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Elephant brought to a halt by intimidating little girl

By Ben Hooper
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 22 (UPI) -- A confident young girl in Sri Lanka was recorded bringing an elephant to a halt with an outstretched hand and a command.

The elephant slowly walks down a road in the June 5 footage as the young girl approaches from the opposite direction.

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The girl stops walking, holds out one hand toward the elephant and shouts a command.

The elephant, startled, stops in its tracks. The girl starts to walk toward the elephant, which backs away before fleeing into some trees.

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