A family were left with £600 worth of damage to their car after a 75st CAMEL sat on the bonnet while at a safari park.
Annie Andrews, 40, and her partner took their kids to Knowsley Safari Park to celebrate youngest son Callum's first birthday.
They opted to avoid the monkey enclosure at the drive-thru open park for fear the inquisitive, and rather cheeky, animals would destroy their Vauxhall Insignia.
But they were shocked when their vehicle came under threat from a pair of two-humped Bactrian camels having a row.
Unable to reverse due to a car behind, the family, including partner Vinnie Hewitt, 39, and eldest son Harry, seven, screamed as one of the 7ft creatures was shoved towards them.
The camel ended up sat on the front of the car leaving a huge dent, scratches and a broken headlight.
Annie, a mum of two from Oldham, said: "When we reached the camels we saw they were fighting. They came right into the road.
"A car pulled up behind us so we couldn't move.
"I thought we'd wait for the camels to move on.
"I got the camera out thinking 'this will be a good memory for the kids'. But these camels got closer and closer and closer.
"We put the car into reverse, so the lights would come on, but the guy behind us didn't see.
"They got closer and closer and then the next minute - crunch.
"And there is a camel on the front of the car. I was thinking 'oh my god, we've got to get out', but of course you aren't allowed out of your car.
"Nobody was answering the ranger's phone when we called for assistance. We just had to say 'we're just going to have to wait and drive out'.
"Thankfully the camel got up and walked away as if nothing had happened."
They finished the route and pulled into the car park to survey the damage.
"I phoned my dad and said 'a camel has just fallen on to my car'. He thought I was joking.
"The bonnet was completely dented. It broke a headlight. There were scratched across the bonnet."
The incident with the camel happened in January but due to Covid rules they couldn't get it repaired.
They did the best DIY job they could themselves, before selling the car this month.
