A terrifying moment when an elephant nearly crushed a car and its occupants.

A picture of a giant male elephant lying on top of a car's hood and windshield, seemingly about to crush the vehicle, has attracted a lot of attention online.

Recently, an astonishing photograph shared by the African-based magazine Khakibush has captured the attention of the online community, showing a giant male elephant seemingly about to crush a white car and its occupants. The incident occurred in Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa and was taken by photographer Armand Grobler in 2013.

According to a description by Khakibush magazine on Instagram, two safari drivers were astonished when a male elephant walked past their vehicle and decided to "scratch" its belly against the hood and windshield. The incident occurred in Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa and was photographed by Armand Grobler.

The striking photograph shows an elephant seemingly preparing to crush a car.

Armand Grobler told FTW Outdoors that this dangerous collision occurred in 2013 and was partly due to the actions of the driver.

Grobler, now a tour guide, was asked to describe the sequence of events that led to the photograph known as Elephant Itch.

Grobler recalled, "We were driving with a group of animal behavior researchers when we came across a white car reversing with an elephant in front."

"One of the most important things you learn is never to reverse when an elephant is coming toward you. You either stop and let it pass or you get out of the way completely. The elephant treats it like a game if you keep reversing, almost as if you're mocking it," Grobler explained.

Grobler said the elephant disappeared into the bushes, but the driver kept reversing, trying to catch up with it.

Grobler described the incident: "First, the elephant used its tusks to poke the roof of the car, then the hood, then moved around the car with its front leg on the left side and its hind leg on the right. Then it landed on the car, but not intentionally to cause damage. It looked like it was scratching an itch. Ironically, the car was the right height for the itch, and so we named the photo 'Elephant Itch'."

Grobler said the encounter lasted about 15 minutes, but did not specify how severely the vehicle was damaged.

Quoc Tiep (according to FTW Outdoors)

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