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Man Gets Chased by a Full Grown Elephant, Mzansi Reacts: Helang

Monday, May 10, 2021 at 12:03 PM by Marilynn Manuel

- A hair-raising clip of a man getting chased by a full-sized elephant has been shared online

- In the clip, the man appears to be trying to shoo the animal away but it just keeps coming in a fearful mass of grey

- South Africans have shared various reactions to the clip, many of them expressing terror

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Imagine being chased by a fully-grown elephant - it's something not many even want to think about. Unfortunately for one man, this was his scary reality. In a clip shared online, the man very narrowly escapes being attacked by the large animal.

Helang: Mzansi Reacts as Man Gets Chased by a Full Grown Elephant — This man escaped a dangerous elephant attack. Images: @SibsMacd
Source: Twitter

"Heeeelang! WTF!" the clip was captioned.

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The clip attracted various reactions from social media users, who either shared what they would do if they found themselves in similar situations or criticised the person who took the clip for not helping the man. Read a few of their comments below:

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@legend_bogosi said:

"Cameras have messed up this world....!! Apparently, one guy saw a python swallowing a human, he could not help but stood there while videotaping the ordeal. It reminds me of the guy who took a picture of a vulture that was just about to eat a starving child... Human beings."

@Dzivha_Musolwa said:

"Am I the only one who was gonna jump and run away?"

@vatbeheer said:

"The dude even threw a beanie at the elephant. Nah fam, I'd have long jumped inside the car with the rest of the people"

@Quincyzar said:

"Even elephants are tired of men."

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