Great One-Horned Rhinocerous (Rhinocerous unicornis)

[Jimmy]

(01-14-2019, 05:42 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(01-14-2019, 03:45 PM)Jimmy Wrote:

(01-14-2019, 01:48 PM)Shadow Wrote: Documentary about rhinos in Kaziranga, this is all about rhinos there.

One of the places I would like to visit in lifetime, remarkable little place Kaziranga. It seems some rhinos if it gets annoyed by constantly being followed can charge elephants too, primary mode of safari in Kaziranga. Opens it's mouth and just keeps coming.watch

It would be interesting to know, what elephant thinks in that kind of situation. I mean so many people on back of it, then that big opponent charging. Does it try to avoid dropping people in some way or is it totally in "survival mode" :) Of course it has to move in some way, it can´t just stand still. Well, looks like that no-one got hurt too badly.

Normally elephants are trained to encircle a rhino once it is spotted, after getting tight enough circle, elephant doesn't like going further and irritate  the rhino, they let out rumbling signal and won't budge any near to the rhinos once they know it's the limit, the rhino once they are encircled doesnot dare to escape between two elephants either they remain in the middle just watching, so they have mutual respect of one another, in the attack scenario I don't think elephant can shake off humans that fast when rhino is on attack mode close behind, in a very real threat scenario it's a survival mode for the elephant, they tuck their trunk between front legs and try to avoid being bitten and shoulder away the rhino in pursuit, i don't think elephants think of humans that is above them, rhino just tries to bite anywhere it can.

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