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Elephant Shows Tiger 'Who's Boss' At Watering Hole As Tourists Watch In Awe From A Distance

Adult elephants are known to fight and even kill tigers if they feel threatened by them. One such incident was caught on camera and shared online.
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Updated Jun 14, 2023 | 01:42 PM IST

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Elephant shows tiger who's boss

Elephant shows tiger who's boss

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The clip, which was shot by tourists at a wilderness reserve in India, shows a pachyderm refusing to allow a tige access its watering hole.
  • Sharing the clip, IFS official Susanta Nanda wrote: "Tigers and elephants tolerate each other fairly well in the wild. But at times gentle giant shows who the boss is."
  • The clip shows the elephant standing inside the watering hole and keeping a constant watch on the big cat as it roams the perimeter.

Elephants and tigers are both apex predators and do not often come into direct conflict with one another.
However, there are several documented incidents of the two animals crossing paths.
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Adult elephants are known to fight and even kill tigers if they feel threatened by them.
One such incident was caught on camera and shared online.
The clip, which was shot by tourists at a wilderness reserve in India, shows a pachyderm refusing to allow a tige access its watering hole.
Sharing the clip, IFS official Susanta Nanda wrote: "Tigers and elephants tolerate each other fairly well in the wild. But at times gentle giant shows who the boss is."
The clip shows the elephant standing inside the watering hole and keeping a constant watch on the big cat as it roams the perimeter.
Just as the tiger begins its approach towards the watering hole, the elephant starts to move and then circles around the tiger to chase it away.
Nanda pointed out that tourists were heard talking on their phones during the encounter. He asked his followers: "Should mobiles be banned inside the protected areas?”

Many netizens said that phones should be kept switched off or in camps during reserve tours. Other said there are some reserves that have alread implemented the mobile ban rule.
A user wrote, "Mobile is banned in Tadoba Tiger reserve core as well as buffer zone. Not even with fees. I wish other forest authority follow the suite."
"Yeah and also number of visitors and the distance from animals should be established and strictly followed," wrote another.
"That man talking and the ringtone totally spoilt a lovely video. Such people and their phones should both be banned in forests, wrote a third user.
"Mobile should not be banned but it should be restricted," wrote a fourth user.
However, some said the stunning encounter wouldn't have been documented without a phone camera.
Experts reckon that in a fierce battle between an adult elephant and a tiger, the former always has a higher chance of coming out on top.
It's the sheer size difference that will ultimately determine the outcome of any dual.
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