WATCH: Baby elephant charges car to protect mom

26 May 2017 - 13:49 By Bruce Gorton
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Cute - for now.
Cute - for now.
Image: Kruger National Park via YouTube

Baby elephants are very protective of their mothers, as a second video has emerged of a little one charging vehicles in order to 'scare off' safari tourists.

According to the Kruger National Park, the tourists who captured this video were staying in the Kruger National Park with their friend and guide Anton Botha.

On 7 January, after seeing a herd of more than 100 buffalo, the group met the elephant family, which kept walking towards them.

The tourists, aware of how dangerous elephants can be, reversed for about a kilometre, with this baby elephant joining the charge.

This is the second video of a baby elephant chasing a vehicle that the Kruger National Park has added to its YouTube channel this year.

  • WATCH: Baby elephant helps mama scare off scary game drive vehicleThe Kruger National Park uploaded a video of an elephant calf joining its mother in a charge towards safari tourists.  

It is important to remember that baby elephants charging are cute, adults meanwhile can flip your car.


Video posted to YouTube by  Kruger Sightings
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