Dangerous Elephants

October 25, 2011. for the latest animal attacks news click on the link  below

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Africa blessed with the most beautiful animals in the world, the African savannah has also produced many of the world’s dangerous animals ever seen. Elephants are the largest amazing land mammals in the world. 

The African elephant tops part of the list of the most dangerous animal on earth.  In many parts of the world, there are dark to brown elephants, gray to black elephants, red to pink elephants depending on the eyes of the beholder and the great white or albino elephants as people call these dangerous beautiful elephants. These dangerous species of elephant live in the jungles of Africa and Asia.

The African Elephant: the top ten most dangerous animal 

The African Bush Elephant or the dangerous African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is larger of than two species of African elephant. The great Savannah elephant and the African Forest Elephant have usually been classified as a single species, known as the beautiful dangerous African Elephant. The largest African elephant ever recorded was 4 meters at the shoulder and weighed ten tonnes

While most of the dangerous elephant animal attacks take place in many of the African countries from south of the Sahara desert to South Africa with an estimated over 500000 number of African elephants in the world,

Elephants attack without warnings; they can kill other animals and also come to rescue other animals when they are in danger too. There are many cases where elephants have killed their trainer and zoo keepers too. Farmers are not spared while those of an African Safari also get attacked my giant African elephants too.

The Asian Elephant

Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China make the total number of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) to be around 50,000 elephants in Asia. The elephants are responsible for over 400 fatalities every year in different parts of the world. Elephants are dangerous animals and should not be tampered with. 

The dangerous Asian elephants are some of the biggest elephants in the world located in may parts of the Asian tropical forests. The gray Asian elephant coloration provides them with a very good elephant habitat. These dangerous elephants can use their six major muscles which are extended to the truck and reach the ground to get hold of objects, grab all the elephant food on top of trees and on the ground as wee. 

These clever dangerous elephants find pleasure when they squirt gallons of water over their backs or into their mouths, or blow their favourite elephant dirt onto their backs during dust baths. What is always a result of these dirt baths? These giant elephants come out with a different outlook. White elephants, red elephants, brown elephants, black elephants depending on the type of bath the elephant has taken.

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The Asian Elephants have caused and are still causing great damage to crops of many farmers. Elephants attacks cases in Asia are still many where people have been killed with dangerous elephant who have gone on rampage.  Asian Males elephants in musth are responsible for many deadly elephant attacks.

The Asian  Elephants is very important to the cultures and religions of many Asian countries  such as India, Sri Lanka, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Bangladesh, and southern China, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

in most of their range, which inspires support for habitat protection measures, continued studies about elephants and their conservation needs, and efforts to mitigate conflicts between elephants and people. Despite the fact the Asian elephants have been tamed with expert elephant trainers for decades as beasts of burden with dates ranging as far as 4,000 years these Asian elephants had to do the elephant job which was mainly hauling lumber, elephant ware fare, transportation and for prestige. While the female Asian elephants were not blessed with beautiful dangerous tusks, it’s the dangerous male elephant which is responsible for many of the dangerous attacks in Asia.

Decades of elephant hunting and the dangerous elephant habitat destruction has diminished the huge number of the Asian elephants. The Asian male elephants are being attacked and killed for their huge tusks

Elephant facts and figures

Elephants all over the world are unpredictable animals, and have been known to kill zoo keepers, their owners and many  who have been with them for as long as 15 years. The fact remains that  even the tamest of elephants can attack without warning. Remember its an elephant jungle out there! Elephants have got the biggest brains and apart from man, elephants are some of the most intelligent animals in the world and regarded as one of the world's most dangerous animals.

Elephant Attacks:  300-500 elephant related attacks and deaths a year.

Elephant habitat: Africa and India.

Method of dispatch: The elephant average size weighs over 6 tons. Elephants  trample and gore using their dangerous sharp tusks. Elephants cause a lot of damage to crops and property. 

How to avoid dangerous elephant attacks: Walk careful when you in an elephant habitat, be wise don’t startle an elephant when you see one as any unwanted and unfriendly moves will induce the giant elephant to charge. 


If the elephant  seems to want to finish you, make some noise and run for your life. If there is a tall strong tree. Sound the horn of your vehicle while in the jungle or steadily back off. All in all just stay away from these dangerous animals because when elephants attack they will almost leave you dead.


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