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Watch: Elephant shows tiger ‘who’s boss’ at watering hole

Video footage from a wilderness reserve in India shows an elephant refusing to allow a tiger to access its watering hole.

“Tigers and elephants tolerate each other fairly well in the wild,” Susanta Nanda of the Indian Forest Service stated via Twitter. “But at times gentle the giant shows who the boss is.”

The footage shows the tiger roaming the perimeter as the elephant keeps a close watch from the water.

As the wary tiger begins its approach, the elephant exits the pond and circles toward the tiger, ultimately chasing the cat away with a slow-speed charge and a trumpet blast.

Nanda noted the annoying sound of ringing phones in the footage and asked followers: “Should mobiles be banned inside the protected areas?”

Nanda did not provide video credit.

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