant wants ot is thinking is useless. The elephant is in NO WAY concerned that you will hurt it, the position of the ears is a challange..
well thank you sir ... finally someone who knows what they are talking about ...
as i watched this video ... i was struck by two things ... immediately, the huge size of this magnificent bull, and then
gradually the startling fact that these people had absolutely no knowledge about elephant behaviour and therefore were
completely unaware of the extreme danger they were in ... they got some amazing film, but i'm sure that many people will tell them they are lucky, lucky, lucky that the bull didn't get aggressive ... then as i started reading the comments, the same thing .. nobody seems to realize that elephants, especially bulls, can be extremely unpredictable and dangerous, and these people should have never gotten this close ... it's amazing how people who know nothing think they can guess what an animal is thinking ...
RAZOR'S EDGE- Chiang Mai Still, even if it could it doesn’t justify us harming them, or harm coming to them. We should all love and respect the elephants as equal to ourselves, regardless of how powerful both species are. We shouldn’t threaten to kill each other. Even if they become enraged, we shouldn’t kill them.
15 mph ? Sorry they can run much faster, more than a human. 15 mph is below top speed of humans...you’re saying we can outrun them ?
Klaus Pallesen The world record speed for an Olympic sprinter in the 100 meters is just under 10 seconds, which is an average of 33 feet per second, or 22.5 miles per hour (36 kilometers per hour). That is nearly twice as fast as the average healthy human. So actually few humans can actually run 15 mph. But I agree, I have seen video of elephants charging vehicles which seen to show a dash speed perhaps a little faster than that, but still probably only around 20 mph maybe. I’m not an expert on elephants, but 15 seems a little slow, and certainly faster than the average human.
@@maurellbaxter1156 with kids as well, their ignorance is scary!
What are you doing there anyway? The elephant says "Hey it's my road humans, back off!" 😆😆😆
You have to appreciate how cool and level-headed the father stays knowing his kids are in the car.
You mean a blockhead oblivious of the danger
@@JL-bz9hi if he started the car it would have intimidated the elephant and it probably would have charged
@@TheBaconBean1 this may or may not be true, but either way, this clearly wasn’t his reasoning for staying.
God made a very special Elephant. He’s massive King of his species.
0:30 Close the windows guys, because I heard that elephants can't break glass
Lmao you made my day😂
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What people don't realize how intelligent these animals are. It literally stepped out of the way, took lunch while he's at it and the people was still too scared to move. 😂
to move, would meaning turning the car back on and they don't want to make any sudden noises. the elephant did get startled when they finally turned it on, but luckily he didn't freak out
Tout à fait d’accord avec vous.