At an Indian safari park, an elephant crushed a female tourist to death during a tourist show
A 33-year-old woman from Chennai was killed at the famous Dubare Safari Park in India while the animals were bathing. The tourist found herself caught in the middle of a sudden fight between two massive elephants right in the middle of the river.
According to The Hindu, during the conflict, one of the males struck the other forcefully with his tusk, causing the injured animal to lose its balance and fall with all its weight onto the woman. The victim, who suffered severe head injuries, was rushed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save her life.
The incident caused widespread panic among dozens of other foreign and local tourists who were in the water while the handlers tried to subdue the enraged giants. The husband of the deceased woman managed to react quickly in the critical situation and saved their young child by pulling her out of the danger zone before the animal fell. This tragic incident has once again drawn the attention of international animal welfare organizations, which have consistently criticized such amusement parks for years for their cruel training methods, the constant stress inflicted on the animals, and the dangerous exploitation of elephants for commercial entertainment.
In Malaysia, a herd of wild elephants trampled a car after it had hit their calf.
Meanwhile, African elephants use unique vocalizations to identify each individual in the herd. Scientists believe that this is how the animals call each other by name.
