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Breathtaking moment a family of elephants crosses a road

2018-05-01 9 Dailymotion

A filmer captured a breathtaking moment when a family of elephants held up traffic as they casually crossed a road in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.<br /><br />In the video, two adult elephants and their two children are seen crossing the road as awe-inspired drivers stop to watch the spectacle just before sunset.<br /><br />The four pachyderms casually stroll across to the opposite field before disappearing into the jungle. <br /><br />Onlooker Nonthiya Yai Nong, who captured the rare sight, said it was a “once-in-a-lifetime moment.”<br /><br />"It was really good luck to see the elephants from the jungle so close,” she said. “They were very relaxed. They were not concerned with all the humans watching.”<br /><br />''It was a beautiful moment, and I feel very privileged to have been so close to the elephants. This is something we are lucky to see once in a lifetime.''<br /><br />Park officials at the the Khao Yai National Park, which covers more than 2,000 square kilometers, said the elephants were an adult male, an adult female, a juvenile and one calf.<br /><br />The footage was filmed on February 11, 2018.

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