You saw the viral video. But do you know what happened after the cameras stopped rolling? This is “Viral Flashbacks,” where the NY Post rewinds the internet’s most unforgettable clips to uncover the overlooked details, surprising backstories and answers you didn’t get the first time around.
A young elephant nicknamed Hercules appeared doomed when 14 hungry lions surrounded him in Zambia’s Luangwa National Park, with three climbing onto his back at once. Instead, the determined elephant kicked, spun and trumpeted his way to an incredible escape as safari guests cheered him on. Host Steven Greenstreet revisits the dramatic elephant-versus-lions showdown, how Hercules became separated from his herd, the expert finding that changed what we knew about his age and where he was spotted the very next day.
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