Updated on Mar 28, 2019, 17:28 IST

Narrow Escape For Foreign Tourists In Jaipur's Amer Fort As Their Elephant Rides Go Berserk

Tourists Caught In Elephant Fight While Riding On Them
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What would you do if you were caught in the middle of a fight that jeopardizes your safety? No, let us rephrase that. What would you do if you were caught in the middle of a fight that jeopardizes your LIFE? 

Will you be willing to risk your life over a fight that you have nothing to do with in the first place? No, but what are your options when you don't get the choice of making that decision to save yourself, and just happen to be there?

Well, something just that scary happened to a few foreign tourists visiting the Amer Fort in Jaipur. Two female elephants carrying foreign tourists on their backs got into a fight with each other in the fort premises and created a lot of panic and chaos.

As one elephant pushed another and engaged in a head-to-head assault, the tourists riding on the elephants had a scary moment before they managed to safely disembark. Even the mahouts initially failed to come up with a plan to control the warring elephants.

Other elephants in the vicinity had to be taken away to save them from the wrath of the female elephants. While it is common knowledge that elephants share strong, intimate bonds with one another, we wonder what provoked them to lose their cool on this instance.

This also reminds us to check out 'Junglee' that hits the theatres tomorrow. Starring Vidyut Jammwal as a vet, the film tries to explore and present the kind of bond humans and elephants share with each other, through Vidyut and his friend Bhola's camaraderie.

Take a look at the trailer for 'Junglee' here.

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