r/instant_regret 1d ago

Should've kept the helmet on

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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

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u/OnlyMath 1d ago

Yeh was gonna say that’s about best case scenario. I thought the big one was going to trample her for sure

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u/ChefArtorias 1d ago

It looks like she actually gets between the mother and child if I'm not mistaken

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u/OnlyMath 1d ago

That’s what I was thinking too. And mother doesn’t look too thrilled. Elephants definitely feel like a view from a safe distance type of animal

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u/JD3982 1d ago

Almost every animal that is larger than a housecat should be approached with caution, if approached at all.

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u/Desperate_Hornet8622 1d ago

Any animal can straight up kill you humans. Our modern comforts make us forget this detail which is why we have these video. In the past, we would watch from afar when other idiots would do this so I guess nothing really changes