Elephants are majestic creatures. But while adorable, they can also be incredibly dangerous.

A Jeep-full of passengers on a game drive in South Africa experienced this firsthand when a young bull elephant attempted to throw a branch at the vehicle with his trunk, narrowly missing some of the people in the vehicle.

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Game drives travel through the safari every day, and are designed to give visitors an up-close look at the wild animals that live in the region.

While getting this close to these animals is thrilling, it also can be dangerous, as this video reminds us.

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