TAKEPLACE: ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS EATING PEOPLE: A GROWING CONCERN

Thursday, February 17, 2011

ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS EATING PEOPLE: A GROWING CONCERN

Humans aren't natural prey for elephants and tigers, but in the Sundarban islands of West Bengal, India, an alarming number of people have been attacked -- even eaten -- by these wild beasts.

In one part of the country, there have been reports of elephants going on a rampage, trampling homes and killing around 200 people in the past year. In one bizarre case, this typically plant-eating animal reportedly ate a human.

In another part of the country, tigers, who have developed an appetite for human flesh, reportedly killed 14 people in one village alone last year. ABCNEWS

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