Posted on 11/08/2018 7:41:27 AM PST by SMGFan
More than 400 buffaloes believed to have been chased by lions drowned in a river in northern Bostwana this week, the government said.
The mass drowning occurred in Chobe River near the border with Namibia.
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I remember reading that colonists, when they first encountered Native American people, were shocked and horrified when they observed how Indians treated captives of their tribe vs tribe fighting.
‘Skinned alive’, as I recall, was the LEAST gruesome of all their torments for captives.
Yea...they were real ‘noble savages’ (sarc)
Dave Barry has a great piece on the Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump. Worth looking up.
Where did they defecate?
Answer: Wherever the mood struck. It's why they had mobile housing. When they finally got tired of wading in their own feces, the women would pack it all up and move until they couldn't smell it any more. Indians STANK. A LOT! Even by European standards. And Euros thought bathing was unhealthy.
Archeologists use ancient latrines and middens to get a good handle on how old civilizations lived. With Amerinds, they don't exist.
Imagine the romance of stepping outside, of an early morning, and feeling what Great Lard Bottom dropped last night squish between your toes.
Tell this to a teenager. Horns, hide and hooves, everywhere. "I swear, sir, I didn't see the cow behind that bush when I called in a TOT on it."
Six or 12 or 18 105mm time fused rounds don't leave much but pink mist and small bits.
Well the lions will eat well for awhile.
Hakuna Matata!
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