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Wild Elephant Tramples Tourist, Stripping Off Their Pants, After Ignorant Selfie Attempt
New York Post ^ | Aug. 13, 2025 | Adriana Diaz

Posted on 08/13/2025 12:41:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A tourist who attempted to snap a photo with an elephant was subsequently severely injured after being trampled and stripped — revealing his bare behind for all manner of beasts to bear witness. Authorities are calling it a reckless and dangerous stunt.

The shocking incident, which occurred near a temple in Karnataka, India on Sunday, was captured on video by other visitors at the wildlife reserve. The footage has since gone viral online, sparking outrage and renewed warnings about human-animal interactions.

The tourist, identified as R. Basavaraju, had reportedly trespassed into a restricted forest area when he encountered the wild elephant. Witnesses say Basavaraju attempted to take a selfie with the animal, which was eating carrots by the roadside at the time. The tourist, identified as R. Basavaraju, had reportedly trespassed into a restricted forest area when he encountered the wild elephant. Witnesses say Basavaraju attempted to take a selfie with the animal, which was eating carrots by the roadside at the time.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: elephant; india; karnataka
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To: NonValueAdded; rlmorel

My uncle’s event had a “dead” Badger in with a burlap sack of three live (and large) snapping turtles in the back end of his station wagon. He didn’t realize that a .22 pistol round to the head just bounces off. Well, at least in this instance.


61 posted on 08/14/2025 12:36:59 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant - Never Fearful)
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To: njslim

That’s irrelephant
Unless you’re in Alabama where the Tuscaloosa


62 posted on 08/14/2025 2:33:31 AM PDT by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet)
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To: 21twelve

Oh, man! A badger? That’s one serious wild animal.


63 posted on 08/14/2025 10:56:01 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (First, I was a clinger, then deplorable, now I'm garbage. Feel the love? )
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To: NonValueAdded

My uncle didn’t want to kill the badger, but it was just standing in the trail. Uncle moved off the trail to try to get around it and it moved off the trail to block him. So he tried the other side of the trail and the badger moved over.

As he was stuffing the “dead” badger into the bag with the turtles he saw why it was giving him such a hard time. It was protecting her baby badger. Now uncle felt really bad.

I forget how he got it, but he rescued the baby badger and took care of it for awhile. Then gave it to one of his workers on the drill rig that was practically like family.

I worked a summer there. With the now grown badger hanging out on the drilling platform (Wyoming) with us. Tied to a rope in the “dog house”. It would usually just hang out in a corner that was out of the way and hidden.

But it would let you pet it, and you could play with it - it would grab your gloved hand and play tug of war. The owner would do it with his bare hands!

It was the funniest thing to see some burly delivery guy or someone visiting the drill rig and they would catch sight of that badger and yell and run out.


64 posted on 08/15/2025 1:22:39 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant - Never Fearful)
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