This is the amusing moment two wild elephants stalled traffic when they loitered on a road in Thailand.

The pair of jumbos stood leisurely on the mountain highway, blocking tourists from passing through in the sprawling area of forest called the Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province on October 21.

Drivers had to wait patiently before the beasts walked away and disappeared into the wilderness.

Elephants are the national animal of Thailand.

There are an estimated 2,000 Asian elephants living in the wild where they wander freely among Thailand's protected forests. However, there is often conflict when they come into contact with humans on roads and in villages.

A similar number of elephants are kept in captivity where they work in the tourist industry or get hired out for religious festivals and weddings. A small number still work in commercial logging.

This is the amusing moment two wild elephants stalled traffic when they loitered on a road in Thailand.

The pair of jumbos stood leisurely on the mountain highway, blocking tourists from passing through in the sprawling area of forest called the Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province on October 21.

Drivers had to wait patiently before the beasts walked away and disappeared into the wilderness.

Elephants are the national animal of Thailand.

There are an estimated 2,000 Asian elephants living in the wild where they wander freely among Thailand's protected forests. However, there is often conflict when they come into contact with humans on roads and in villages.

A similar number of elephants are kept in captivity where they work in the tourist industry or get hired out for religious festivals and weddings. A small number still work in commercial logging.