Published 15:11 IST, January 13th 2020

Video of elephant clambering over wall for mangoes breaks the internet

Unusually agile elephant was caught on camera while clambering over a five-foot wall in an attempt to steal mangoes from the Mfuwe guest house in Zambia.

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'Unusually agile' elephant was caught on camera while clambering over a five-foot wall in an attempt to steal mangoes from Mfuwe guest house in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia on Saturday. Ian Salisbury, general manr of lodge caught whilst giant was finding a way to haul over a wall on its four legs without hovering over. 

Video Credits: Bushcamp Company

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site has an annual visit from a family of elephants between October and mid-December but this elephant was late. Speaking about his visitor, Salisbury said that ult male bull elephant was stranger to m who wanted to explore region. He also ded that animal was obviously hungry and expected to get some mangoes for himself from central area. Describing hilarious event, Bushcamp Company which operates lodge wrote, "This big guy wasn't about to let a wall stop him from getting where he wanted to go! He me it look easy, climbing over to come into Mfuwe Lodge courtyard and n again when he left."

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Salisbury also revealed that elephant just chose most direct route and me himself right at home ding that guests were amused by elephant’s attempt to climb wall. Talking about family who was staying at lodge he said that y were out on safari drive in national park when incident happened and that guests felt really b for missing unique incident. 

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Andy Hogg, managing director of Bushcamp Company captured elephant’s hunt for fruit as he wandered furr into camp. Speaking about animal, he said it was very impressive that it could coordinate its four legs to get over wall because elephant was quite a major bull, maybe around 30.

15:11 IST, January 13th 2020