Incredible video of young elephant repelling 14 hungry lions.

"Hercules" the ele

phant is the new king of the jungle after the youngster drove off 14 lions earli
er this month in Zambia.
In a desperate bid for survival, a young elephant showed tremendous courage to f
ight off a pride of 14 female lions. A video shows them chasing the animal to a
riverbank, before it fights back, reverses the tables and escapes.
The scene took place in Zambia s Norman Carr Safaris Chinzombo Camp, as tourists s
tood a short distance away, filming the spectacle that threatened to quickly tur
n bloody and gruesome.
Hercules the new King of the Jungle
as visitors and staff now call the elephant
somehow became separated from his herd and had to fight overwhelming odds in the
face of certain death.
"In the many years I have been a safari guide in Zambia at the South Luangwa, ne
ver have I seen anything like this," said Innocent, a safari guide at the reserv
e.
"We were all so worried the elephant would be killed right before us. What a fig
hter," he added.
At one point, the poor animal had three lions on his back simultaneously. But he
kicked and bucked to get to the river, where he thought the lions couldn t catch
him. Unfortunately, they were having none of it and charged straight into the ri
ver.
As a last resort, the brave elephant turned around and charged the lions, gather
ing up just enough speed to break their circle and make it out of the area alive
.
It s hard to judge what actually happened, Innocent continued. He also said that beh
avior in such situations may differ from place to place, depending on various co
nditions.
Because elephant calves are incredibly insecure when separated from their herd,
it is truly a wonder what took place in the video, now seen by over 200,000 peop
le on YouTube.