This is the breathtaking moment a wild elephant held up traffic to cross a road then take a dip in a pool. <br /> <br />The jumbo emerged from an orchard where it had been munching a farmer's fruit and then stomped across the highway last Thursday (September 3).<br /> <br />Shocked drivers pulled over and watched as the adult elephant trudged across the road and disappeared into bushes in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.<br /> <br />It then sought out a small reservoir, where aerial drone video shows the jumbo splashing itself with water to cool off in the summer 35C heat.<br /> <br />Wildlife rangers arrived to monitor the beast and ensure it returned safely to the jungle without coming into conflict with humans. <br /> <br />The team, with the help of some locals, spent almost four hours carefully watching the elephant and waiting for it to return to woodland.<br /> <br />One of the wildlife officers said that the elephant had probably been hungry and left its herd to search for food among the homes.<br /> <br />He said: "The elephants sometimes come down the hills looking for food but they are friendly and have never injured anybody."<br /> <br />There are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 elephants living in the wild in Thailand, sometimes leading to friction when the elephants come into contact with humans.
