Elephant Charge by Gwyn Tyger

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 05, 2006

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a charge from one of these guys is scary, to say the least. fortunately he wasn't serious about it.

Comments (19)

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short_ribs

4:06AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

yip lol... I've seen them charge :P Oh and riding them is also fun :D you use thier ears to steer them in the desired direction lol... Lovely shot mate! Thanks for sharing! ;)

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Mondwin

4:14AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx

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PeeWee05

4:16AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

you are lukcy he came out of it coz they don't normally just leave you - they even turn cars over to make a point - perfect shot!

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Zeldie

4:38AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

They can get quite aggressive, yes. They are my favourite animals though, so thank you soooo much for sharing him!!

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busi2ness

5:33AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Great perspective on this youngster. Not uncommon to be cantankerous at that age too. When do we see you in Africa (again)?

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Dianthus

7:14AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Excellent photo. So jealous of your experience:)

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Vik9740

7:27AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

a stunning show of wildlife at it's most natural!! thank you for sharing it with us all!

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urbanarmitage

7:38AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Fantastic shot! Very well done! Short_ribs, just don't try and ride them and pull their ears WHILE they're charging! Baaaad combination! :o)

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erlandpil

7:38AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Hi friends Wonderfult image erland

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RodolfoCiminelli

10:36AM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Wonderful shot of very beatiful effect of natural light.....!!!!

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marybelgium

2:38PM | Wed, 05 July 2006

fantastique !

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kimariehere

4:15PM | Wed, 05 July 2006

WOW AWESOME CAPTURE HE WAS CHARMING AT YOU OMG!!! HOW SCARY INDEED!! !! such a magnificent aftican elephant in the wild !!! FANTASTIC SHOT !! ***** !!

wingnut55

4:57PM | Wed, 05 July 2006

very nice shot (i read somewhere that in a real charge the trunk is curled up so as to protect it from damage. waving it like this one seems to be doing is like a hand signal, 'go away' probably).

uniquedreamer

8:50PM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Wonderful capture of this elephant... superb!

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redchilicat

10:17PM | Wed, 05 July 2006

Beautiful shot of this wild elephant!

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Buffalo1

12:35AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Woah! You and busi2ness like to live dangerously out in Africa. Great capture of this magnificent animal.

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jocko500

2:22PM | Sat, 08 July 2006

lol got to watch out. This is a very good shot of him

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Sunbow

6:59PM | Thu, 15 March 2007

Looks scary.

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WindchimePhotography

9:12PM | Thu, 20 September 2007

So you've been "tested by the Spirit of Elephant" as well, eh? I've been challenged once too, though mine was while working at the Philadelphia Zoo... and despite a typically slow pace to every motion, these creatures are powerful enough to be scary when they shift gears. Nice photo.