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Family enjoying pool when massive elephant decides to join them
He can crash our party any time! 🐘😂
Jonathan Maes
10.18.20

Everybody loves to hang around at a pool party, and it turns out that this doesn’t only apply to us, humans. Whether you’re taking a dive in the refreshing water, or just sitting at a poolside table with some drinks and snacks, pool parties are generally ones you wouldn’t want to miss.

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Sometimes, there are people who crash a party, but this time, a massive animal wanted to join in on all the fun.

A place called Elephant Sands in Botswana, Africa definitely holds up to its name. It’s a popular tourist attraction where visitors can sleep in a lodge or even bring their own tents.

Of course, it’s equipped with a swimming pool to unwind with your friends, family, or your loved ones.

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Travel with Corletts - YouTube screenshot

“Come and enjoy viewing the elephants at our natural waterhole right in front of the lodge. Watch these impressive creatures whilst they drink at only a couple of meters away from you, a unique experience!” the Elephant Sands website says.

As the name suggests, elephants roam the area around here, and sometimes they can even get really, really close!

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Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot

Seeing these elephants go about their day is truly something amazing and cool, and it’s a massive selling point for people who come to visit here. After all, spending a day between elephants definitely sounds intriguing.

When it comes to these special guests, we’re pretty sure that they got their money’s worth.

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Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot

In Africa, you don’t really have to worry about the weather all that much – the pool can be used pretty often as the sun is always shining.

In some video footage, we see a bunch of friends who are clearly having the times of their lives. With beers in hand, they all jump right into the pool for a relaxing vacation moment.

It was clear that this was a wonderful day, but then it got kicked up a notch!

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Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot

As you see, the environment around the pool is pretty much an open space, where animals can roam freely. Partying guys in a swimming pool- it’s definitely the kind of thing that manages to capture the attention of surrounding animals.

It seemed like these people were going to party on their own, but then someone else decided to turn up.

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Travel with Corletts - YouTube screenshot

It was none other than a huge majestic elephant who seemingly wanted some fun too!

The way this elephant casually walks up to the pool, coming from the trees is actually pretty hilarious.

Initially, he didn’t even give the people in the pool much thought, cause it seemed like this African elephant was mainly very thirsty! After seeing all those people with a beer in their hand, this elephant decided to take a sip of the pool water to quench his thirst.

Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot
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Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot

Luckily, these pools are completely safe – the owners didn’t add any chlorine in the water for rare events like these.

After all, elephants can get quite thirsty, and are known to drink up to fifty gallons every single day. This pool certainly wouldn’t last long if this elephant invited all of his friends over!

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Travel with Corletts - YouTube screenshot

Two of the men in the pool were completely stunned by the whole thing, and they didn’t move an inch.

After a big sip of water, the elephant seems pretty interested in everyone involved and stares at the person filming for a few moments. Even though they must’ve been stressed out, these elephants are generally very calm and intelligent if they’re not provoked.

Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot
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Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot

Moments later, the elephant walks off again into the wilderness, leaving everyone in awe.

“Best chicken fight partner ever. And at least he was polite enough to not knock over the beer,” of the guys, Kerry Dunne, wrote as the video caption.

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Kerry Dunne - YouTube screenshot

What an absolutely amazing party crasher!

Be sure to check out the incredible encounter in the video below.

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