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A Spanish tourist has been trampled to death by elephants in a South African national park after apparently trying to take pictures of a breeding herd that included three calves.

The 43-year-old man was killed on Sunday morning at Pilanesberg national park about 130 miles (210km) north-west of Johannesburg.

According to park officials, the man, who was with three friends, climbed out of his vehicle and walked towards the animals to take photos.

“Despite warnings from his fellow passengers, and occupants from two other vehicles that were at the sighting, he unfortunately did not heed their warnings,” the North West province’s parks and tourism board said in a statement.

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[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 66 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Stupid Fucking Moron Dies Doing Something Stupid

A moron died today after being warned repeatedly to not do the thing that killed him.

Ignoring warnings and being clueless to the zoom feature on 100% of cameras and phones offered to the population today, he instead walked towards the 12,000 lb animal and its offspring, sending it into a rage.

The Not Quite Mensa Material was 43 years old and people who knew him are amazed he made it that long.

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