Post by warsaw on Dec 12, 2010 15:11:08 GMT -9
Friday, November 12, 2010
Peculiar behavior of elephants observed in field
On 20th October 2010 around 7.30 in the evening 3 elephants broke into a farm house at the outskirt of Kurumtikra village under Redhakhol NAC. The farm is owned by Mr. Ramesh Rai. Rabi pradhan, the caretaker of the farm was there with his family preparing dinner.
As Rabi says, before half an hour he fed the cattle for night. Hearing the breaking of fence of the farm house he used his torch to see that 3 elephants were attacking the bull tied to a stump of the cowshed about 100 meters away from his hut. Seeing the torch they charged him, he fled with his wife and 2 kids to a safer place.
Elephants dragged the bull with the stump (One of the main stump of the cowshed) about 50/60 meters and brutally killed. Surprisingly they did not touch the straw and grain stored there as if the main aim was to kill the bull. The resistant mark of the hoofs of the bull and the dragging mark are clearly visible. Intestines of the bull were spread here and there. After about half an hour of this horrible devastation they left the place.
History
As reported in a daily news paper (Scanned copy attached) similar case happened at Jharapada village near Redhakhol where a bull was killed by an elephant and two others were seriously injured. That time also there were 3 elephants who caused this as per the information gathered from sources.
wildlife-odisha.blogspot.com/2010/11/peculiar-behavior-of-elephants-observed.html
Peculiar behavior of elephants observed in field
On 20th October 2010 around 7.30 in the evening 3 elephants broke into a farm house at the outskirt of Kurumtikra village under Redhakhol NAC. The farm is owned by Mr. Ramesh Rai. Rabi pradhan, the caretaker of the farm was there with his family preparing dinner.
As Rabi says, before half an hour he fed the cattle for night. Hearing the breaking of fence of the farm house he used his torch to see that 3 elephants were attacking the bull tied to a stump of the cowshed about 100 meters away from his hut. Seeing the torch they charged him, he fled with his wife and 2 kids to a safer place.
Elephants dragged the bull with the stump (One of the main stump of the cowshed) about 50/60 meters and brutally killed. Surprisingly they did not touch the straw and grain stored there as if the main aim was to kill the bull. The resistant mark of the hoofs of the bull and the dragging mark are clearly visible. Intestines of the bull were spread here and there. After about half an hour of this horrible devastation they left the place.
History
As reported in a daily news paper (Scanned copy attached) similar case happened at Jharapada village near Redhakhol where a bull was killed by an elephant and two others were seriously injured. That time also there were 3 elephants who caused this as per the information gathered from sources.
wildlife-odisha.blogspot.com/2010/11/peculiar-behavior-of-elephants-observed.html