The tracker seat is often the best seat on the safari vehicle if you want to get up close & personal with the Wildlife... but no one expected it to get this close!

This White Rhino, a colossal giant of the Bushveld, decided to use the open safari vehicle as a scratching post for his stumpy horn*, right next to the tracker seat!

For almost three minutes you can hear the squeaking of horn on metal as the rhino scratches his horn, just millimeters from the tracker, his ear often resting on the blanketed leg of the tracker!

A cool composure and steady hand during this encounter resulted in an awesome video capture of this memorable encounter with this gentle giant!

*all rhinos in the Greater Kruger National Park are dehorned for their own protection