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TWO TOURISTS AT a camp in Zimbabwe learned a valuable lesson – never let an elephant sneak up on you.
Footage shows the Irish and American men sitting at a table at Mana Pools National Park. They had been told to stay very still when the creature started wandering around but the elephant crept up behind them.
The man who shot the footage said the elephant had poor eyesight and was startled when it got to them. It swung its trunk and knocked the two men over.
Neither of the men were seriously injured in the attack, though one was grazed by the beast’s tusk.
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I, for one, welcome our elephant overlords.
I love the headline “Elephant Sneaks up…” Has to be a first ever. If a lad sitting at a table couldn’t see or hear an elephant five yards away from him he don’t stand a chance on the Walkinstown roundabout when he gets home?
lol!!
Aww poor thing. Beautiful animals. It wasn’t that aggressive was literally a swipe get away.Imagine if it hit with aggression. You think they would have a little gate so animals couldn’t wander in.
^this has to be the most “womanly” comment I’ve ever read..lol…A little gate…! lmao
An elephant would trample all over a little gate, makes them really mad.
it would have to be some gate
Had an elephant sneak up on me once. They’re deceptively quiet. If anyone knows a publisher let me know.
I guy I know was at the circus in Tramore and the elephant came out of the ring and sat on him.
Never been the same since.
Some people don’t know the meaning of the word “wild” in “wild animal”.
Lucky for them the elephant was in a good mood that day.
What an Idiot !
Throwing an elephant sugar, as if feeding a cat on holidays.
Some people really are a bit dim.
Very lucky
Wait, you feed sugar to holidaying felines?
Not on your Nellie!
looked like the elephant was headed back in to dish out some more
Elephant must have been wearing slippers and tip toeing
Elephant sneakers they’re called…
It’s too much like a scene from Jurassic Park for my liking!
Ride me I’m Irish
The world must be very quiet today
He was probably wearing crocs. Second lad just took a dive plain and simple.
he couldn’t hear an elephant coming ?
Elephants walk silently.
Shush now everyone and don’t mention the elephant in the room
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