MOSCOW TIMES (Russia) 16 December 05 Elephants Kill, But Not Like Crocs
Harare, Zimbabwe (AP) : Crocodiles took a narrow lead over elephants as the most dangerous animal to man in Zimbabwe, a conservation group reported Wednesday.
Crocodiles dragged away 13 people -- including children -- and ate them in the first 10 months of 2005, according to the Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources.
Elephants charged and trampled 12 others, including some villagers trying to protect their crops from the giant herbivores that eat an average 300 kilograms of fodder per day as adults, the group said in its annual report.
Buffaloes and hippopotamuses, also considered among Africa's most dangerous animals, killed one person apiece, bringing the total to 27.
Elephants Kill, But Not Like Crocs