Angry elephant chases a truck and rips of bonnet with its tusks, in K’taka national park


Team Udayavani, Jan 18, 2020, 12:22 PM IST

Being wild animals, elephants can be unpredictable and dangerous and when a human threatens to cross its path, things can get ugly.

In a terrifying incident caught on camera, an angry Elephant chased a lorry and ripped its bonnet off at the Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka.

In the video, the truck driver in a desperate attempt to escape the attack starts to reverse the vehicle, while another man in the vehicle films the incident. Michael Dwyer, a Twitter user, shared the 51-second video that has terrified people on the Internet. The driver can be heard screaming in horror while he reverses the truck. Moments later, the elephant rams its tusks into the bonnet of the truck and rips it off.

‘Terrifying chase down yesterday by angry Karnataka elephant rips off truck bonnet with tusks’, Michael Dwyer said in the caption of the post.

The cause of the wild elephant’s rage in this incident is not known. But there’s a possibility that the animal was in ‘Musth’, which means a stage when testosterone soars and males become desperate to mate. At this stage, the animal becomes more aggressive and randomly rages out.

Another possibility could be the growing problem of man-elephant conflict. Human habitation in many areas has hampered spaces where the animals live, and when the pachyderms lose access to these places they rage out.

India Times

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

Balasore tragedy result of composite negligence of railway officials: Orissa High Court

Actress Kasthuri stokes controversy by her remarks on Telugu-speaking people in TN

Three convicted for 2016 Kollam collectorate blast case

Expect Canadian government to ensure justice, uphold rule of law: PM Modi

Lone tusker spotted on NH-166 near Karkala, disrupts traffic

Lokayukta police summon Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for questioning in MUDA case on Wednesday

Not ‘kaun banega mukhyamantri’ contest; MVA to name CM pick after polls: Jairam Ramesh

Related Articles More

MP: Pregnant tribal woman made to wash blood stains off hospital bed as injured husband dies

Bantwal: Old video of elderly woman bursting firecrackers in hand goes viral

2-yr-old Kenyan national becomes India’s youngest pancreatic donor

Watch | Chaos in Ghaziabad court, lawyers clash with police, video goes viral

Piyush Goyal’s chat with German Vice Chancellor in metro on China goes viral

MUST WATCH

Gho Pooja in Deepavali Festival

Melukote Deepavali

Ganapathi Co-operative Society Ltd

Udayavani Chinnara Banna 2024

Annapoorna Aahar | Food Places In Mysore


Latest Additions

Balasore tragedy result of composite negligence of railway officials: Orissa High Court

Actress Kasthuri stokes controversy by her remarks on Telugu-speaking people in TN

Three convicted for 2016 Kollam collectorate blast case

Expect Canadian government to ensure justice, uphold rule of law: PM Modi

Group clash in Indore after argument over bursting firecrackers: NSA slapped against 2 accused

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.