India, Aug. 11 -- A shocking incident at Bandipur Tiger Reserve has sparked fresh debate about tourist behaviour in wildlife zones after a man was chased by an elephant while attempting to take a close-up photograph. The encounter was captured on video by a foreign tourist and has since gone viral on Instagram.

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The video, shared by Daniel Osorio, shows the moment an elephant charged at a man who had stepped out of his vehicle on the road connecting Tamil Nadu to Karnataka. In his caption, Osorio explained, "I filmed this scene on my phone while driving through Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The elephant was calmly eating carrots it had pic...