after the last group of elephants had crossed the glade the final elephant
crossed the glade the final elephant
crossed the glade the final elephant turned and began to run towards us ears
turned and began to run towards us ears
turned and began to run towards us ears flapping and trumpeting which is usually
flapping and trumpeting which is usually
flapping and trumpeting which is usually a sign of a bluff charge for about a
a sign of a bluff charge for about a
a sign of a bluff charge for about a hundred and fifty meters away
hundred and fifty meters away
hundred and fifty meters away very unusual behavior we started backing
very unusual behavior we started backing
very unusual behavior we started backing away which is usually enough to show a
away which is usually enough to show a
away which is usually enough to show a displaying elephant that we’ve got the
displaying elephant that we’ve got the
displaying elephant that we’ve got the point slowly at first and then faster as
point slowly at first and then faster as
point slowly at first and then faster as it became apparent that he was not going
it became apparent that he was not going
it became apparent that he was not going to stop until we were all running for
to stop until we were all running for
to stop until we were all running for cover glancing over my shoulder I could
cover glancing over my shoulder I could
cover glancing over my shoulder I could see he was gaining on us
see he was gaining on us
see he was gaining on us I could be the first one he reached he
I could be the first one he reached he
I could be the first one he reached he so I turned to face him still running
so I turned to face him still running
so I turned to face him still running backwards mumbling – Carly did two
backwards mumbling – Carly did two
backwards mumbling – Carly did two things you turn the camera off and it
things you turn the camera off and it
things you turn the camera off and it sent me into a high-speed backward roll
sent me into a high-speed backward roll
sent me into a high-speed backward roll being kicked like a football one kick
being kicked like a football one kick
being kicked like a football one kick hit my hand and turned the camera on
hit my hand and turned the camera on
hit my hand and turned the camera on again but it knocked it out of my hand
again but it knocked it out of my hand
again but it knocked it out of my hand and the video caught a few frames of me
and the video caught a few frames of me
and the video caught a few frames of me under the elephant as it flew through
under the elephant as it flew through
under the elephant as it flew through the air then landed in the grass the
the air then landed in the grass the
the air then landed in the grass the mean team Rangers fired three shots in
mean team Rangers fired three shots in
mean team Rangers fired three shots in the air and the elephant immediately ran
the air and the elephant immediately ran
the air and the elephant immediately ran away amazingly x-rays in the nearest
away amazingly x-rays in the nearest
away amazingly x-rays in the nearest hospital showed no broken bones but
hospital showed no broken bones but
hospital showed no broken bones but while I was recuperating we had time to
while I was recuperating we had time to
while I was recuperating we had time to consider why this elephant who we named
consider why this elephant who we named
consider why this elephant who we named Carly the courageous had run a hundred
Carly the courageous had run a hundred
Carly the courageous had run a hundred and fifty meters from a position of
and fifty meters from a position of
and fifty meters from a position of safety to tackle a perceived threat it
safety to tackle a perceived threat it
safety to tackle a perceived threat it seems that the herd I was filming had
seems that the herd I was filming had
seems that the herd I was filming had previous experience of poacher attacks
previous experience of poacher attacks
previous experience of poacher attacks and had been unnerved by the charcoal
and had been unnerved by the charcoal
and had been unnerved by the charcoal work as a previous day on the day of the
work as a previous day on the day of the
work as a previous day on the day of the charge hearing the locals shouting
charge hearing the locals shouting
charge hearing the locals shouting apparently led them to think they were
apparently led them to think they were
apparently led them to think they were under attack
under attack
under attack prompting Carly to risk his life
prompting Carly to risk his life
prompting Carly to risk his life charging what he mistakenly saw as a
charging what he mistakenly saw as a
charging what he mistakenly saw as a threat to the herd
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