October 4, 2006: Rhinos attack newborn calf

Undertoad · 10-04-2006, 09:44 AM

Peaceful mom and newborn calf at Holland's Beekse Bergen safari park. The youngster is fresh out, not a day old yet.

The ugly beasts catch scent and take up a chase of the weak-legged youth, apparently for nothing but sport.

And apparently the sport is golf as the calf is chipped up into the air.

Finally a keeper arrives, but no word on whether the youngster survived.

Often when there's an ugly-ass rhino baby or other sort of rhino pic, someone will note that rhinos are in fact utterly mean and nasty brutish animals...

LabRat · 10-04-2006, 10:24 AM

Maybe they were worried mom was going to breastfeed in front of them at the watering hole.

limey · 10-04-2006, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Maybe they were worried mom was going to breastfeed in front of them at the watering hole.

Emrikol · 10-04-2006, 10:25 AM

Spexxvet · 10-04-2006, 10:36 AM

Now, if the calf had been armed ....

Sundae · 10-04-2006, 10:44 AM

Or if the mother had been able to get the morning after pill...

wolf · 10-04-2006, 10:46 AM

The calf wasn't on fire, was it?

Trilby · 10-04-2006, 10:49 AM

In the pic where that poor baby is in the air--look at the rhino's face: Pure evil glee.

Hateful thing.

Flint · 10-04-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

...look at the rhino's face...

"...religion...is a smile on a dog..."

lumberjim · 10-04-2006, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

In the pic where that poor baby is in the air--look at the rhino's face: Pure evil glee.

Hateful thing.

you watch too many cartoons

headsplice · 10-04-2006, 11:11 AM

Don't assign human motivations to animals. If you paint a baby monkey pink, the other baby monkeys will attack and kill it, because it looks different. That's a survival tactic, and nothing else.

Sundae · 10-04-2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by headsplice

Don't assign human motivations to animals. If you paint a baby monkey pink, the other baby monkeys will attack and kill it, because it looks different.

So you're saying don't assign human motivations to animals and don't paint baby monkeys pink.

Sheesh, way to ruin my fun!

Elspode · 10-04-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by headsplice

If you paint a baby monkey pink, the other baby monkeys will attack and kill it, because it looks different.

Unlike human beings, who are usually kind and supportive to people who look different.

chrisinhouston · 10-08-2006, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by headsplice

Don't assign human motivations to animals. If you paint a baby monkey pink, the other baby monkeys will attack and kill it, because it looks different. That's a survival tactic, and nothing else.

Something like this really happened here in Texas. Migratory birds are routinely tagged or banded with a leg band to track migration. Sometimes larger birds like geese get a neck band collar with large numbers on it that can be read from a distance. Some guy at the fish and game got the idea to paint some snow geese pink to mark them from the others for tracking purposes. They didn't last long and were either killed by other geese or ostracized.

Happy Monkey · 10-04-2006, 11:29 AM

Eh, I think animals do things for fun all the time.

And if a kid looks different in school, there's a pretty good chance they'll get attacked as well. Hopefully verbally and not fatally, though.

10-04-2006, 09:44 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	October 4, 2006: Rhinos attack newborn calf Peaceful mom and newborn calf at Holland's Beekse Bergen safari park. The youngster is fresh out, not a day old yet. The ugly beasts catch scent and take up a chase of the weak-legged youth, apparently for nothing but sport. And apparently the sport is golf as the calf is chipped up into the air. Finally a keeper arrives, but no word on whether the youngster survived. Often when there's an ugly-ass rhino baby or other sort of rhino pic, someone will note that rhinos are in fact utterly mean and nasty brutish animals...

10-04-2006, 10:24 AM	#2
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Maybe they were worried mom was going to breastfeed in front of them at the watering hole. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

10-04-2006, 10:25 AM	#4
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	Baby vs. Rhino

10-04-2006, 10:36 AM	#5
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Now, if the calf had been armed .... __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Or if the mother had been able to get the morning after pill... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-04-2006, 10:46 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The calf wasn't on fire, was it? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-04-2006, 10:49 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	In the pic where that poor baby is in the air--look at the rhino's face: Pure evil glee. Hateful thing. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-04-2006, 11:11 AM	#11
headsplice Relaxed Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 676	Don't assign human motivations to animals. If you paint a baby monkey pink, the other baby monkeys will attack and kill it, because it looks different. That's a survival tactic, and nothing else. __________________ Don't Panic

10-04-2006, 11:29 AM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Eh, I think animals do things for fun all the time. And if a kid looks different in school, there's a pretty good chance they'll get attacked as well. Hopefully verbally and not fatally, though. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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