Okay, you’ll definitely want to go on safari after watching this…
In this amazing video shot by Diarmuid McCarthy we see a group of Irish people on safari in the beautiful Shamwari resort in South Africa where they are watching a group of elephants, or a parade of elephants as they are correctly called. Now you know…
While sitting in the truck observing the wild animals, the elephants get curious of the people and protective of their young and come to investigate what this foreign vehicle is doing on their territory. What happened next is really spectacular…
The lead elephant comes right up to the jeep and even puts his trunk in to get a smell of its occupants. They are urged not to make any sudden movements to startle the animals and they get a clear view of the elephant just feet from their jeep. This video is really wonderful when you think of how few people get to see these animals so close and in so much detail in their natural habitat.
The description on the video says “I nearly shat myself” and to be honest we don’t blame the man, because elephants can be pretty damn terrifying. We ourselves startle easily and have a pathological fear of horses… we don’t trust their eyes, and we think their ears are so big because they are full of terrible secrets…
Video via Diarmuid McCarthy.
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