It’s not every road trip you find your traffic lane blocked by a wild elephant. But that’s exactly what happened to us when driving in Southern Sri Lanka, on our way from a safari in Yala National Park<\/p>\n
I was sitting in the back seat when my driver started braking and gesticulating about the road obstruction ahead. After a glance, I quickly grabbed my camera and started snapping away — not ideal photography circumstances, but that’s often how it goes.<\/p>\n
There blocking our lane stood an elephant, interacting with passengers in a small bus in the opposite lane. I’m not sure what was going on — whether he wanted some food (most likely), or just to interact with the people. <\/p>\n
I have a lot of respect for the power of nature, including that of wild elephants. Their trunk might be able to delicately pick up a peanut or grape, but it can also rip your arm off. Fortunately, nothing happened.<\/p>\n
We decided it best to just cautiously drive by when our first opportunity, leaving our pachyderm friend to watch us pass.<\/p>\n
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge, right arrow to advance)<\/p>\n\n
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