A young elephant charged a safari vehicle in South Africa’s Kruger National Park to show who's boss.

“While watching a whole herd of elephants peacefully going about their daily routine, we suddenly saw a young male elephant running towards us while rumbling and trumpeting,” the filmer said.

“This young male was at the age of reaching puberty,” the filmer explained. “Heightened levels of testosterone drive these young males, and they become very irritated and aggressive.”

“This young male clearly wanted to show off his dominance through his several demonstration charges,” the filmer said. “Eventually, the arrogant young elephant was done showing off and ran off towards the rest of the herd.”

“This encounter was a thrilling experience for everyone on the vehicle and definitely had everybody’s hearts racing,” the filmer added.

Finding elephants on safari in the Kruger National Park is always a big highlight. These intelligent creatures are fascinating and very entertaining to watch. They are usually very peaceful animals but at times they can become unpredictable which then can lead to nerve wrecking experiences. While watching a whole herd of elephant peacefully going about their daily routine, we suddenly saw a young male elephant running towards while rumbling and trumpeting. This young male was at the age of reaching puberty. Heightened levels of testosterone drives these young males and they become very irritated and aggressive. This young male clearly wanted to show off his dominance through his several demonstration charges. These demonstration charges would end up in retreat every time. With head high, back arched and tail raised the youngster makes off at an angle, looking back with head turned. Eventually the arrogant young elephant was done showing off and ran off towards the rest of the herd. This encounter was a thrilling experience for everyone on the vehicle and definitely had everybody’s hearts racing