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Elephant charges at bus, gets dangerously close. Watch

The video of the elephant charging at a bus and getting dangerously close was posted on Twitter.

Published on: May 03, 2022 01:19 PM IST
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A video which is equal parts scary and intriguing was recently posted on Twitter. The clip captured the incident where an elephant charged towards a bus. IFS officer Surender Mehra posted the video on Twitter. He also tagged two other IFS officers, Susanta Nanda and Parveen Kaswan, on his post.

The image, taken from the Twitter video, shows the elephant getting close to the bus. (Twitter/@surenmehra)
The image, taken from the Twitter video, shows the elephant getting close to the bus. (Twitter/@surenmehra)

“Always be cautious and keep a safe distance from #WildAnimals , especially in #elephant area,” he wrote while posting the video. “Even if you are in a closed vehicle,” he also added.

The clip opens to show a bus standing on a road passing through a jungle. The video, taken from inside the vehicle, shows an elephant standing at a distance from the bus. The animal then starts running towards the vehicle at which point the driver starts reversing the bus. However, the tusker closes the distance fast and comes dangerously close to the bus. Then it stops and changes its direction to face the jungle.

Take a look at the video:

“We had almost same encounter in Kabini Tiger Reserve. ...in fact yesterday only we discussing that incident and they said ma'am aapko dekh kr haathi kongussa aagya tha; yaad hain,” wrote a Twitter user. “Great driver,” shared another. “The elephant left you guys,” posted a third.

What are your thoughts on the video?

 
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