Watch how this brave Baby Elephant Hercules defended himself against the vicious attack of group of 14 lions at Norman Carr Safaris Chinzombo Camp in Zambia
As a kid you must have heard of numerous stories about ant vs elephant stories wherein the ant wins against the elephant. The morale being that size doesn't matter when it comes to accomplishing your goals.
Saying so here is an incredible wildlife story of a baby elephant who got separated from its heard near the Norman Carr Safaris Chinzombo Camp in Zambia.
The calf soon found itself in a life threatening position, surrounded by a vicious group of 14 lionesses at the Luangwe Park in Zambia. Meanwhile passing by tourists consisting of a team of journalists, TV personalities and their safari guide witnessed and filmed the whole incident.
They were worried that they might have to witness the killing of the baby elephant as it was an unfair showdown between one baby elephant vs 14 vicious lionesses.
Saying so here is an incredible wildlife story of a baby elephant who got separated from its heard near the Norman Carr Safaris Chinzombo Camp in Zambia.
The calf soon found itself in a life threatening position, surrounded by a vicious group of 14 lionesses at the Luangwe Park in Zambia. Meanwhile passing by tourists consisting of a team of journalists, TV personalities and their safari guide witnessed and filmed the whole incident.
They were worried that they might have to witness the killing of the baby elephant as it was an unfair showdown between one baby elephant vs 14 vicious lionesses.
Pride of lions try to take down an Elephant herd
The lionesses attacked the little elephant from behind, attempting to take down it's legs. At one point 4 of them were riding on the poor elephant by hooking their sharp claws on to its thick skin.
But the baby elephant although a calf decided to fight back. The calf started to shake frantically, kicking and charging at the lions to shake them off and ran into a ravine nearby to take shelter in the waters.
This desperate attempt by the baby calf fended of the lions and the calf kept them at bay by warning them time to time by charging or splashing water at them to scare them away.
What it is like to be charged by an angry elephant
The brave actions of the little elephant to go against the group of lionesses and survive earned him the nickname of mighty "Hercules", the one whose power was equivalent to that of 20 elephants. Meanwhile in case of our little baby elephant Hercules, its power was equivalent to that of 14 lions. :)
Way to go Hercules! Dwayne Johnson "The Rock" will surely be looking up to your future adventures with your new found fame as the lone lion survivor of the Elephant safari in Zambia. Hercules new found fame will certainly earn him the leadership of the herd in the future and we wish him all the best till then! ♥