This is the terrifying moment a bull elephant rammed a jeep as a tourist filmed the heart-stopping moment during a safari tour in South Africa.
一群游客在南非旅行時發(fā)生了驚險的一幕，一頭公象猛沖向了他們的吉普，一名游客拍攝下了這個驚心動魄的瞬間。

The enraged elephant charged after first giving a warning shake of the head - an aggressive move by elephants.
這只憤怒的大象先是晃動頭部（大象的一種攻擊姿勢）以示警告，接著就沖了過去。

But after the driver slams the car into reverse to get out of the way, the bull - thought to be in musth, a sexually aggressive period among males - suddenly darts forward, driving his head and tusks into the side of the vehicle.
但在司機試圖倒車避開時，這頭公象突然向前猛沖，用頭部和象牙撞擊車側(cè)。這頭公象可能正處于發(fā)情期，公象在此期間有狂暴傾向。

Tourists filming from inside the Jeep are thrown to the floor by the sheer force of the blow.
游客在吉普車內(nèi)拍攝，但撞擊的力度太大，他們被掀翻到了地上。

After the filming stopped, the tourists - who do not wish to be named - say they escaped unharmed despite the enraged animal continuing to chase them for 500 metres down a dirt track.
停止拍攝后，游客（希望匿名）說盡管這只憤怒的大象一直追著他們跑了500米直到一條泥道，他們還是毫發(fā)無傷地逃脫了。

Speaking of the near miss, one of the passengers, who caught the incident on her mobile phone, said: 'We were out on an afternoon safari drive and came around a corner only to see this big bull elephant at the very last minute, as he was hidden by a tree.
一名用手機拍下這次險情的游客在提到這次僥幸逃脫時說道，“下午我們開車旅行來到了一個角落，這只公象藏在一棵樹后，我們僅到最后一刻才看見它?！?/div>

'Elephants are generally peaceful creatures, but elephant bulls are known for being particularly aggressive especially when in musth.
“一般來說，大象是一種溫和的動物，但公象在發(fā)情期間會特別有攻擊性?！?/div>

'After giving a warning head shake and slight charge, he charged again after the driver put the vehicle into reverse.
“在晃動頭部以示警告并稍稍追趕后，司機一倒車，它又突然猛沖了過來?！?/div>

'Everything happened so fast - the elephants trunk crashed into the vehicle centimetres from where I was sat.
“一切都發(fā)生得太快了，大象撞擊車部的時候，我坐的位置離它只有幾厘米?！?/div>

'What made the situation most dangerous was that everything was out of control and I was at the total mercy of the driver, who luckily sped us to safety.'
“一切都失控了，這讓情況危險到了極點，我只能完全指望司機，還好他最后把我們帶到了安全的地方?！?/div>

Most cases of elephants charging and attacking inanimate objects or rampaging through villages occur when the bull is in musth.
公象追逐和攻擊靜物或到村莊發(fā)狂的大多數(shù)案例都發(fā)生在發(fā)情期。

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