These are just a few of the photos that I took of wild elephants in the jungles of Malaysia at Temenggor Lake, Perak. There are 2,000 of such beasts in the wild in Malaysia but tourists rarely encountered them. This time in June 2008, Jet, Philip and I were off on an eco-tourism trip here to look for the wild elephants as we have read that they exist here. In fact, the East-West Highway here had to have the sign that warns motorist, "Beware of Elephants Crossing!" A few years ago, a charging elephant trampled and damaged a car along this highway! Fortunately, the driver was unhurt. After seeing the droppings of wild elephants on the main highway, Jet instinctively led
us down a path to the lakes and soon we heard the crashing sounds of wild elephants tramping through the undergrowth! We were indeed lucky to see nine wild elephants, photographed them and Philip even had the chance to video them in action! This is the dream of every wildlife enthusiast like us and it was at the cost of standing under the heavy downpour in the afternoon. Wow! Who would believe that we can have such an exciting safari tour in Malaysia, at our very own door step!
It was safe to watch them afar as they have been known to charge and trample on humans when provoked! So we had to be careful on our way back up the path to keep a watchful eye for any of these jumbos! Of course, we survived to tell you all the tale!
These are just a few of the photos that I took of wild elephants in the jungles of Malaysia at Temenggor Lake, Perak. There are 2,000 of such beasts in the wild in Malaysia but tourists rarely encountered them. This time in June 2008, Jet, Philip and I were off on an eco-tourism trip here to look for the wild elephants as we have read that they exist here. In fact, the East-West Highway here had to have the sign that warns motorist, "Beware of Elephants Crossing!" A few years ago, a charging elephant trampled and damaged a car along this highway! Fortunately, the driver was unhurt. After seeing the droppings of wild elephants on the main highway, Jet instinctively led 
us down a path to the lakes and soon we heard the crashing sounds of wild elephants tramping through the undergrowth! We were indeed lucky to see nine wild elephants, photographed them and Philip even had the chance to video them in action! This is the dream of every wildlife enthusiast like us and it was at the cost of standing under the heavy downpour in the afternoon. Wow! Who would believe that we can have such an exciting safari tour in Malaysia, at our very own door step!
It was safe to watch them afar as they have been known to charge and trample on humans when provoked! So we had to be careful on our way back up the path to keep a watchful eye for any of these jumbos! Of course, we survived to tell you all the tale!
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