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Safari Tour Guide Captures 'Epic' Encounter With Curious Bull Elephant

A curious bull elephant approached a safari vehicle at Tembe Elephant Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, recently posted footage shows, giving onlookers an incredible experience as it used its trunk to examine the roof. Rhys Scott-Dawkins, who operates Endless Summer Tours, captured this footage and told Storyful he noticed the 'massive' bull in the distance and decided to stop the vehicle. 'We switched off and he [the elephant] just decided he wanted to come check what we were all about. He approached and I actually leaned right back as it got super intimidating, but I managed to keep the camera still,' Scott-Dawkins told Storyful. 'Then we just had the most epic encounter with a wild elephant ever.' Speaking directly into the camera, Scott-Dawkins said he had 'never been that close to a wild elephant in my life.' (Footage by Rhys Scott-Dawkins/Endless Summer Tours/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A curious bull elephant approached a safari vehicle at Tembe Elephant Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, recently posted footage shows, giving onlookers an incredible experience as it used its trunk to examine the roof. Rhys Scott-Dawkins, who operates Endless Summer Tours, captured this footage and told Storyful he noticed the 'massive' bull in the distance and decided to stop the vehicle. 'We switched off and he [the elephant] just decided he wanted to come check what we were all about. He approached and I actually leaned right back as it got super intimidating, but I managed to keep the camera still,' Scott-Dawkins told Storyful. 'Then we just had the most epic encounter with a wild elephant ever.' Speaking directly into the camera, Scott-Dawkins said he had 'never been that close to a wild elephant in my life.' (Footage by Rhys Scott-Dawkins/Endless Summer Tours/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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October 01, 2025
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