Recently, there was a murder in Thailand, the location of the incident is located in a rubber plantation in Phang Nga Province, southern Thailand, and the perpetrator of the murder turned out to be an elephant. Villagers saw a male elephant about 20 years old and had been using their ivory to attack 32-year-old Elephant Supachai Wongfaed back and forth. Because this bull elephant was more fierce, the villagers did not dare to come forward directly to stop it at that time, so they quickly called the police for help.
By the time police and rescuers arrived at the scene, the victim, Wangfad, had been torn in half by the ferocious elephant and collapsed in a pool of blood, which stood next to his body. In the course of the police's in-depth investigation, it was learned that "Wangfad has been taking this elephant for a long time to do hard work, and this elephant's job is to haul rubber wood to the rubber plantation." Because the outdoor heat on the day of the incident was hot, coupled with the fact that the elephant had been working hard, the elephant's mood was very unstable, and it was finally considered to be a violent act, attacking Wangfad back and forth with his own ivory, and finally tearing him in half. ”
After the incident, the elephant's emotions were still very excited, and the police did not dare to rush to approach directly, and finally the local animal husbandry staff arrived at the scene and fired anesthetics at the elephant from a distance. At present, the police have handed over the body to his relatives, and there is no clear reply to the official response to what will happen to the elephant.
For the killing of this elephant in southern Thailand, many netizens have left messages saying: "Only by getting along harmoniously can we be safe and sound, we cannot exploit without a bottom line, and finally we will hurt ourselves." The elephant tore the man in half, and if the elephant husband knew of its great emotions, perhaps this day would not have made it work as usual, and it was very sad that the elephant husband died. ”
"The rabbit is in a hurry to bite people!" Not to mention bullying elephants. Animals also have dignity! "If you let the elephant work for you, can't you be nicer to it?" If you treat animals well, how can you end up today? "It's sad that elephants, who are supposed to live in nature and live the life of an elephant, are now coolies."
Why don't the mahouts use tractors but elephants as objects of labor?
Many people expressed great sympathy for the death of the elephant husband, and many people thought that it was the result of his self-inflicted guilt, and even some people questioned: "Why is it more convenient to use elephants as objects of labor instead of tractors?" In fact, the victim's mahout chose to use elephants to consign rubber wood for the following two main reasons:
1. Elephant consignment rubber wood attracts tourists
We all know that Thailand is a big tourist country, the local cultural characteristics are unforgettable, especially the elephant here is a unique and beautiful scenery, people living in Thailand in order to seek benefits, will raise elephants for a living, tourists are also fond of elephants.
The reason why the mahout will use elephants to consign rubber wood is probably to attract the attention of tourists, and to use elephants to sensationalize the public and then make profits. For example, passers-by will ask to take photos with elephants checked in rubber wood, and even some tourists will spend money to buy food from the mahout to feed the elephants, so that the mahout will earn more money. It's really killing two birds with one stone, using elephants to consign rubber wood to make money while also using elephants to earn tourists.
2, the choice of tractor cost is higher is not cost-effective
If you use a tractor to consign rubber wood, it will cost more. Oil prices are rising all over the world, taking Chiang Mai, Thailand, for example, at 42 baht per liter, and if you use a tractor to consign rubber wood at least a few hundred baht per round trip, which is extremely uneconomical for the mahout. If you use elephants to consign rubber wood, there is no need to worry about costs, such a very cost-effective transaction, the natural preferred tool is the elephant.
3, the road is limited, tractors can not enter
Because the harrier works on a rubber-wood plantation, we guess he will use elephants as a means of transport, and another reason is the road restrictions. For example, this kind of plantation, in the case of rainy days, the road is muddy, the tractor can not enter at all, only the elephant can walk the muddy road like a flat ground, in order to facilitate the entry and exit of the rubber wood, so the mahout will not choose to use the elephant. Of course, these reasons are just a guess we made, and the real reason why we didn't use a tractor, and the real reason for using elephants as a means of consignment, may only be known to the mahout himself.
Why would a mild-mannered elephant suddenly rage and hurt people?
Elephant killings have long been common, in 2020 in Vietnam's forest parks, there was an elephant trampling to death of the owner, and the director of the elephant has always used it to serve tourists, from taking photos to riding, the price range is different. On weekdays, the owner will use the chain to firmly handcuff the elephant's feet, on the day of the incident, tourists asked to take pictures with the elephant, hoping to unchain the elephant's feet, did not expect that at this time the elephant took the opportunity to escape, and in the process of escape, he also angrily trampled the owner directly, and the elephant who fled into the forest disappeared.
In fact, in real life, elephants are not as gentle as we think, and on the border of Yunnan on the mainland, wild elephants have often attacked people in recent years. On land, elephants are the largest animals, there are almost no natural enemies, whether it is a fierce tiger, or a lion is not the opponent of the elephant, once broadcast in the foreign media platform variety show is about the elephant: a fierce elephant in the picture, in just a few minutes, actually killed seven or eight hippos in a row, the scene is very bloody. Why are cute elephants so grumpy, even hurting and killing people?
1. Hurt the most vulnerable parts of the elephant
We all know that camels are desert boats and the best tools for people to ride. However, compared to camels, elephants are not suitable for riding at all. Because the entire spine is the most vulnerable part of an elephant, according to the survey results, an adult elephant can carry up to 150 kilograms of cargo for up to four hours, which is the limit in the elephant's body.
But for the mahouts, in order to make more money, they often bundle metal or wooden seats to the elephants, and every time they greet tourists, there will be two or three people sitting on them. Let's take, for example, thirty tour groups, three people in a group, then ten groups, which means that elephants will be ridden ten times back and forth, especially in the peak tourist season, elephants will be ridden more often than this.
Elephants work for more than four hours, and in the long run, whether they are carrying heavy goods or carrying people, there will be spinal curvature, year after year, day after day, under the overload of work, the elephant's spine has also collapsed and deformed. So, that's one of the reasons why elephants rebel. In particular, the Thai elephant, which works in a hot environment and has been consigning rubberwood for a long time, will make violent acts.
2. Irritability when provoked and harassed
Once upon a time in Burma, an elephant trainer whipped it with a leather whip to make it difficult. As a result, the elephant went crazy and grumpy on the spot, and the animal trainer was trampled to death by the elephant. You know, elephants are originally a species of group life, and after this elephant herd has become a sensational animal in the circus, in fact, its emotions are unstable and more prone to irritability and anger.
The circus bought the elephant and made it a training animal under the tamer, which is extremely painful for the elephant, especially to receive a large number of tourists every day, doing a difficult performance in front of them, overloading the work, slowly the elephant fell into the critical value of the outbreak, once it encountered someone teasing or harassing them, the elephant would have a temper tantrum, and at this time, if the human did not have an anesthesia gun in his hand, it was impossible to deal with the elephant, and once he ran fast, he would undoubtedly die.
3. Irritable during the estrus period
After a male elephant enters the estrus period, its aggression is more intense than humans think, and even the leader of the male group has to give up the right to mate, and once the male male bull elephant in the estrus period can not find a suitable female elephant, they will be more aggressive. If humans at this time continue to provoke them, they will inevitably be attacked by male elephants.
They will insert their tusks into the soil first, as if to warn humans, "I am not to be troubled, and if I am not good to me, I will treat you like this." "During estrus, the hormone levels of a male elephant will rise in a straight line, fifty times higher than usual. So as a human being, don't provoke the male elephant in estrus.
For human beings, we must know how to live in harmony with animals, do not deprive animals of their rights, and treat animals well is to treat human beings themselves well!