After we accidentally stopped our truck on the road, whilst they were, unbeknownst to us until they charged us, in the middle of crossing the road.
Then the matriarch ran at the safari thing we were in - I say thing because it in no way protected us from her, yet a truck might have offered some sort of shield - and stopped about 2 metres from it, rocking on her front foot, as they're known to do when they're about to charge.
Then she took a step backward and ran again, but came a bit closer.
At this point a guy sitting near our guide let him know that it was now past exhilarating or adrenaline-rushing and high time we turn on the engine - because we had it off the whole time - and hope that it didn't rev or stuff up, and that the matriarch didn't get angry at the noise of the engine, and we would be able to make a quick getaway.
But, contrary to what most herds will do, which is continue to cross the road and be happy that we've left, the entire herd started chasing us, and the photo was taken a couple of hundred metres down the road when they gave up!
It's quite an unusual story and makes me wonder what would have happened had the matriarch pushed our safari thing over, would the entire herd have joined in stomping on us? Great...
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