When will people learn that large animals are dangerous?
The largest of all present-day animals is, obviously, the African elephant. These big tuskers are also intelligent, clannish, protective of their young and their herd, and have a predilection for stepping on things they think may be getting too close, as a Spanish tourist in South Africa found out the hard way.
A Spanish tourist reportedly has been “trampled to death” by elephants in South Africa after he tried to get close to them to take pictures.
The fatal incident involving the 43-year-old man happened Sunday at the Pilanesberg National Park outside of Johannesburg, officials told the AFP.
“Reports suggest that the man stopped the vehicle… and went closer to the elephants to take pictures,” police spokesman Sabata Mokgwabone told the news agency, with authorities adding that the tourist was in the company of his…
