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Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them

Angry elephants surround the British ‘I’m a Celeb’ team and charge them

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This is when a group of terrified remaining TV crew members trembled with fear as an angry elephant repeatedly charged their safari truck during a trip to South Africa.

What was supposed to be relaxing with ten British Australians turned into a lifetime experience when they encountered a herd of 40 elephants.

The TV series holidaymakers booked into a safari lodge in South Africa for a holiday after filming the Australian version of I’m the Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! in Kruger National Park.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
The stampeding herd of mainly female elephants and young calves flee from lions across a dirt road in front of the safari truck

The huge herd had panicked when a pride of hungry lions was spotted by adult elephants stalking their wounded cubs.

The lions were looking for an easy k.il.l, but when the bulls att.ac.ked, the rest of the herd stampeded for safety, and the tourists found themselves stuck right in the middle.

TV producer Trent Holmes, 40, who filmed the incredible encounter, said: ‘Our guide Gert Kruger heard trumpeting as we were out in the bush and said nearby herd was moving very fast.

‘He took us down a dirt road to see what was going on and suddenly darted from our right, trumpeting and smashing through the trees and bushes was this huge herd of upset elephants.

‘They were moving really fast, and Gert turned off the engine to not scare them off and let them pass, but we were in the middle of this part of the herd and the rest of it.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
An angry elephant bringing up the rear of the first part of the herd confronts the safari truck and stares down the tourists onboard
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
Another towering elephant, believed to be female, charges out of the bush at safari truck for blocking stampede the herd’s route which ironically darted straight in front of the tourists
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
The group in their safari truck – TV producer Trent Holmes, 40, (back far right) filmed the incredible stampede at Kruger National Park

‘One was in front of us with big tusks, which was terrifying, but we thought after they all went into the bush.

‘Then, from our left, a large elephant that I thought was a female darted through the trees with her glaring ears and trumpeting, and I’ve never been so scared.

‘Ranger Gert was very calm and yelled at the elephant: “Relax, come on, move.”

‘It stopped charging, and you see and hear us on the video laughing and seeing us smiling, but trust me, it was a nervous reaction as we were all so scared because the elephant was so big.

‘Then it turned around and approached us again through the trees with its trunk outstretched, and one of our group begged Gert to drive away, and he said: “Relax guys, We can’t go now; we have to wait for it out.”

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
After a quick retreats, the massive female comes back through the bush on its third and most aggressive charge
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
Showing its intentions this time, a female elephant with two babies aggressively stomps across from the right side of the side fearing its route to the rest of the herd is cut off
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
Fed up with the safari truck, two elephants approach from behind with a third nearby and show their frustration at being disturbed
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A powerful elephant trunk pushes in close to the humans and could easily snatch one out

‘Then we were charged the third time by the same elephant, and it got so close that its trunk was pointed towards us, and I can’t tell you how terrified we were, but Gert just said: “Hey, calm down.”

‘Then we saw more elephants coming in from our right and realized we were getting stuck in the middle of the herd, which was why Gert said the elephants on the left were upset with us.

‘In the end, we had two older children coming right up to us and were staring at us and putting their trunks up close to us, but Gert was calm and told us just to relax and keep quiet.

‘Once the herd had passed, he felt it was a safe time to start the engine, and we slowly left, followed by three or four elephants herding us.

‘Believe me, the relief of having this distance between us for everyone was amazing.

‘It was the most incredible experience. Not many people can say they were in the middle of a herd of trampling elephants, but Gert was amazing and calmly arranged the situation.

‘He said: “It happens every day,” but none of us believed him!

‘I asked him afterward why he didn’t start the truck and get out, and he said they were agitated when there were lions around, and they could have attacked and overturned our car.

‘The lions were a threat, he said not us, he told us to relax because it was his experience and skill that we had to rely on, but when you are in that case, you will be terrified.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
One of the tusked mammals gets eyeball to eyeball with the terrified tourists, standing as close as a few feet away
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
A few of elephants see off the safari truck as the driver starts its engine and retreats
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
The terrified group later posed in front of their safari truck. Trent Holmes (center in blue shirt) hangs from the side of the modified pickup truck
Nature And Wildlife Tv | Angry Elephants Surround The British 'I'M A Celeb' Team And Charge Them
Safari ranger Gert Kruger who was the guide for the TV crew tourists ‘was calm and told us just to relax and to keep quiet’

Mr. Holmes from Sydney, Australia, said: ‘The sound of the trumpet and the ears flaring when they charge us is with me forever.’

Mr. Holmes said: ‘We had a great safari but the next morning when Gert woke us we went out again and asked what we wanted to go and saw we said ‘anything but elephants’ and he was laughing! “.

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