When a buffalo bull approached a little too ᴄʟᴏsᴇly for comfort, an enraged elephant decided to spray it with cold water. The animal was lazing around with its family at a small watering hole in the Kruger National Park in Sᴏᴜᴛʜ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ when the bull came – much to the elephant’s annoyance.
The African elephant tried to scare the bull away with a squirt of water from its trunk in a gesture that was caught on video, but it missed its target.
The bull was then sized up by the enormous creature who was unwilling to be defeated but it was obviously unaffected by the elephant’s activities and continued to drink.
In order to feel safe, the baby elephant snuggled up to its mother while the bull sipped from a shallow pool of water. The giant elephant guarded its young as it followed in mother’s shadow, keeping an eye on the bull as they moved away.
The historic park, which opened in 1898 to help safeguard Sᴏᴜᴛʜ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ’s wildlife, is where the incredible photos were taken. The area is home to 147 distinct species of mammals, 507 bird species, 114 reptile species, and 34 amphibian species, according to the Kruger National Park website.
