You are looking at the
image of a killer named Gerald. I heard this story on a podcast and
thought that they were making it up but it turns out that a damned
giraffe killed a man. I have seen them fight each other but seriously
thought they posed zero threat to humans. I was wrong. I even checked
how many people have been killed by giraffes. Zero. I just see them
chasing people or them doing that stupid fighting that they do where
they throw their necks at one another. A South African director named
Carlos Carvalho was killed by Gerald after being headbutted.
His
focus puller named Drikus van der Merwe said “I was standing
right next to Carlos when the giraffe suddenly swung its neck and hit
him on his head above his ear and sent him flying about four or five
meters through the air.” That's 12 to 15 feet and a far ass
distance to be launched by a headbutt. He added “It came out of
nowhere and Carlos didn’t even see it coming. He wasn't aware of
the danger.” Yeah. That's nature for you.
Its strange how people
and nature work. If this was a dog it would be shot and killed. If it
were a whale people would find reasons why it attacked. But a
giraffe? Ain't nobody trying to take out a giraffe. A spokesperson
for the location where people can come and film and photograph these
animals said “He was unauthorised to film. He went
off on his own. He wanted to get some shots to prove a point.
He was trying to excel. Gerald was not to blame and would not be put
down. We are not going to shoot Gerald. He was not in the wrong. I
don't consider him to be a dangerous animal.” Apparently just this
past Monday a lion attacked and killed his owner and as put down
because of it. “He's just a huge wild animal and the guy disobeyed
safety regulations. I'm very sad for his family. But I'm not one of
those people who blames the animals.”
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