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Elephant disembowels man, tramples him to death in Kenya

Samantha Lock
Newsweek
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:03 UTC
File photo: An elephant is pictured at the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, nearby to where a man was disemboweled and trampled to death on December 30.
© TONY KARUMBA/GETTY
File photo: An elephant is pictured at the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, nearby to where a man was disemboweled and trampled to death on December 30.
A man was disemboweled and trampled to death by an elephant in a vicious attack in Makueni, Kenya.

Charles Mutisya, 73, was killed on Wednesday morning while tending to his farm in the Nthunguni area of Kibwezi East sub-county.

The wild animal had strayed from the nearby Tsavo East National Park when it attacked the elderly man around 7 a.m.

"Police from Mtito Andei police station and Kenya Wildlife Services rangers visited the scene of the incident and found the body having visible injuries with intestines hanging outside the stomach," Makueni County Police Commander Joseph Ole Naipeyan told Kenya News Agency on Wednesday.

Comment: Elephants have also killed during the past week in Nepal and in the Indian states of Orissa (2 deaths), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (2) and Assam.

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Hundreds of dead birds found in Rome after New Year fireworks


Wanted in Rome
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:19 UTC
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© Roma Today
Hundreds of dead birds covered a central Rome street in the aftermath of last night's fireworks for New Year.

The birds, believed to be starlings, were found at the Termini train station end of Via Cavour by a motorist who posted footage of the disturbing scene on YouTube.

The disorientated birds, startled by the explosions, are thought to have died after flying into windows and high voltage electricity cables just after midnight.

The incident occurred amid a New Year firework ban which was completely ignored, as in previous years, leading to numerous cases of dogs running away from their homes in fear.

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Home surveillance catches attack by 3 pit bull terriers on Milwaukee's north side

Aaron Maybin
FOX6 News Milwaukee
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:42 UTC
dog attack

Seeking a safe haven by jumping from one car to the next, cameras capture a man climbing on top of vehicles, trying to escape biting dogs early Monday morning.
Seeking a safe haven by jumping from one car to the next, cameras capture a man climbing on top of vehicles, trying to escape biting dogs early Monday morning.

The man climbed on top of an SUV to get away from the pack.

The situation went on for roughly fifteen minutes before police arrived.

"I have a camera there," Sandra Townsend said.

She keeps a close eye on her neighborhood.

"Yeah, I'm nosey," she said.

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'Ferocious animal' attacks children, spreads panic among residents in Upper Egypt


Gulf Today
Sat, 26 Dec 2020 18:36 UTC
A videograb shows the animal attacking children.

A videograb shows the animal attacking children.
A video has gone viral on Egyptian social media showed a ferocious animal attack on a group of children in a village in Qena Governorate in Upper Egypt.

The Qena Security Directorate announced that it had received information that at least 10 people had been injured as a result of an attack by an animal which the local call "Al-Salwa" in one of the areas in Qena.

The predator bites people, causing panic in the area.

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Monkey sneaks into home and viciously attacks 5-month-old baby in Malaysia

Arisha Rozaidee
SASY
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:23 UTC
ATTACK
A wild monkey recently snuck into a family home in Johor Bahru and attacked a five-month-old baby

According to Kosmo! the incident took place around 11am on Sunday, 20 December.

The mother, 42-year-old Siti Nur Asikin Sulaiman, said that she was in the kitchen when she suddenly heard her baby let out a cry from the master bedroom. A monkey had entered the room through a window and attacked the child.

"My daughter suddenly screamed and cried. I rushed to the room to get her and was shocked to see a wild monkey on top of her back," she said.
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Woman killed by bear, 4 injured in Chhattisgarh, India - 2 weeks after killed 4 in the area


Outlook
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:35 UTC
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A 70-year-old woman was killed and four people injured in a wild bear attack in Chhattisgarh''s Korba district, a forest department official said.

Laxmaniya Bai and another woman were collecting sticks to make brooms near Nawagaon Kala under Katghora forest division on Sunday when the bear attacked, he said.

"Laxmaniya was dragged into the forest and her body was found on Monday morning. The other woman suffered injuries but managed to escape. Later the deceased''s grandson and two others who went looking for her were also injured by the bear," he said.

Comment: 2 weeks earlier in the same area: 4 killed, 3 injured in bear attack in Chhattisgarh, India

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Tiger attacks on people skyrocket in the Sundarbans, India - 70 in 3 months with 40 deaths

Suprakash Majumdar
The Citizen (India)
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:32 UTC
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Kalpana Raptan describes how often she just sits in despair. A few months ago her partner, Babu Raptan, was killed by a tiger who attacked him out of nowhere.

He had gone fishing in a boat with several other men. "He died saving another man, he never thought about his own life or of his family," she says, sobbing.

"What will I do now? He was the sole earner in the family."

Kalpana Raptan is now a bagh bidhoba or tiger widow. Many women are tiger widows here, especially in the islands. They report that men frequently molest them, and that traffickers find it easier to prey on young widows.

Babu Raptan had moved to Bombay some years ago to work as a construction worker. In March when the Union government suddenly imposed a lockdown citing the pandemic, millions of people like him were forced back to their hometowns.

Comment: Back in October the death tally up to that point was half the total noted above: Tiger kills fisherman in the Sundarbans, India - 19th such death in the area this year.

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Pod of 10 sperm whales washes up on beach in Yorkshire, UK

Kelly-Ann Mills
Mirror
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:16 UTC
The mass stranding is distressing
© Emily Mayman / BDMLR / SWNS
The mass stranding is distressing
Four of the 10 animals are still alive, but they cannot be saved according to experts at the scene. The whales have not eaten for some time

A pod of at least 10 whales has washed up on a beach and rescuers have warned the surviving four cannot be saved and will be left to die.

Six of the sperm whales are thought to already be dead after they were spotted on the beach between Tunstall and Withernsea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

A Marine Life rescue team, the coastguard and police have all been called to scene in Humberside, but there is little that can be done.

Julia Cable spokeswoman for British Divers Marine Life Rescue said a team is at the scene and it is clear the sperm whales have not eaten for some time.


Comment: In the last few days dead whales have also washed up in Piraeus, Greece and Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Beautician has her face gnawed off by a pack of 10 wild dogs in eastern Russia

Will Stewart
Daily Mail
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:36 UTC
In total, 10 dogs thought to be responsible for the attack have been shot dead (pictured, wild dogs near the scene of the attack)

In total, 10 dogs thought to be responsible for the attack have been shot dead (pictured, wild dogs near the scene of the attack)
A 20-year-old Russian beautician is fighting for life after a pack of wild dogs gnawed her face off during a frenzied attack.

Tatyana Loskutnikova, a nail artist, was savaged by a pack of 10 dogs as she walked through Ulan-Ude city, in far eastern Siberia, on the morning of December 23.

The animals ripped her clothes off in -22C (-7.6F) temperatures, bit her down to the bone, and chewed all the skin off her face before locals came rushing to help.

Alexandra Andreevna, who was the first to arrive on the scene, used a stick to beat the animals back while banging on a fence to alert others who also came to help.

Comment: Another such attack occurred recently in the US:
Pack of dogs mauls 10-year-old girl roller-skating in NC neighborhood, family says

A 10-year-old North Carolina girl is on the mend after a pack of dogs attacked in her neighborhood last week.

Family members say Emerald Moore was taking her new roller skates for a spin when at least five dogs mauled her near her grandmother's home in Maxton on Friday, WPDE reported.

"I fell and they came running after me, then went on top of me," Moore said, according to the station. "One was scratching my stomach to keep me holded so the other one can bite me."

The attack left her with several bite marks and more than 50 lacerations across her body, WPDE reported.

Moore was airlifted to UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill "in critical but stable condition" over the weekend, according to The Robesonian. Officials said her condition has improved, although she still faces "a long road to recovery."

The Robeson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident and said officials have seized the dogs involved in Friday's attack, according to the Associated Press. Bill Smith, director of the county's health department, said they will be held for observation to determine if their bites were life-threatening.

"If so, the animals would be candidates for euthanizing, with appeal rights," Smith said, according to The Robesonian.

The dogs reportedly belong to one of Moore's neighbors, Robeson County Sheriff's Office Maj. Damien McLean told McClatchy News.

As part of the investigation, witnesses will be asked if they observed the dogs acting aggressively in the past, authorities said, according to the Associated Press. The district attorney's office will ultimately decide if charges will be filed.


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65-year-old man dies after stray dog attack in Kerala, India


Times of India
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:28 UTC
dog attack
A 65-year-old man died in a stray dog attack at Kuttippuram in Malappuram Tuesday night.

Police identified the deceased as Sankaran, 65, of Vadakekalam house from Edachalam. Local children who went to play in the Bharathapuzha river bed saw Sankaran lying with bite injuries at around 6.30pm.

Kuttipuram police said that Sankaran was weak and had underlying medical conditions and the stray dogs might have attacked him after he had collapsed on the river banks.

"There were bite injuries all over the body and there was significant bleeding," a police official said.

Though the residents took him to the Kuttippuram Taluk hospital, and then to the Thrissur medical college, he died on the way. The funeral was held on Wednesday. He is survived by his wife Lakshmikutty, daughters Sindu, Vinodini, Preeta and son Subramanian.
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