Amazing video from the Newsflare archive of elephants playing with a GoPro camera in Zimbabwe.

Mike and Marian Myers left their camera near a watering hole to film two wild dogs they had spotted in Hwange National Park in September 2014.

While they were waiting for the dogs to show up a group bull elephants approached the device and began playing with it.

One of the elephants even put the camera in his mouth before spitting it out and giving it a few thumps with his foot on the floor.

Describing the encounter, Marian wrote online: “Mike was on the edge of his nerves concerned for the safety of the camera. He was cursing the elephants from afar – he even gave an almighty whistle and shouted ‘leave the camera alone’ from the platform”.

Amazing video from the Newsflare archive has emerged of elephants playing with a GoPro camera in Zimbabwe.

Mike and Marian Myers left their camera near a watering hole to film two wild dogs they had spotted in Hwange National Park in September 2014.

While they were waiting for the dogs to show up a group bull elephants approached the device and began playing with it.

One of the elephants even put the camera in his mouth before spitting it out and giving it a few thumps with his foot on the floor.

Describing the encounter, Marian wrote online: “Mike was on the edge of his nerves concerned for the safety of the camera. He was cursing the elephants from afar – he even gave an almighty whistle and shouted ‘leave the camera alone’ from the platform”.