A group of tourists have escaped unharmed after a giraffe charged their truck while on safari in Africa.
“Dicken Muchena, 27, was on a jungle tour at Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, on 9th December — when he spotted a huge giraffe heading towards the car,” the footage’s description reads.
“The video shows the shocking moment Dicken, a teacher and photographer, turned in shockto see the huge giraffe’charging' at the group of tourists,” it continues. “The group were just leaving after spending time admiring the giraffes in their grazing ground at the reserve.”
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Giraffe running after tourist vehicle at Masai Mara Game Reserve in Narok, Kenya.Dicken Muchena/SWNS.COM
During the clip, which is almost 2 minutes long, the animal is initially shown from a distance but soon catches up to the truck, leaving a trail of dust behind it as the tourists can be heard laughing from behind the camera.
According toFox News, Muchena told SWNS that the giraffe charged at them “fiercely” for a few minutes before the driver was able to maneuver out of its way, and that it “almost stepped” on their vehicle.
“The giraffe seemed harmless at first — but all of a sudden it turned foul and chased us from its natural habitat,” said Muchena, according to Fox News. “It even tried to block our exit at one point — but we managed to get away.”
“It was certainly a scary adventure,” he added.
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The incident comes almost a year and a half after a similarvideo featuring a tiger chasing down two peopleon a motorcycle in India went viral.
A moderator from FAWPS told theHindustan Timesthat the two individuals on the motorcycle were officials from the Forest Department who had gone to patrol the area after reports of a tiger sighting.
source: people.com
