Elephants Get Drunk, Die.

[Neuqua]

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Drunken elephants die in accident

By Subir Bhaumik
BBC correspondent in Calcutta

Elephants have been raiding villages in search of beer
Four wild elephants drunk on rice beer have been electrocuted in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya, wildlife officials report.
The elephants are known to have a taste for rice beer brewed by tribal communities across north-east India.

But this is the first time some of them have died after consuming the drink.

A herd of about 20 to 25 elephants went on the rampage in a remote area in the West Garo Hills district earlier this week after getting high on the beer.

As panicky villagers fled for cover, leaving behind their freshly brewed beverage, the elephants drank to their heart's content.

The inebriated elephants then struck an electric pole and brought it down.

But their trunks took the brunt of the shock from the high-tension wire.

Four of the elephants were killed instantly.

Assam's elephant expert Kushal Konwar Sharma, a lecturer, said these elephants frequently consume rice beer and cause devastation when they become intoxicated.

Wildlife officials say in the last two years elephants have killed at least 180 people in Assam and Meghalaya.

And more than 200 elephants have been killed by angry villagers during the last six years in the two states, in what is developing into a fierce conflict between man and beast.

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I just hope that this unfortunate accident will open the eyes of elephants worldwide in that drinking does not solve all problems. Such a sad story.

[Franklinnoble]

Drunken elephants... classic. This could usurp the legend of the colossal squid.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by Neuqua

But this is the first time some of them have died after consuming the drink.

OK, I'm going to have to take issue with this statement. If the elephants have been drinking for some time, then at least some elephants have died since drinking the beer. That's just sensationalist, leftist propaganda, I tell you!

[Neuqua]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Drunken elephants... classic. This could usurp the legend of the colossal squid.

And so in my 4+ years at FOFC, I have finally made a contribution.

[Ksyrup]

The story is funny, but this makes it hilarious:

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[Franklinnoble]

Do you suppose the male elephants are getting the female elephants drunk just to make them a little more uninhibited? Good thing they don't make roofies or ecstasy in those villages...

[Airhog]

you know, getting an elephant and a pig drunk, is a good way to get them to make sweet sweek love together.

[BigJohn&TheLions]

What have we learned here?

A) Rice beer is good drinkin'.
B) Elephants make awful drinkin' buddies (cuz they kill you.)
C) It's a good thing they don't make cars for elephants (tell them you need their keys)
D) Not a damn thing! (OK, Dumbo and Brian Griese walk into a bar...)

[tucker342]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Do you suppose the male elephants are getting the female elephants drunk just to make them a little more uninhibited? Good thing they don't make roofies or ecstasy in those villages...

LOL!!!

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Drunken elephants... classic. This could usurp the legend of the colossal squid.

How dare you, thats like saying Janet Jackson's de-clothing is sexier than Katie Holmes in The Gift.

[Aardvark]

Elephants are pretty smart. When attacking a village, they often start a diversion on one side, then when everyone goes to investigate/drive them off, they attack the undefended village from the other side.