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Elephant chases away tiger, shows who is the boss. Watch

The video of an elephant chasing away a tiger trying to drink water was posted on Twitter. The video has amazed people.

Published on: Jun 16, 2023, 00:32:12 IST
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IFS officer Susanta Nanda regularly shares wildlife-related posts on his personal Twitter handle. From videos showing confrontation between animals of different species to posts spreading awareness among people, his tweets often leave people intrigued. Just like his latest share that shows an elephant chasing away a tiger trying to drink water.

The image shows the elephant that chases away a tiger. (Twitter/@susantananda3)
The image shows the elephant that chases away a tiger. (Twitter/@susantananda3)

The video opens to show an elephant standing inside a waterbody. Soon a tiger slowly approaches the waterhole. The gentle giant, however, doesn’t look too kindly upon this intervention. It gets out, moves towards the tiger, and chases it away.

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“Tigers and elephants tolerate each other fairly well in the wild. But at times gentle giant shows who the boss is,” Nanda wrote as he posted the video. Alongside, he also added a few lines about the mobile ringtone heard in the video and called it “disgusting”. He tweeted, “You can hear mobile calls in the background. Disgusting. Should mobiles be banned inside the Protected areas?”

Take a look at the video:

The video was posted on June 13. Since being shared, it has accumulated close to 48,000 views and counting. Additionally, it has gathered more than 1,200 likes. People posted various reactions while reacting to the video.

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Here’s how Twitter users reacted:

“Nature maintains balance of power so well,” wrote a Twitter user. “What about the jeep engine sound? Convert to electric?” joined another. “Lifetime moment,” added a third. What are your thoughts on the video?

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    Trisha Sengupta

    Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.Read More