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Originally Posted by Harrie  Signs to Watch out for- A single elephant trumpetting loudly - Stay away at all costs. Turn and run for it if you have to. These are the human killers that can wreck cars before you can say ABC
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Running for it is fine if you are in a car. But if you are on foot, never ever do that unless you are at a sufficient distance and are certain of getting to safety. An elephant can easily outrun a human being and will almost certainly give chase if you run. When it catches up, you are as good as dead. If you are too close to the elephant and cannot reach safety, a better strategy is to keep absolutely still and don't get panicked by the elephant's hostile trumpeting or even if it prepares to charge. There is some hope that the elephant will lose interest in you and move on.
@pawan: I did get on the wrong side of a male monkey by rasing my hands and trying to shoo it off when it came close to me for some eatables in my hands. It then crouched and growled, as if to leap at me and bite. It was quite a ferocious sight, with mouth and eyes wide open and staring at me. My insides were like jelly but I immediately cut out my hostile moves, froze and just stared at the monkey without backing off. It worked; the monkey lost interest.