Drunken elephants trample six

Torrere • Dec 28, 2003 6:58 pm
According to <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2583891.stm>an article on BBC</a>:

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Drunken elephants have trampled at least six people to death in the northeast Indian state of Assam, local officials say.

The herd of wild elephants stumbled across the supplies of homemade rice beer after they destroyed granaries in search of food.

"They smashed huts and plundered granaries and broke open casks to drink rice beer. The herd then went berserk killing six people," a forestry official told AFP news agency.

"It has been noticed that elephants have developed a taste for rice beer and local liquor and they always look for it when they invade villages," an elephant expert in Guwahati told Reuters news agency.</blockquote>

:D
xoxoxoBruce • Dec 28, 2003 11:20 pm
I think the Indians could learn from the three little pigs. Deeeefense.
slang • Dec 29, 2003 3:59 am
Just curious as to exactly how much booze it takes to get an elephant rowdy.

I'm guessing a lot.
xoxoxoBruce • Dec 29, 2003 10:08 am
I dunno, Slang. Sounds like they get rowdy just thinking they might find some.:)
Kitsune • Dec 29, 2003 10:13 am
It's never a good party until the elephants are drunk and ready to rampage.
quzah • Dec 30, 2003 7:07 am
Dumbo is that you?

Quzah.
Griff • Dec 30, 2003 9:44 am
It might not take that much to buzz an elephant. I've seen cows getting loaded eating apple falls...
Sun_Sparkz • Jan 1, 2004 5:50 pm
I hope they dont try to punish the elephants for this :(
Dr. Zaius • Jan 1, 2004 6:40 pm
When elephants get loaded do they see pink people?