Caught on camera: Elephant hits girl taking photos with its trunk, leaves netizens stunned

While the tusker initially seems friendly in the short video as a young girl pets its trunk, the girl next to her, taking a picture with her phone, did not get the same reception.

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The video has left netizens divided online.

While mobile phones have made it easier to capture moments and treasure memorable moments, not everyone is thrilled at being photographed all the time. And the latest one joining the list of being irritated with a phone held to its face is an elephant, which ended up attacking a girl with its trunk.

In a video doing rounds on the internet, the otherwise gentle giant is seen irked by a group of young people photographing it from outside a pen. And while they seem all delighted and having fun, things quickly aggravate leaving the group terrified.

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While the tusker initially seems friendly in the short video as a young girl pets its trunk, the girl next to her, taking a picture with her phone, did not get the same reception.

Taking all by surprise, the elephant thrashes the phone hard with its trunk, with the device hitting the girl hard on her face. Startled by the unexpected event, the group is seen bewildered trying to understand what went wrong.

And even before they could figure out, the elephant is seen trying to get hold of the phone fallen on the ground using its trunk, leaving everyone to start panicking around.

“Come a little closer!” pic.twitter.com/EfDjl4EoW0

— CCTV_IDIOTS (@cctv_idiots) May 22, 2022

As the video went viral, some dubbed it as “epic fail” saying they were left in splits, saying maybe the elephant was trying to steal the camera. Others highlighted how animals get irritated with camera sounds and lights. While many were glad that the girl was okay, they urged people not to go so close to wild animals. In conclusion, most said, “be it humans or animals” no one likes being photographed without permission.

Never seen an elephant do this ever

— maggie santone (@MaggieSantone) May 24, 2022

Infra-red light of the cellphone camera is annoying to a lot of wild animals pic.twitter.com/qKtAHmYlSs

— Manu (@Yomeroool) May 22, 2022

He wanted to make a trunk call

— Sarah (@Sarah786865811) May 22, 2022

Damn Paparazzi!

— Timothy Biltz (@BiltzTimothy) May 23, 2022

The reaction to the phone was way more urgent than the reaction to the face hit.

Super excited for the future of this world

— TheHumanElement (@Eastern__Block) May 23, 2022

We should respect other’s privacy.

— Ms._Sternutation_Gesundheit (@crimsonsky2022) May 22, 2022

That elephant needs to be moved to a sanctuary now. No zoos!!

— Cats Eyes (@CranberryHippo) May 22, 2022

Guessing that being flashed by people with phones has not been a pleasant experience

— R (@RichardEnglish2) May 22, 2022

He said NO PICTURES 🤣🤣 tf . Then he tried to take the phone 🤣

— Jada Marie (@u_luvJaji) May 23, 2022

He’s worried about his privacy 😁😆

— Mazhar Zandsalimi (@m47h4r) May 23, 2022

I don’t like having a stranger taking a picture of me either🙂

— Paweł Ciniewski (@PCiniewski) May 23, 2022

Even though elephants may seem friendly most of the time, when feeling threatened, things can go wary pretty quickly. Last year, a video of an elephant charging toward a tourist vehicle making loud trumpeting sounds had gone viral moments after a woman was heard saying “kuch nahi hoga (nothing will happen)”. As the clip went viral, it started a serious conversation about behaving responsibly in the wild and maintaining proper distance and decorum while observing animals in their natural habitat.