Several rhinos were shot by hunters when they strayed out of the park to escape rising waters. Also drowned were more than 500 deer, seven elephants, and many other animals. Two A herd of wild elephants rampaged through the town of Tingri, India, trampling five people to death and destroying 50 mud huts. Another herd of elephants killed five villagers in a similar episode in Sonitpur, India. Nearly 400 people have been killed by elephants in the state of Assam in the past ten years.
Experts attribute their aggression to a shrinking habitat and increased numbers.
After a huge wild boar was struck by a speeding car, he charged the vehicle, and then damaged a police car. He was shot to death by a policeman who had taken refuge from the irate boar on the roof of his patrol car. Chucking Pigs Montijo, Portugal Armed bandits held up two trucks hauling Spanish pigs to market and killed the porkers by hurling them into a ditch. The perpetrators were apparently protesting low-priced imported pork. The truck drivers were unharmed.