'Thirsty' elephant is caught opening a tap with its trunk to drink water from a sink in Botswana camp
An incredibly thirsty elephant was caught red-handed drinking water from a sink at a camp in Botswana.
Footage captured the cheeky animal using its long trunk to slurp water before splashing it into its mouth.
Tourists, who had been using the shower, were surprised when they discovered the large elephant blocking their exit from the bathroom.
An incredibly thirsty elephant was caught red-handed drinking water from a sink at a camp in Botswana
They witnessed the clever animal twist the tap open before helping itself to plenty of drinking water.
The tourists, from South Africa, said they waited almost two hours for the elephant to leave before daring to make a move.
They said: 'A friend and I went to shower, as we were on our way out to head back to camp again, the elephant was blocking our exit at the bathroom.
They witnessed the clever animal twist the tap open before helping itself to plenty of drinking water
'We almost waited 2 hours for the elephant to finish drinking so that we could leave.
'He knew exactly how to open the tap, there are watering holes but it seems they prefer drinking from the tap'.
The clip was captured on July 8.
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