It is amazing to see them in the wild and so very close. We were lucky enough to experience the same but with Mama and Baby Elephants. A moment I will never forget.
Fail to recognize temporal streaming? "Annually, musth glands secrete a dark, oily, musky substance and become inflamed. This physiological change is associated with a behavior observed in male elephants called musth, and is characterized by unpredictable, dominant, and excitable behavior. The musth period lasts between several days to several months".