Brave Cat Chases Away 4-ton Food-stealing Elephant breaking into Garden
A pet cat has been pictured bravely chasing away a four-tonne elephant that wandered into its garden looking for food in Thailand.
The three-year-old moggy, named Simba, was roused by the jumbo trying to raid the home for food in Nakhon Nayok on Tuesday night.
However, the ferocious ‘guard kitty’ was not intimidated by the enormous beast despite it being many times its size and capable of killing humans with one step.
Stand off: The astonishing moment a pet cat – named Simba – chased away a four-tonne elephant that wandered into its garden in Thailand
Residents said the elephant is a 35-year-old ‘nuisance’ named Pai Salick that is known for trampling on people’s gardens in search of food
An astonishing picture shows how the tabby squared up to the wild elephant, which turned on its heels and fled empty-trunked after appearing to pull down trees in the garden, that were pictured splintered over the front lawn.
Residents said the elephant is a 35-year-old ‘nuisance’ named Pai Salick that is known for trampling on people’s gardens in search of food.
Local park ranger Amnat Norasin said: ‘The elephant lives in the forest but he often walks around the homes at night to look for food. People know who he is.
‘The house owner said his cat is aggressive and doesn’t like other animals entering his territory.’
Ordinarily, the elephant lives in a near-by forest, but he is often found walking around the homes at night, and is well known by the locals
But Pai Salick was left empty-trunked after the cat, who doesn’t like other animals entering his territory, bravely chased the elephant away
