Baby buffalo takes on an enormous elephant and wins proving size REALLY doesn’t matter in the animal kingdom
This is the moment that a brave baby buffalo took on an elephant in a David and Goliath-style savannah battle but managed to scare off the enormous mammal.
The fearless calf, pictured right, bounds towards the elephant in a bid to scare it away
The gentle giant quickly springs into reverse after being charged by the baby buffalo
The elephant then spins round and runs away after the amazing encounter
After spotting the miniature buffalo the trumpeting animal – which can weigh up to 6,000kg – springs into reverse before spinning around and making a dash in the opposite direction.
The astonishing footage of the tiny buffalo chasing the elephant was recorded in Kruger National Park in South Africa
After spotting the miniature buffalo the trumpeting elephant springs into reverse
The trumpeting elephant – which can weigh up to 6,000kg – then spins around before making a dash in the opposite direction
‘It was a very special sighting because he could have easily hurt that baby buffalo.
Andrew Cohen, 29, who filmed the encounter, said: ‘It was a very special sighting because he could have easily hurt that baby buffalo’
Andrew Cohen, who filmed the encounter, said that while the elephant could have ‘easily hurt’ the buffalo it appeared that the enormous animal ‘sensed that this was an innocent newborn’
It has long been thought that elephants are scared of smaller creatures – particularly mice.
The video of the encounter between the elephant and buffalo proves that size doesn’t matter in the animal kingdom
However, animal behaviourists say there is no evidence of rodent-phobia among any mammal.