Wild Elephants Take on Passing Buses and Terrorize Them For a Snack

When hunger strikes, there is little you can do to curb that desire unless it is by food. We see this happening to an elephant in Sri Lanka who is convinced all these cars and buses on the road have food. 

Elephant Sighting in Sri Lanka

The next YouTube video posted in this blog post takes us to Sri Lanka. This video was uploaded and shared by the Wild Elephant Hub. They have received more than eight million views across their videos about elephants since 2020. They share a short description of what happens below.

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“Welcome to ‘Unbelievable Moment,’ your portal to the astonishing world of wildlife encounters. In ‘On the Hunt: Wild Elephant’s Astonishing Bus Encounter for Food,’ we delve into the heart-pounding and awe-inspiring moments when wild elephants, driven by their insatiable hunger, cross paths with buses, creating unforgettable and sometimes unbelievable encounters.”

Hungry Elephant

At the start of this video, we see that traffic has come to a standstill on this small road in Sri Lanka. A bus has stopped because a massive elephant is in front of it. This elephant is refusing to move himself. And so we see one of the bus passengers throw something out of the window. We see that it is a bunch of bananas. 

The elephant falls for this trap and goes up to grab them so he can eat them all. As the elephant eats them, we see the bus pass by quickly. However, this elephant refuses to leave the road. He is convinced that if he can stop other buses and cars, they will give him food, too. This elephant is so big that it seems bigger than these standardized buses. 

How Many Elephants Are in Sri Lanka?

There are three different species of elephant. The African savanna, or bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. It is estimated that there are 500,000 elephants, and their conservation status is not considered threatened. 

It is estimated that of these quarter of a million elephants, there are 2,500-4,000 elephants left in Sri Lanka. 

What do Elephants Eat?

Elephants are herbivores, which means that they will eat plant matter. Elephants will eat food such as grass, roots, and fruit. To keep up with their massive weight, it is estimated that they can eat up to 330 pounds of food per day.

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