Raging bulls: Endangered & dangerous
Why would a five-ton elephant kill a British tourist? And why are such attacks increasing?
By Cole Moreton
Published: 08 October 2006
The bull elephant is staring at us. Five and a half tons of murderous animal, with stubby yellow tusks and beady eyes, pushing against the metal fence between us with his chest as if to heave it over. His trunk is high in the air, swaying like a snake.
"Watch out for the ears," says Dave, his keeper, very quietly. "If they go out wide he is really angry." What if there were no fence? "He would kill me. He would make no bones about it."
Article Length: 1741 words (approx.)
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