• hansolo@lemmy.today
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    4 hours ago

    This is a good question. “Antelope” is the term they used because he was hunting a yellow-backed duiker. Which is like the Chihuahua of the antelope world, and no one would know what that is. They’re super hard to find, so he likely was out in the bush and got too close to elephants that thought he was a poacher and killed him. Many stressed elephant populations attack any human they see with a gun, even rangers, due to trauma. Also, this guy was a trophy hunter, with a house full of numerous dead animals.

    So, in short, this guy needed therapy, not another trophy.

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      2 hours ago

      Ah. Thanks for the explanation, makes sense. Also agreed with the last part. If you have enough money to do these things all the time, there’s better causes to use that money on.