SCARY MOMENT ELEPHANT CHASES AFTER SAFARI JEEP<br />WITH VID<br />By Saloni Mathur<br />Checkout this scary video showing an elephant charging towards a safari in full sprint.<br />Darshana Pradeep Kumar, a tour operator at Wasgamuwa National Park in Sri Lanka, captured the heart-stopping moments.<br />He was taking some tourists on a tour of the national park when they stopped to admire a group of elephants.<br />One of the elephants suddenly charged towards the safari and lightly tapped the bonnet of the jeep with its front paws.<br />The driver made loud banging noises to scare the giant, and it retreated.<br />Darshana says that elephants typically charge or chase safari vehicles when they feel threatened, territorial, or protective of their young.<br />One viewer commented: "That’s not an attack that’s defence. This baby is defending his family."<br />Another added: "That’s not an elephant attack….you lucky that’s not an African elephant… he would of smashed your vehicle."<br />ENDS
