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    Suspected poacher 'stomped to death' by elephant in South Africa
    23 Oct, 2021 04:34 AM

    The remains of a suspected poacher have been found in South Africa's Kruger National Park, with authorities claiming an enraged elephant led to their demise.

    The mangled body was discovered Friday during an operation designed to prevent poaching in the area, Kruger spokesman Isaac Phaahla said.

    "Before any animals were harmed, an elephant stomped one poacher to death while the others fled," Phaahla said.

    "Initial investigations suspect that the deceased was killed by an elephant and left behind by his accomplices."

    Park rangers recovered the man's mobile phone, which has been sent to police in an attempt to track down more poachers in the area.

    Kruger National Park, a popular tourist destination, is home to a wide array of African wildlife.

    In 2014, footage emerged of a bull elephant rolling a car with a couple trapped inside it while they were self-driving in the safari park.

    British teacher Sarah Brooks and her fiance Jans de Klerk were celebrating their engagement with a trip to the famous park, where they were almost killed.

    The footage, taken by someone following their car, shows the car pulling up just metres from the elephant on a dirt road.

    Their blue Volkswagen is parked as the elephant begins to walk towards them, and while they try to reverse and drive off, it is too late for them to escape.

    The elephant starts ramming the car and then suddenly tips it upside down a few times before pushing it off the road.

    Those filming the terrifying ordeal start reversing to drive off themselves in a state of panic.

    Brooks was gored in the back of her upper thigh by one of the elephant tusks in the attack while her fiance suffered minor injuries.

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/sus...TT33PQNNX3P34/

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    Always nice to read a happy ending.
    Last edited by Whackumstackum; 10-23-2021 at 04:03 PM.

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    I’d consider it a win.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.

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    Should be standard procedure for poachers everywhere to be liquefied by elephant hooves..

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    Apparently this is more common than one might think. In Death in Tall Grass the author talks about the constant lethality of elephants and how many deaths go unreported because of the remote nature of Africa.

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    Great book...

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    did i just see rodney post something?
    Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JABIII View Post
    Great book...
    Bruh, what HAVEN'T you read up there on da mountain?

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    I'd prefer it to getting Cubed like steak by a big Hippo bull.

    At least it would be over quick.
    F**K Cancer

    Just Damn.

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    Except for the part where they put their foot on you and pull your limbs off one at a time. Elephants are mean as hell when riled and vindictive as high school girls...

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    Duly noted.
    F**K Cancer

    Just Damn.

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