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[WATCH] Elephant rams into safari vehicle
The video, doing the rounds on social media, has gained over 22 thousand views so far.
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POLOKWANE – Elephants are usually seen as docile animals, until they’re provoked. Elephants charge as a way of protecting themselves, their homes and their families.
In this video, shared by South Africa Live, a group of tourists are on a safari drive when an elephant charges towards the vehicle and damages the drivers side.
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Tourists can be heard screaming and towards the end of the video, you can see the damage caused.
It is unclear as to where the video took place or what happened after.
The video has since been shared over 300 times.
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