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19th May 2015

Is This The Greatest Selfie Of All Time?

We've had selfies. We've had belfies. Now we have "Elphies".

Megan Cassidy

Forget about selfie sticks, the latest hot selfie accessory is definitely a trunk. 

Canadian student Christian LeBlanc has captured the greatest “elphie” of all time.

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“Elphies” are, quite simply, selfies with elephants in them. 

The magic moment was captured when the 22-year-old was feeding bananas to elephants in Koh Phangan, Thailand.

He told The Mirror: “I ran out of bananas so it grabbed my GoPro by the handle while it was on time-lapse.”

“Luckily elephants are very gentle and I got it back with one of the best photos I have ever gotten.”

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Moments before the elephant snatched the GoPro.

Christian already has his sights set on his next selfie conquest.

He told the publication: “My girlfriend and I are travelling next to the Philippines where I hope to get a selfie with a whale shark, the world’s biggest fish.”

We thought this would be a good time to remind you of the time Kim Kardashian tried to take an elphie of her own and failed spectacularly.

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This elephant was not ready for his close up.

Top three images courtesy of Christian LeBlanc via The Mirror.