I Accuse The Elk In The Orchard With The Fermenting Apples
by fatsally
2009-12-06
CREATIVE COMMONS: Attribute, non commercial, no derivs.
KEYWORDS: animal, alcohol, drunk, sweden, elk, death. murder, drinking, fruit, apples, humour, humor
A sinister turn in the animal world, highlighting the increase in drunkeness and violent behaviour, a trend which is found more commonly amongst humans.
In the past we have brought you amusing, yet innocent, tales of scrapes animals have got themselves into when under the influence of fermenting fruit.
But now it seems that the drink is bringing out a darker side.
In Sweden there are more than 3,500 serious road accidents a year involving drunken elks.
Elks are normally placid creatures, but when they get a bellyful of fermenting apples their behaviour becomes increasingly erratic; rampaging through depatment stores, getting stuck in lifts, foraging through kitchens and even knocking on car windows and demanding bites of sandwiches.
When these activites are carried out by lone elk it is merely a nuisance which can easily be controlled.
However Bogartblog now learns that the elk are starting to form gangs. Groups of elk can be spotted feasting on fallen apples in the shadowy orchards. With their uniform antlers on their heads they then become agressive, perhaps spurred on by the gang mentality, and have been known to attack skiers and charge passing cars, whilst the rest of the gang cheers drunkenly, egging them on.
Four years ago a gang of drunken elks attacked an old people's home and were only forced back when police and hunters were called in.
And now it seems that for the first time their behaviour has resulted in a fatality.
Agneta Westlund was found dead with horrific injuries to her head and body after taking her dog for a walk.
Police initially suspected her husband, but when forensic experts were called in they identified elk hair on her clothing, and also concluded that Mr. Westlund would not have been strong enough to inflict the injuries.
They now surmise that Mrs. Westlund's dog disturbed the elk whilst it was eating fermented apples, which so incensed the elk that it turned on Mrs. Westlund.
Goran Erikson, who might be a former football manager, and is now an expert on animal behaviour, well it is a logical progression really, said he had never heard of a similar case and that elk are not generally natural born killers.
In the elk world, the animals themselves are keeping shtumm, no antlers are being pointed as the community draws together to protect one of its own.
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