Drunken elephants get themselves killed

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2004-01-29 08:10pm

Drunken elephants die in accident

By Subir Bhaumik
BBC correspondent in Calcutta

Elephants have been raiding villages in search of beer
Four wild elephants drunk on rice beer have been electrocuted in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya, wildlife officials report.
The elephants are known to have a taste for rice beer brewed by tribal communities across north-east India.

But this is the first time some of them have died after consuming the drink.

A herd of about 20 to 25 elephants went on the rampage in a remote area in the West Garo Hills district earlier this week after getting high on the beer.

As panicky villagers fled for cover, leaving behind their freshly brewed beverage, the elephants drank to their heart's content.

The inebriated elephants then struck an electric pole and brought it down.

But their trunks took the brunt of the shock from the high-tension wire.

Four of the elephants were killed instantly.

Assam's elephant expert Kushal Konwar Sharma, a lecturer, said these elephants frequently consume rice beer and cause devastation when they become intoxicated.

Wildlife officials say in the last two years elephants have killed at least 180 people in Assam and Meghalaya.

And more than 200 elephants have been killed by angry villagers during the last six years in the two states, in what is developing into a fierce conflict between man and beast.

I feel bad for the elephants, but this struck me as hilarious.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-29 08:14pm

Wow. Elephants are bad drunks.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-01-29 08:16pm

Wow. They should do shots of something.

An elephant sized shot...

justifier · Post by **justifier** » 2004-01-29 08:18pm

Thats HI-LARIOUS!

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-01-29 08:24pm

now that is some funny shit. though yeah, kinda feel sorry for the animals involved.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-01-29 08:35pm

neoolong wrote:Wow. Elephants are bad drunks.

Yeah just like humans,when drunk every living creature act stupid.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-01-29 08:35pm

Poor oliphonts.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-29 08:38pm

Yeah, but you don't hear of four people taking down a pole and getting shocked to death.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-01-29 08:44pm

neoolong wrote:Yeah, but you don't hear of four people taking down a pole and getting shocked to death.

No but they sometime while driving drunk decimate an entire family.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2004-01-29 08:46pm

a bunch of cute dumbos ^_^ ( that know fatalities )

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-29 08:56pm

Montcalm wrote:
neoolong wrote:Yeah, but you don't hear of four people taking down a pole and getting shocked to death.
No but they sometime while driving drunk decimate an entire family.

People are worse drunks. They at least should know better.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-01-29 09:06pm

neoolong wrote:
Montcalm wrote:
neoolong wrote:Yeah, but you don't hear of four people taking down a pole and getting shocked to death.
No but they sometime while driving drunk decimate an entire family.
People are worse drunks. They at least should know better.

Yes but they still think they can drive a car.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-29 09:46pm

That's my point. People should know better.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-01-29 11:09pm

That is funny, i mean i had this mental image of them acting like a load of teenagers when raiding villages for the stuff, but it's mean that they died, and didn't wake up in the morning with vomit on their elephant pillows next to a wooly mammoth that looked nice the night before.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-01-30 12:55pm

This forces us to ask when will the Federal Government pass legislation on legal levels of intoxication for elephants?

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2004-01-30 12:59pm

Humans can get drunk, get in a car and kill someone. When an elephant gets drunk its the equivelent of a drunk truck.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2004-01-30 05:14pm

I just wanna see an elephant take shots, that's gotta be hilarious...

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-01-30 05:44pm

one thing i'm curious about that i didn't see in the article. how did the elephants get drunk in the first place.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2004-01-30 11:44pm

Darth_Zod wrote:one thing i'm curious about that i didn't see in the article. how did the elephants get drunk in the first place.

A herd of about 20 to 25 elephants went on the rampage in a remote area in the West Garo Hills district earlier this week after getting high on the beer.

As panicky villagers fled for cover, leaving behind their freshly brewed beverage, the elephants drank to their heart's content.

The inebriated elephants then struck an electric pole and brought it down.

jenat-lai · Post by **jenat-lai** » 2004-01-31 03:57am

What can I say... only one forumer is likley to get this though... but i'll do it anyway:

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-01-31 10:13am

SyntaxVorlon wrote:Poor oliphonts.

Is not there a tank called the Olifant ?