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Sorry about that. Had a stroke and quoted the wrong post. Meant to quote the post that said they didn't have that urge. And yes. I understood your picture. Had a good laugh  "And I think about my loves,well I've had a few. Well,I'm sorry that I hurt them, did I hurt you too" I Was Wrong--Social D. | |||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPOpgSU-3U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rNkHDR81ow ______________________________________________________ "You get much farther with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone." | |||
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Spot on. Video #1: Any creature that can appreciate a nice set of tits deserves an exemption from being eradicated just on the merits of intelligence alone. Video #2: Yes. Lets just splatter their brains and guts all over the tundra so we can have nice grips on our 1911.. They are just mindless zombies roaming the earth  "And I think about my loves,well I've had a few. Well,I'm sorry that I hurt them, did I hurt you too" I Was Wrong--Social D. | |||
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I wish I had video of games I played with young elephants, and incredibly funny things I have seen elephants do. I'll tell you just one. In the 80s the premier hotel in New Delhi was the Ashoka. I would go from time to time for lunch. One afternoon I watched as several German young ladies climbed the ladder to get up on the hotel elephant's back-- tourists loved to do this. Just as they settled the last strands of hair in place, and wrapped their saris around their choli tops, and smiled into the camera the mahout was holding-- the elephant released a big spray of water on them that he had been holding in his trunk just waiting.... Yes, even they laughed. In recent years, not "bunny huggers" but naturalists and anthropologists have studied their "family structure." They protect one another fiercely, care lovingly, and grieve when one of their herd dies. It turns my stomach to think of morons shooting them for a picture that proves their manhood. Whoever does that has a lot to learn about manhood. ______________________________________________________ "You get much farther with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone." | |||
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We saw this on a visit to Tarangire National Park in Tanzania back in 2015. Very sad. Very old matron, fell walking down to a river and could not get up. It was amazing and heartbreaking watching the other elephants trying to help her up. _________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902 | |||
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I wish I had your experiences. Once again, spot on. "And I think about my loves,well I've had a few. Well,I'm sorry that I hurt them, did I hurt you too" I Was Wrong--Social D. | |||
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A couple of points. An elephant is not all that easy to kill. From the front there is only one spot for a sure kill, about the size of a cigarette pack, in the forehead. From the side a heart shot which is an equally small target. And the heart shot, even if a solid hit, is not all that quick either. One of my classmates and best friend in Jr. and Sr. high school was the son of a well known outdoor writer named Jack O'Connor. I got to spend time talking with Mr. O'Connor on several occasions, and was allowed to inspect his trophies and guns. He had a couple of tusks in his trophy room which occasioned some interesting talks. I hold no special regard for Mr. La Pierre but when one understands how difficult it is to kill an elephant it does shed a bit more light on the issue. And without legal elephant hunting they would over-populate and face starvation. Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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No that affect isn't necessary negligible at that range, even at that distance. I'm a hunter, but I could never hunt an elephant, unless I was working for a state managing problem elephants that were destroying crops or killing people. Legit and sanctioned perhaps, but for sport, not for me. I used to support hunting elephant for sport, but no longer. They reflect the best aspects of the human race, much too high an order of species to hunt for sport. I feel similar about other species. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
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Here is a video of the poaching problems and the outcomes. 41 | |||
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