A forests official said: "We have now formed a team of 30 people armed with crackers to try and chase away the [grieving, angry, and violent males], as they are out to avenge the death of their mate."
Your latrec is too loose and the tusks are looser! (ht: PJM)
I don't think this is one bit funny. Elephants have a very cohesive social structure, understand the loss of death, cooperate to help each other when one is in trouble and, yes, avenge harm to one of their own--as strange as that may sound to those who think humans anthropomorphize rather than understand how much like animals humans think and behave.
ReplyDeleteVillagers have been 'warring' with elephants for a few decades now and I have read many stories of tragedy concerning both elephants and villagers.
There have been efforts to move elephants to more remote areas, which have had mixed results, and is dangerous to both the elephants and the people trying to relocate them.
The whole situation is heartbreaking.
How could anyone pass up a play on Tuscaloosa? There just aren't that many opportunities.
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