Scariest. Elephant. EVER!!!
Elephants in the wild are peaceful herbivores, but in one village in India, an elephant had to be chased and killed after it killed 17 people and ate human flesh.
As part of a new miniseries, World’s Deadliest Towns, Animal Planet’s large predator expert and host of Fatal Attractions Dave Salmoni went to that village and documented the dangerous relationship between the villagers and the elephants.
Dave recalls:
“There were herds of people chasing herds of elephants. It was the very first time I pulled a camera crew out of a situation. There was a lot of times my life was in danger, there’s no question. I’m used to working with animals, but I’m used to working with them where I have control over the situation.”
In the case of the elephants, Salmoni felt heartbreak for the humans, whose crops were damaged and whose livelihoods were threatened constantly, but also for the animals.
“You’ve got an animal like an elephant who’s very intelligent. They’re being pushed around and pushed around and pushed around. You’ve got an animal that has no idea where their home is anymore, no idea where their food source is anymore, just looking for a place to not be chased.”
This just proves that there are some animals meant to be wild – this creature should have never called a town his home!
[Image via WENN.]
