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July 12, 2016

What It’s Like To Be Inside A Bakkie Flipped By An Elephant [Hectic Video]

There's nothing like watching a herd of elephants in their natural environment, but you sure as hell don't want to end up in a situation like this.

Elephants are, for the most part, considered gentle giants. They could wreak havoc on whatever and whomever they wanted, but they’re usually content with a mock charge and an ear flap to get their message across.

Not this chap in Mozambique’s Maputo Game Reserve though, because he takes special exception to a bakkie and its inhabitants.

We’ll get to that video in a second, but first a few snaps of what the double-cab bakkie looked like when the elephant was done:

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Yoh, even a tusk snap.

And now for how the action played out:

It’s true that the driver could perhaps have reversed a little earlier, something that many online have been quick to point out, but behaviour like this remains relatively uncommon so you can’t be too harsh.

Everyone walked away alive, in case you were wondering.

[source:wheels24]