Yuwipi Woman
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You know, I've been face to face with bobcats, bears, etc. and I never felt anything other than a very urgent need to give them a little space.
Stupid American hunter defends killing giraffe: They are 'very dangerous animals'
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littlebabyjesus
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I think that is hippos.
Hippos are dangerous. They kill a fair few people every year.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I've stood next to a giraffe in a zoo. I never realised the risk I was taking.
I think that is hippos.
Biggest killers in Africa thanks to their habit of overturning boats.
Athos
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I suspect they're outdone (many times over) by humans and mosquitoes.
And giraffes, of course.
Pickman's model
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David Clapson
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I have such respect for this remarkable lady...I feel such a connection to her...which, by her logic, means I can shoot her! Plus, there must be something in the Old Testament telling me that I have a duty to shoot her. Do I have to buy a licence? And would it be OK to mount her head on the wall?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
do it the traditional way, with a spear.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
What annoys me most really is the 'there's a deep connection' spiel. This is something that endurance hunters living traditional lives will say about their prey, which they have chased into exhaustion after hours of running, and which they will be taking home to feed their village. She's stolen that idea from them, and it sounds absurd, frankly, from an incomer with a rifle.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
And as I type, some fucker jumps in and makes the same point but in a humorous way.
Start running, Clapson. I'll give you five minutes' head start.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
wouldn't be surprised if i found out you were puffed out after running for three minutes, let alone five.And as I type, some fucker jumps in and makes the same point but in a humorous way.
Start running, Clapson. I'll give you five minutes' head start.
David Clapson
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I'll be on my bike, bugger the running.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Who says I'll be running?
littlebabyjesus
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
so you would be puffed out after three minutes running
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
If only the giraffe could speak...
...or were still alive...
it would set all this straight.
...or were still alive...
it would set all this straight.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
its not just that, they have a hair trigger tendency to stampede if you get between them an the waterline. Which can obviously have a deleterious effect on the persons between them and the waterline.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
nutjob huntress said:
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
If I see a hippo, I'm not getting in the water...
Although, of course, that may mean that I'm stuck.
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I was in a game park in South Africa a few years ago, and the car I was driving decided to start pouring smoke out from under the bonnet.
We'd been warned about leopards and stuff, but we were about 250m away from a large lake in which there were a lot of hippos, and it certainly, um, focused the mind. I am sure we were at no risk from the hippos, but there we were sitting in a car which, for all I knew, was about to burst into flames, with limited options for cover.
On the basis that I didn't think hippos could climb trees, and that I couldn't see any leopards, I told Mrs E that if we had to get out of the car and I shouted "Run!" she needed to get up the nearest tree fast. I have no idea what we'd have done if we'd spotted an elephant or - aaaargh - a deadly man-eating giraffe.
I bravely got out of the not-actually-burning car, peered under the bonnet, and discovered that all the smoke was coming from the alternator compressor belt, so decided we were at less risk of being barbequed than being trampled by the local wildlife, got back in the car and fucked off sharpish, sans aircon.
That's their country. I'm not going to fuck around with those animals, armed or not. They can have it.
Nice to look at, though...
We'd been warned about leopards and stuff, but we were about 250m away from a large lake in which there were a lot of hippos, and it certainly, um, focused the mind. I am sure we were at no risk from the hippos, but there we were sitting in a car which, for all I knew, was about to burst into flames, with limited options for cover.
On the basis that I didn't think hippos could climb trees, and that I couldn't see any leopards, I told Mrs E that if we had to get out of the car and I shouted "Run!" she needed to get up the nearest tree fast. I have no idea what we'd have done if we'd spotted an elephant or - aaaargh - a deadly man-eating giraffe.
I bravely got out of the not-actually-burning car, peered under the bonnet, and discovered that all the smoke was coming from the alternator compressor belt, so decided we were at less risk of being barbequed than being trampled by the local wildlife, got back in the car and fucked off sharpish, sans aircon.
That's their country. I'm not going to fuck around with those animals, armed or not. They can have it.
Nice to look at, though...
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Good to see these reactions to hunters. Looking forward to seeing a rise in vegetarianism
Won't happen.
Giraffes are dangerous animals and their sex lives are not something most people would admire however killing a wild animal because they are "dangerous" is the sign of a cunt no get out from that.
Shame the particular Giraffe didn't smash her brains out with it's very strong neck which will destroy other animals including hippos.
Shame the particular Giraffe didn't smash her brains out with it's very strong neck which will destroy other animals including hippos.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Hypocrites.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Hypocrites.
Hippocrates
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
That's quite a bonkers attribution of human-esque violence - animals don't fuck with anyone, they just mind their own business. The only conflict is predator/prey, and that's merely a 'squirrel trying to get a nut' demands.
Giraffes are loved in the wild (amongst herbivores) - with monkey/baboonss they form a key lookout and warning function against predators
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Not quite correct, tbf. The real conflict for any species comes with others of the same species.
I agree with the sentiment, though.
I mean't they can be dangerous to humans (not often) and yes we should just leave them alone,google giraffe sex lives if you want to see why they are rated above ducks for their violence.Personally I love them in the animal hierarchy.That's quite a bonkers attribution of human-esque violence - animals don't fuck with anyone, they just mind their own business. The only conflict is predator/prey, and that's merely a 'squirrel trying to get a nut' demands.
Giraffes are loved in the wild (amongst herbivores) - with monkey/baboonss they form a key lookout and warning function against predators
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Giraffes have a bit of get up and go.
Good on them.
We can't all be panda bears lounging around all day chewing on bamboo and shitting ourselves stupid.
Good on them.
We can't all be panda bears lounging around all day chewing on bamboo and shitting ourselves stupid.
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