A tourist from Spain has sparked anger on social media after posting videos of himself pouring beer down the trunk of an elephant in Kenya.
He captioned the video: “Just a tusker with a tusked friend.”
BBC reports: “Several investigations have been launched after a Spanish man in Kenya posted videos of himself pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk – sparking anger on social media.
“He was filmed in a wildlife reservation drinking from a can of Tusker, a popular local beer, before giving the rest of it to the elephant.
“”Just a tusker with a tusked friend,” he captioned one clip posted on Instagram, which was later deleted from his account after a backlash from Kenyans in the comments.
“The BBC analysed the footage and was able to authenticate it as genuine. The landscape and a well-known bull elephant point to it being filmed at the Ol Jogi Conservancy in the central county of Laikipia.
“A member of the staff contacted by the BBC at the privately owned wildlife sanctuary was shocked by the behaviour – and said the videos would be passed on to “the relevant authorities”.
“”This should never have happened. We’re a conservation and we can’t allow that to happen,” the staffer, only identified as Frank, said.
“”We don’t even allow people to go near the elephants.””
