4 Elephants Roam Mpumalanga Township and Are Later Rescued, Netizens Make Jokes: “Don’t Eat It”
- Four elephants were captured before they could wreak havoc in Matsulu in Mpumalanga
- Pictures of the elephants went viral on social media, and they were later found and released back into Kruger National Park, where they belong
- South Africa made jokes about the elephants and lightly warned the residents not to eat
Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered accidents, outbreaks, nature and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for seven years.
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Four elephants that escaped the Kruger National Park were found and returned to the park after they terrified residents of Matsulu in Mpumalanga. South Africans made jokes that residents might eat the elephants.
Elephants escape and are found
According to SABC News, the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency responded to calls from terrified community members that four elephants were roaming in the area. They sent a team to drive the animals back into the Kruger National Park, where they escaped. Community members claimed that the elephants were in the area by 6 am on 30 January, which caused them to fear that the animals could attack them.
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South Africans commenting on @MDNnewss's tweet made light of the situation.
Afrika said:
"This is not a surprise. This is Africa."
Callie wrote:
"We're never going to beat the allegations."
Johannes Jawawa added:
"Another meal for the day."
KamoR remarked:
"Y'all better not eat it because I know you guys."
Blackstone Makhubela remarked:
"I'm from Matsulu, and this is normal."
Motlatso Joy Phooko remarked:
"Surely Mr leopard will also visit soon. Imagine how slow an elephant walks to arrive there without being pursued by a lion or leopard."
South Africans terrified as tiger escapes
In another animal-related story, Briefly News reported that a tiger escaped from its home in Edenvale.
The tiger was recorded roaming the streets in the Edenvale area, and this caused a lot of people to be scared.
South Africans called for the cessation of keeping wild animals as private pets.
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Source: Briefly News
