Giant elephant reportedly bows down to Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram(Photos)

 According to reports accompanying these viral photos, an elephant bowed down to some Nigerian soldiers who were recently sent on a special mission against Boko Haram insurgents at  the Nigeria-Cameroon border .
They said the elephant recognized them as special forces while playing with it by "bowing down to them"... More pic below...


Why does it look like the elephant is actually in a gutter ..