The appearance of the strange elephant shaped rock on the highway in Sardinia, Italy, surprised the drivers passing by.

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According to Rrune, female student Giulia Lupino recorded images of a giant elephant-shaped rock in Castelsardo, Sardinia, under the sunset.(Photo: Caters News.)

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Lupino drove along the highway 134 to take a picture of the rock and described it as a special feature of the town by its resemblance to an elephant.(Photo: Caters News).

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The massive stone was once part of the mountain range of Monte Casteddazzu before cracking, rolling down the valley and lying on the side of the road.(Photo: Caters News).

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The process of erosion due to weather effects makes the rock shaped like an elephant with full head and hose.(Photo: Caters News).

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"This rock transformed into an elephant by nature. When I saw it for the first time, I thought it was quite small. But when I got close, I realized it was as tall as 4 meters with an incredible look from the side. edge ", Lupino shared.(Photo: Caters News).

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Not only did the rock create beauty for the town, it was also important in archeological terms because it kept two "Domus de Janas", a type of tomb room in Sardinia.(Photo: Caters News).

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This is not the only natural stone in the shape of an elephant.On Heimaey Island, located in the Vestmannaeyjar Islands formed from volcanic activity in southern Iceland, a basalt rock on the seafront looks like a giant elephant with wrinkled skin and a sea-facing faucet.(Photo: Wikipedia).

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This spectacular elephant-shaped rock is a tourist attraction in the summer months.(Photo: Flickr).