Watch: Elephant saves hippos from wild dog pack

Not even wild dogs are brave enough to stand their ground against a charging elephant.

An elephant stepped in to help two hippos that were under attack from 10 wild dogs.

The interaction, which happened in front of‪ andBeyond Travel’s Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp in Botswana, was filmed by guide Moses Lebitla and shared with Latest Sightings.

A wild dog pack separated a hippo from its family and quickly formed a circle, nipping at it. The hippo eventually found a gap and ran towards its friend for support.

While this was playing out, a herd of elephants arrived looking for a drink, and one of them charged the wild dogs. Luckily for the hippo, the wild dogs then abandoned the hunt.

Exit mobile version