An elephant was caught using a rock as a scratching post for his behind in South Africa.
The animal was seen using an old ant hill as a means of relieving itself from the distracting irritation by Ilza de Wet, 50.
The elephant was seen using an old ant hill as a means of relieving itself from the scratch in South Africa
Ilza de Wet captured the sight while on holiday with her husband at Kruger National Park
She said: ‘He spent about three minutes scratching, but I unfortunately only filmed the last 40 seconds’
Describing the funny moment, Ilza from Centurion, South Africa, said: ‘This video was not at all planned, it happened by complete surprise.
‘We were in our vehicle, watching a large herd of elephants at Sable Dam. After they had left this young bull remained and began scratching against an old anthill.
‘He spent about 3 minutes scratching, but I unfortunately only filmed the last 40 seconds.
‘We were really happy and surprised to have caught this on camera.
‘I’ve never witnessed or captured anything like this before and while I hope we do, I think it’s unlikely we’ll photograph something like this again.’
