Arnold Schwarzenegger's close call with elephant

  • 02/06/2016
Arnold Schwarzenegger's close call with an elephant in South Africa
Arnold Schwarzenegger's close call with an elephant in South Africa

Movie legend Arnold Schwarzenegger got away unscathed after a close call with an elephant while on safari in South Africa.

The Commando and Predator hero posted a video on his Instagram that shows an elephant coming up to the windshield of the Jeep he was riding in.

The elephant initially walks away, then returns and chases the vehicle as it drives away.

The former California governor, who doesn't have a film writing credit to his name, says he couldn't have written the encounter any better if it had been a scene in a film.

"I'm absolutely in awe of these beautiful, strong animals, even though some of us had to change our pants after this," Schwarzenegger says.

His publicist Daniel Ketchell has confirmed that the video is "real and unstaged".

APTN