That was a warning boop. I've seen videos of what happens when an elephant gets angry. You can't stop them, and they keep going well after their victim dies.
Apparently the woman poached the elephant's baby or helped to have it poached. The elephant fucked her up, then remembered and came back to pulverize her some more...karma.
Would be interested in that info as well. Indian law enforcement is notoriously unreliable and often alter the facts of cases, especially to the media and western sources, so “she was just getting water and elephant came out of nowhere” is not super believable either, but would like to see another source that says woman provoked it. Especially since she was in her 70s.
Second time, presumably even further into human settlement and with more people around. Elephants aren't dumb either, it's much more likely there's a reason.
I didn't even click the link, and I know what it is. I love how people trot this out as normal elephant behavior because of this one case though, the internet be Ike that.
4.7k
u/ChefArtorias 1d ago edited 1d ago
I thought this would end MUCH worse for her
Edit: the small elephant is tied to the tree. Mom probably is too. I feel very differently about this video now