“Like an Airport Marshal”: Kenyan Man Shows Man Stopping a Charging Elephant With Incredible Bravery
- A Kenyan man shared a jaw-dropping video showing a man calmly stopping a charging elephant
- The incredible footage shows the elephant charging twice before finally turning around and running away
- According to experts at Tsavo Trust, elephants can become aggressive when they become territorial
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A Kenyan man left viewers amazed when he shared a video that shows just how brave some people can be when faced with danger.
Facebook user @jeff.kirui3, a journalist who lives in Nairobi, posted the incredible clip on the 14 of August with the caption:
"Like an airport marshal waving down a jumbo jet — only this 'plane' had tusks."
The video shows a man walking peacefully along a riverbank in what appears to be a nature park. Everything seems normal until he turns around and spots a massive elephant charging straight towards him. Instead of running away like most people would do, the man stops exactly where he is and stands firm.
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The brave man raises both his hands high in the air and starts shouting at the approaching elephant. His bold move works as the elephant stops in its tracks, looking confused about what to do next. After a moment of hesitation, the elephant tries charging again, but the man keeps his hands up and continues shouting.
The second attempt also fails as the elephant stops once more. This time, the massive animal seems to understand that the man might be a threat. The elephant turns around and runs away, leaving the man completely unharmed. What happens next is even more amazing as the man casually continues walking along his way.
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Kenyans react to elephant encounter
The video sparked lots of reactions from people who couldn't believe what they had just watched.
@kiriinya_mukiira warned:
"Please, if you want to live longer, don't try this when you meet an elephant."
@christabel_maseko admitted:
"If it were me, I could have been in the water😩"
@welton_keith_tull_pop wondered:
"There's also lions out there as well, right?"
@dlamini_jabulani advised:
"Don't try this at home. When elephants approach you, RUN!!!🏃🏃🏃"
@teoa_aria suggested:
"You have to make your ear longer than the elephant's so the elephant will understand what you are planning for your safety."
@stanley_mwinuka joked:
"Don't dare do this in Tanzania. Our elephants will turn you into dust."
@steven_cuthill laughed:
"I would've got in the water first, charge, swim underwater and out of sight. Right into the waiting crocodiles, I imagine. 😄😄"
Why elephants attack people
According to experts at Tsavo Trust, elephants don't usually attack humans unless they feel threatened or are protecting something important to them.
These gentle giants are quite confident because of their size, which means they don't often feel the need to be violent. However, they can become dangerous when they're protecting their babies, during mating season or when they feel their territory is being invaded.
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3 Other stories of animal encounters
- Briefly News recently reported on a terrifying lion attack video that had South Africans shocked, but what the lion almost did to the man's head left viewers speechless.
- A man struggled to breathe when a massive snake wrapped around his body in a tense video, but his method of escape was unexpected.
- South Africans were touched by a viral TikTok video of a sangoma saving a drowning cow, but the reason behind his brave act surprised many.
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