An amusing video has emerged of an elephant knocking on the window of a safari lodge at the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

The footage, captured last month, shows the curious animal peering in while rattling its tusks against the window.

The hut's occupants can be heard trying to get rid of the cheeky elephant before it leaves.


The filmer wrote online: "Five bull elephants broke the electric fence around the lodge to gain access to trees (due to the drought) and stayed inside the lodge area for three weeks

We spoke everyday and evening to them, and they got used to us and we think this elephant was just very inquisitive when he saw us. But when we told him 'no', he listened - same when we were walking around in the lodge area and had to ask them to move so that we could go to specific areas."

This cheeky Elephant invaded a Lodge in the Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

This happened at Baluleni Safari Lodge on the Olifants River in Balule Nature Reserve, greater Kruger National Park. Happened when 5 Elephant bulls broke the electric fence around the lodge, to gain access to trees (due to the drought). We spoke everyday and evening to them, and they got used to us and we think he was just very inquisitive when he saw us. But when we told him 'no', he listened - same when we were walking around in the lodge area and had to ask them to move so that we could go to specific areas - Elke Van Eeden (Lodge Owner) http://www.balulenisafarilodge.com/