In Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya, biologist Ian Redmond had a close encounter with this African Elephant. <br /><br />Footage from April 4, shows the elephant, a male named Nick (because of a small nick in his trunk tip), give a short bluff charge, uncertain of the human's intentions. <br /><br />Ian uses a rumbling vocalisation and crouches low to reassure Nick he poses no threat. After six minutes Nick moves off slowly to continue feeding.<br /><br />This interaction was filmed by KWS Sergeant Daniel Namunai, one of the founder members of the Mount Elgon Elephant Monitoring Team, which follows elephants on foot through dense montane rainforest.
