This is the amazing moment a family of wild elephants stopped traffic while they walked across a road.<br /><br />Footage from last Wednesday night (April 1) shows how motorists cut their engines to let the jumbos trot over the road in Chachoengsao, eastern Thailand.<br /><br />There were more than 40 elephants of various sizes seen moving from a protected forest into woodland on the other side.<br /><br />Locals said that they are already used to seeing the herds of elephants on the road, but it is still a special moment. <br /><br />Warnings in the area also tell drivers to beware of elephants crossing as there have been a number of cases of them being hit by cars.<br /><br />The filmer said: ''When we heard the sound of the elephants we had to stay back and remain quiet. If they are startled it can be very dangerous.''<br /><br />Thailand has between 3,000 and 4,000 elephants. Around half live in the wild in national parks, like the animal seen in the video, while the others are domesticated.
