18/12/2020
A bull elephant so calm and relaxed in the company of humans?
Yes, he is not in musth and an elephant is actually a gentle animal.
They can kill, of course, for certain reasons, but generally speaking they are not killers.
In an article, it mentioned the fact that a guide took tourists out to see wild elephants. These elephants had never experienced poaching, lost a family member to it or human cruelty in any form (today, it is rare to find these herds, and if you are so lucky, they are always found within well-protected areas). They were as they should be, wild and pure.
For these reasons, they trusted and were not afraid of humans. They came up to them, and the guide said that a few cows even showed off their calves to the human visitors. They rumbled between each other, Mother to calf as if they were discussing the human visitors, and then after 30 mins., they quietly drifted away into the wilderness.