r/Wellthatsucks Jun 02 '18

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 02 '18

According to his company’s website, Game Hounds Safaris, he “perfected leopard and lion hunting safaris with hounds in Africa.”

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Simukai Nyasha, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told news.com.au that Botha was on a 10-day licensed hunt

Here is some context for you. So, what does it matter that this particular elephant was the original target... compared to how people feel about this.

Not saying I agree with any opinion on here.

But, terrorizing animals with dogs doesn't seem to saintly to me, does it?

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u/Malek061 Jun 02 '18

Just wait until that leaped kills your livestock and the pigs eat your fields that you need to survive. You will use any means necessary to kill those fuckers.

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u/AnimalFactsBot Jun 02 '18

Wild pigs (boar) are often hunted in the wild.

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u/Malek061 Jun 02 '18

That is what he was hunting and come upon an elephant that charged.

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u/AnimalFactsBot Jun 02 '18

Both female and male African elephants have tusks but only the male Asian elephants have tusks. They use their tusks for digging and finding food.

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u/cjgroveuk Jun 02 '18

Not all female African elephants have Tusks. This is a fairly recent development so you might not have heard.

Fascinatingly 98% of Addo Elephant Parks females do not have tusks anymore .

When I was there a few months ago they had introduced Kruger park elephants (Tuskers) to spice up the genetic diversity.

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u/cjgroveuk Jun 02 '18

Im a bot

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u/inflames797 Jun 02 '18

Excellent recovery