Why are Greenwich housing prices so high? Well for one, we don't have many rampaging elephants in our parks — at least we don't have THOSE!
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Rogue elephant kills nearly two dozen people in 10-day rampage through eastern India
Nearly two dozen people were killed and 15 were injured by a large wild bull elephant that went on a 10-day rampage through several towns in eastern India, terrorizing locals who reportedly climbed trees and slept on rooftops to stay out of its reach.
The single-tusked male struck first on New Year’s Day when it killed a 35-year-old man in the village of Bandijhari in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district.
Four days later, the animal killed five members of the same family in the nearby town of Sowan. The next day, it killed five more people in Babaria, including a married couple and their two children, the Times of India reported.
In the hardest-hit villages, nightfall brought panic, with residents refusing to sleep indoors and instead perching on rooftops or in trees, keeping watch for the sound of breaking walls or footsteps as the elephant roamed the forest edge.
This reminds me of some of the college frat boys I witnessed way back when; awful people.
The animal is believed to be in a state of musth — a natural but dangerous hormonal condition in male elephants marked by a surge in testosterone that can last weeks or even months.
During musth, bulls become extremely aggressive, restless and unpredictable, often roaming long distances and attacking without warning.
And I don’t get this part:
Animal control personnel made multiple attempts to tranquilize the elephant using dart guns, but each effort failed as the giant became increasingly agitated — forcing teams to repeatedly abort operations over fears it could charge crowds gathered near villages.
I can see giving an elephant a pass on his first dozen kills — everyone has their bad days — but after twelve? Still staying with tranquilizer darts? I’d call back an old British Colonel from his retirement and put a stop to this nonsense.