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Eugene

(61,881 posts)
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:59 PM Apr 2019

Suspected rhino poacher killed by elephant, eaten by lions in South Africa: authorities

Source: Global News

Suspected rhino poacher killed by elephant, eaten by lions in South Africa: authorities

By Rahul Kalvapalle
National Online Journalist Global News

South African authorities say they have recovered the remains of a suspected rhinoceros poacher who was believed to have been killed by an elephant before his body was devoured by lions.

The victim’s family say they were informed of his death by fellow members of a poaching gang that entered Kruger National Park in northeastern South Africa on Tuesday, South African National Parks said in a release.

South African authorities say they have recovered the remains of a suspected rhinoceros poacher who was believed to have been killed by an elephant before his body was devoured by lions.

The victim’s family say they were informed of his death by fellow members of a poaching gang that entered Kruger National Park in northeastern South Africa on Tuesday, South African National Parks said in a release.

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Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/5137424/rhino-poacher-killed-by-elephant-kruger/

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Related: Media Release: Kruger National Park rangers help family closure by recovering remains of a suspected poacher killed by an Elephant (South African National Parks)

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Suspected rhino poacher killed by elephant, eaten by lions in South Africa: authorities (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2019 OP
Glorious. Blue Owl Apr 2019 #1
Snap. Came to say this, Daddy too. mahina Apr 2019 #8
Three's company! Blue Owl Apr 2019 #28
Word is getting out Roy Rolling Apr 2019 #30
OMG if this happened to Beavis and Butthead I would go out to my garage ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #16
I'd be right there with ya Big Lebowski... Blue Owl Apr 2019 #27
Does anyone remember the picture of Jr. holding up the elephant's tail ? Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2019 #24
One impaled on each tusk Blue Owl Apr 2019 #25
Chalk up one each for the elephants and the lions, poachers zero. Karma +++++ hlthe2b Apr 2019 #2
Talk about Karma!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #3
Nothing left but his skull and his pants. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #4
The lions wanted to make sure no one thought it was a mistake. defacto7 Apr 2019 #19
It's only fair that nature fights back. LonePirate Apr 2019 #5
Hope he tasted yummy... dhill926 Apr 2019 #6
So, what size pot does one use to poach a rhino? nt Atticus Apr 2019 #7
How much pot does it take to even think of poaching and elephant? Here the clock to time ... marble falls Apr 2019 #12
Circle of Life... Docreed2003 Apr 2019 #9
Cosmic! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2019 #10
... catbyte Apr 2019 #11
Lion shit. A fitting end for this fucker. John Fante Apr 2019 #13
Yes. empedocles Apr 2019 #14
Karma. 2naSalit Apr 2019 #15
Now if only this could happen to every poacher. Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #17
This. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2019 #34
Mother Nature she be one bitch packman Apr 2019 #18
She was just giving a little nudge. If she's really mad... defacto7 Apr 2019 #20
I Love a Story With a Happy Ending!!! COL Mustard Apr 2019 #21
Just my thought. TNNurse Apr 2019 #23
Elephants are so smart. debsy Apr 2019 #22
Live by sword, live by the sword. Butterflylady Apr 2019 #26
I have no sympathy for the poacher...there is a reason they are called wild animals. He should've iluvtennis Apr 2019 #29
This isn't from The Onion? tclambert Apr 2019 #31
That sounds too good to be true RandySF Apr 2019 #32
That's not as bad as what happened to Gerald Ford Uncle Joe Apr 2019 #33
So what do they send the family for remains? ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #35
Sweet. shanny Apr 2019 #36
His skull, and his pants Miles Archer Apr 2019 #37
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
16. OMG if this happened to Beavis and Butthead I would go out to my garage ...
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 08:56 PM
Apr 2019

Open my garage door, crank up Van Halen's cover of 'Dancing In The Streets' on my car stereo with all the doors and trunk open ... as loud as my system goes ...

And proceed to do exactly what the song says ...

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
24. Does anyone remember the picture of Jr. holding up the elephant's tail ?
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 09:49 PM
Apr 2019

Well, think about the reverse of that for a minute.

Now THAT would be karma complete.

marble falls

(57,080 posts)
12. How much pot does it take to even think of poaching and elephant? Here the clock to time ...
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 08:19 PM
Apr 2019

cooking by:

&f=1

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
20. She was just giving a little nudge. If she's really mad...
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 09:22 PM
Apr 2019

well like they say... Don't fuck with Mother Nature!

debsy

(530 posts)
22. Elephants are so smart.
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 09:34 PM
Apr 2019

I'm sure the elephant who killed the poacher knew what he or she was doing.

Full circle.

iluvtennis

(19,852 posts)
29. I have no sympathy for the poacher...there is a reason they are called wild animals. He should've
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 10:23 PM
Apr 2019

stayed in his lane and let the animals be in peace in their lanes.

RandySF

(58,798 posts)
32. That sounds too good to be true
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 10:36 PM
Apr 2019

More likely the poacher was hunted down and shot (not that I care).

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
35. So what do they send the family for remains?
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 11:04 PM
Apr 2019

Do they follow the lions around for a couple of days and send back bags of poop? "Here's your _______ . He was a real piece of shit."

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
37. His skull, and his pants
Sun Apr 7, 2019, 09:41 AM
Apr 2019

If he had been able to gaze into a crystal ball and see his skull and pants, all that was left, would that have dissuaded him from the life of a poacher?

The tragedy here is sheer stupidity, not the manner in which the animals responded.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

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