11 Deaths That Could’ve Been Avoided With Common Sense

1. Wild Elephant Selfie

Yeah, ok, so taking pictures of elephants is most certainly acceptable. Taking selfies on safari, also acceptable. Taking selfies while right up close to wild elephant… results in the removal of one’s genes from the pool. So, in Kenya, two men went out to a wild elephant, and began taking selfies. Going so far as touching the elephant’s face while taking the photos, the two didn’t seem to anticipate how the elephant might feel. Understandably, the elephant was none too happy, and proceeded to trample the two men to death. Seemingly the elephant either looked to hide its deeds or give the two men a burial of sorts, as it then covered the men in brush. This author would like to think that the elephant was being respectful to two men who were to daft to respect the elephant. Regardless, one should treat wild elephants the way they treat lions. One would like to presume that these two selfie-takers wouldn’t stroll up to a lion to snap some shots, so learn from them, and don’t bother the elephants either. They may not eat people, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get pissed off.