The mother elephant doesn’t hesitate to take revenge (Video)

Never challenge a mother with her little one, especially if it is an elephant. The crocodile, who had approached the small prey, understood it too late. Elephants are known to be peaceful animals, however, the largest land mammal on the Earth can turn aggressive to protect their offspring. One such incident was witnessed during a safari in Zambia. A video of a female elephant killing a crocodile to protect her young calf has gone viral on social media. It was shot by Hans Henrik Haahr on his cellphone.

Crocodiles are opportunistic hunters and have been known to prey on baby elephants. This mother elephant was not taking any chances and was not happy with the crocodile being so close to her young calf –to protect her baby, she removed the threat of the crocodile entirely. The elephant can be seen using its trunk and head to push the croc. Soon, the mother elephant’s behaviour gets aggressive as she tramples the reptile under her weight. Nadav Ossendryver, founder of Latest Sightings, which posted the footage, said that in his 10 years of sharing wildlife moments, he had never seen an elephant pounce on a croc.

The predator got too close and paid the price 

But the proximity of the reptile put the mother on high alert. Since the elephant didn’t have tusks, she used her mouth for most of the attack. One also notices that the elephant wrapped her trunk around the crocodile’s tail and tossed it around while trampling it. Elephants can lift up to 770 pounds with their trunks, so the croc proved to be no problem. Hans, who shot the video, said that he  had almost no words to describe the interaction, just that it was “shocking!” Watch the video, the mother elephant was very, very angry! Never mess with a mom who protect her family!