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Elephant Rams Safari Vehicle, Breaks Tusk | Nat Geo Wild
In Botswana's Chobe National Park, an elephant rammed into a safari vehicle carrying tourists, breaking its tusk. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram On the morning of January 20, in Botswana's Chobe National Park, a herd of elephants sounded trumpet-blasts near vehicles on a safari. According to Joyce Poole, scientific director of ElephantVoices and a National Geographic explorer, the trumpeting can mean the elephants felt threatened. The cars separated a mother and baby from the herd, a mistake in Poole’s analysis. Another elephant charges—perhaps the herd's matriarch trying to keep her family safe, notes Poole. The driver raced away, and the elephant chased after. Her speed and posture showed the attack likely wasn't serious, Poole explains. Even so, the huge animal rammed the open-sided vehicle, and snapped a tusk. Poole says the elephant will probably be all right—the tusk's nerves weren't exposed. Ichiro Sekine (関根 一郎), the rider who filmed the jarring encounter, reports that the passengers were all fine, laughing with relief once they knew they were safe. Elephant Rams Safari Vehicle, Breaks Tusk | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/8OMPe5oGTfw Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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