This is not very satisfying but it does not have a name. Elephants are unique in their size. I watched the video closely a number of times. For part of the charge, the footfall pattern indeed matches a gallop. But you’re only halfway there because all 4 feet need to be off the ground at some point and that can’t happen. This gait as far as I can tell does not have a name in English.
noun: gallop
the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.
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This is not very satisfying but it does not have a name. Elephants are unique in their size. I watched the video closely a number of times. For part of the charge, the footfall pattern indeed matches a gallop. But you’re only halfway there because all 4 feet need to be off the ground at some point and that can’t happen. This gait as far as I can tell does not have a name in English.
noun: gallop the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elephant-locomotion/
https://www.animatornotebook.com/learn/quadrupeds-gaits