Revenge of the Elephants | National Geographic

this elephant you can see is absolutely

this elephant you can see is absolutely focused on that runner his trunks

focused on that runner his trunks

focused on that runner his trunks outstretched his is crumpled up his ears

outstretched his is crumpled up his ears

outstretched his is crumpled up his ears he’s not trying to chase this rhino or

he’s not trying to chase this rhino or

he’s not trying to chase this rhino or intimidated he is trying to catch it and

intimidated he is trying to catch it and

intimidated he is trying to catch it and indeed once he caught that animal and

indeed once he caught that animal and

indeed once he caught that animal and killed it once the elephant has caught

killed it once the elephant has caught

killed it once the elephant has caught the rhino he Gore’s it from above

the rhino he Gore’s it from above

the rhino he Gore’s it from above straight into the shoulder blade just

straight into the shoulder blade just

straight into the shoulder blade just pushing his tusks deep into the

pushing his tusks deep into the

pushing his tusks deep into the shoulders and and breaking the back in

shoulders and and breaking the back in

shoulders and and breaking the back in the palace the elephant then uses the

the palace the elephant then uses the

the palace the elephant then uses the weight of its head to crush the Rhino

weight of its head to crush the Rhino

weight of its head to crush the Rhino while driving its tusks through the body

while driving its tusks through the body

while driving its tusks through the body the cause of death is clear and Van Dyck

the cause of death is clear and Van Dyck

the cause of death is clear and Van Dyck has a definite indication that the

has a definite indication that the

has a definite indication that the attack is intentional but a bigger

attack is intentional but a bigger

attack is intentional but a bigger question remains is this a single rogue

question remains is this a single rogue

question remains is this a single rogue animal that is somehow managed to escape

animal that is somehow managed to escape

animal that is somehow managed to escape detection or is it something deeper

detection or is it something deeper

detection or is it something deeper affecting more than just one individual

affecting more than just one individual

affecting more than just one individual elephant in Amboseli National Park in

elephant in Amboseli National Park in

elephant in Amboseli National Park in Kenya elephant project manager soilless

Kenya elephant project manager soilless

Kenya elephant project manager soilless il L is trying to narrow down the

il L is trying to narrow down the

il L is trying to narrow down the suspects she has recorded 185 more

suspects she has recorded 185 more

suspects she has recorded 185 more cattle deaths since 1997

cattle deaths since 1997

cattle deaths since 1997 and collected dozens of eyewitness

and collected dozens of eyewitness

and collected dozens of eyewitness statements anywhere else picking the

statements anywhere else picking the

statements anywhere else picking the culprit out of a lineup of more than

culprit out of a lineup of more than

culprit out of a lineup of more than 1400 elephants would be difficult but

1400 elephants would be difficult but

1400 elephants would be difficult but amble celli’s elephants are among the

amble celli’s elephants are among the

amble celli’s elephants are among the most studied in the world

most studied in the world

most studied in the world since 1972 the Amboseli Trust for

since 1972 the Amboseli Trust for

since 1972 the Amboseli Trust for Elephants has monitored the populations

Elephants has monitored the populations

Elephants has monitored the populations behavior assembling identification

behavior assembling identification

behavior assembling identification records for each and every one of them

we have one thousand four hundred and

we have one thousand four hundred and fifty elephants and all the elephants

fifty elephants and all the elephants

fifty elephants and all the elephants are known it virtually Sai ll attempts

are known it virtually Sai ll attempts

are known it virtually Sai ll attempts to match the photo IDs with the

to match the photo IDs with the

to match the photo IDs with the descriptions for my witnesses in pill

descriptions for my witnesses in pill

descriptions for my witnesses in pill ensberg Gus Van Dyke is collating

ensberg Gus Van Dyke is collating

ensberg Gus Van Dyke is collating forensic photographs from the new Rhino

forensic photographs from the new Rhino

forensic photographs from the new Rhino deaths he identifies something they all

deaths he identifies something they all

deaths he identifies something they all have in common at every crime scene

have in common at every crime scene

have in common at every crime scene there is just one set of elephant prints

there is just one set of elephant prints

there is just one set of elephant prints but the prints differ from kill to kill

but the prints differ from kill to kill

but the prints differ from kill to kill only males travel alone but the

only males travel alone but the

only males travel alone but the footprints aren’t big enough to belong

footprints aren’t big enough to belong

footprints aren’t big enough to belong to an adult these are teenagers old

to an adult these are teenagers old

to an adult these are teenagers old enough to have left the herd but not yet

enough to have left the herd but not yet

enough to have left the herd but not yet fully grown the implications are

fully grown the implications are

fully grown the implications are enormous van Dyck isn’t looking for one

enormous van Dyck isn’t looking for one

enormous van Dyck isn’t looking for one killer there are lots of them in Kenya

killer there are lots of them in Kenya

killer there are lots of them in Kenya the pattern is a very different one all

the pattern is a very different one all

the pattern is a very different one all the attacks here involve families of

the attacks here involve families of

the attacks here involve families of elephants

siyul el suspects appear to be mature

siyul el suspects appear to be mature females