[4yearlurker]

A great book to read is "Jungle Man The Autobiography of Major P.J.Pretorious." He writes about hunting killer elephants in Africa after WW1. One of his gun bearers had his head pulled off by a killer elephant.One of his officer friends was stomped flat into the ground. The only way they found his body was his dogs stayed with the body for days and led him to it. He also writes about a killer baboon that local natives begged him to kill because the baboon would kill the natives and eat their brains. Folks just have to remember that wild animals are just that.

[21twelve]

I recall reading a book or story about some hunter that worked in India while they were building railways. Would go after the lions, tigers, elephants that would be a problem in the various camps as they moved ahead. Quite the adventure.

[Twinkie]

. . “Folks just have to remember that wild animals are
just that.”

You are so right! Many years ago, here in our state, in the
heat of summer, a circus came to a little town. The
elephants were worked very hard putting up and then
breaking down the circus tents; then they were paraded
down the main street of the towns. The locals had a
grocery on the street and had cut watermelons set out on
tables on the sidewalk. One of the elephants spotted the
cut melons and, likely thirsty and starved for something
cool, sweet and delicious; it broke out of the parade line
and just went wild to try to get to the watermelons.
Someone was trampled. The animal was tried for murder and
a special scaffolding was erected and it was hanged. -
That is one of the most pitiful bits of history. I hope
that the Lord has seen to it that elephant has enough
good food and watermelons in the afterlife AND no hot,
blazing sun or hard labor, just happiness and love.