VIDEO: Elephant bull attack couple in Kruger. KNP management shot the elephant following the attack. http://t.co/lkDYMtXeGm
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Some people have no concept of what the WILD in wildlife means. There is a mindset that if you are in your car you are untouchable because the wildlife is 'out there'. Until something like this happens, and then excuses are made to kill the one that acted as expected.
Report Abuse Author: pebo Date: 15 January 2014 8:54How is it ever an animal's fault? Only people are capable of committing crimes and being malicious. Animals only know survival instinct which they need in order to survive and therefore we cannot expect any less of them! People should know better! Animals need a place to live in the wild too, you go to look at them because of your own curiosity and therefore you should do so at your own risk. This makes me so mad that this is the mentality of some ignorant people. Killing an animal for just being an animal? Ridiculous! That's why places like this make me mad. It's all about the money for them, not about the animals. The management should be prosecuted as well as the people in the car that crept up so closely to a wild animal and didn't bother trying to back off when clearly the elephant was upset.
Report Abuse Author: Leoa Date: 14 January 2014 9:18I cannot believe the stupidity of those people in the blue car. They had every opportunity of getting out of there and didnt. They got what they deserved. The poor elephant paid the price regardless of the reasons they are using as excuses to put him down. That is HIS territory and he was minding his business until humans invaded his space. The quicker humans start respecting wildlife, the less incidents of this nature will rake place and the happier wildlife will be in their own territory!
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