Pick on someone your own size! Young elephant shows small bird who’s boss
- 6 years ago
Adorable video of a young elephant chasing a small bird around a watering hole in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
In the clip, filmed September 26, a young elephant stalks the bird, a hamerkop, while it was walking on the edge of the river before trumpeting, scaring the hamerkop away.
“The bird flew ahead a few meters every time the elephant got too close for comfort. With ears flapping and trunk swinging around, the young elephant trumpeted once to add to his intimidation tactic,” says Edrich Schafer the filmer.
“Finally when the elephant reached his herd members he suddenly stopped for a drink and lost complete interest."
In the clip, filmed September 26, a young elephant stalks the bird, a hamerkop, while it was walking on the edge of the river before trumpeting, scaring the hamerkop away.
“The bird flew ahead a few meters every time the elephant got too close for comfort. With ears flapping and trunk swinging around, the young elephant trumpeted once to add to his intimidation tactic,” says Edrich Schafer the filmer.
“Finally when the elephant reached his herd members he suddenly stopped for a drink and lost complete interest."