Police: Lions eat 20 villagers in Ethiopia

cnn WEBSITE ^ | Tuesday, September 20, 2005; | AP

[Fawn]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- A pride of lions has killed and devoured 20 villagers, wounded 10 others and eaten at least 70 cattle in southern Ethiopia in the past week, police said Tuesday.

The attacks have forced at least 1,000 people to flee their homes in Hadia Zone, in the Southern Nation and Nationalities People State, 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, according to a police statement.

[Translates]

Could we turn them loose on Camp Casey?

[krb]

Oh man this is horrible.

[cripplecreek]

Ethiopians - Eat all you want, we'll make more.

[grobdriver]

Bush's Fault!

What took y'all so long?

[garyhope]

I wonder if the lions would like fries with those villagers?

[danneskjold]

Bush's Fault...

[Prime Choice]

Looks like they were their overlords.

[TChris]

Wow... That's horrible... Something out of a horror movie.

Perhaps Ethiopia should open up the country to lion hunting for a while. Seriously, there are plenty of people who would love to bag one.

[Uncledave]

Where's the UN? Kofi?!?

[mware]

The Man Eating Lions Of Tsavo. These are the real deal.

[reagan_fanatic]

This is why you never hear about lion attacks in China. The lions just end up hungry an hour later anyway.

[DarkSavant]

That was pretty tasteless... heh heh heh

[FearlessFreep]

Perhaps Ethiopia should open up the country to lion hunting for a while. Seriously, there are plenty of people who would love to bag one.


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You know what the wolrd's fastest land animal is?

An Ethiopian Chicken. ba da bing

[SMARTY]

It's Bush's fault

[najida]

Oh man!

That is one of my favorite stories. What was in the movie "The Ghost and the Darkness" wasn't as near as facinating as the truth.

And did you see the picture of the hunter with the first of the lions he shot? (I'll see if I can find it)

It was a monster!

[Rebelbase]

If this had happened in America the lions could have only eaten a couple of people. Maybe three at the most.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Or NOLA ?

[Nathan Zachary]

Send in Kofi Annan. He'll stop the lions singlehandedly.

[clee1]

Hello... breakfast.

[conservativewasp]

One would think there'd be a rifle or 2 in each village. Lacking that I thought they traditionally used bows.

[linkinpunk]

Not much meat on those bones.

Kind of like chicken wings, a lot of work for so little meat.

[snarks_when_bored]

Wait until these lions get a taste of Nebraskans...yummy.

[Killing Time]

Wow, talk about mean looking.

[cripplecreek]

Ethiopian, it's what's for dinner.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

If Bush had signed the Kyoto treaty, this never would of happened.

[FearlessFreep]

Ethiopian, it's what's for dinner.

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slap a Kraft single on them and you have a quarter pounder with cheese.

[CJ Wolf]

[Dead Dog]

Lions eat 20...and are still hungry

[najida]

Here we go. Imagine two of these guys, hunting as a team, in full daylight, for FUN! And taking the bodies back to a cave for snacks later.

[cripplecreek]

Ethiopian helper helps your eitiopian make a great meal.

[Nathan Zachary]

"If this had happened in America the lions could have only eaten a couple of people. Maybe three at the most." From the size of some I see, I'd say ONE would feed the pride for a week!

[Safetgiver]

Seems as though the kitties are the only ones eating to excess in Ethiopia.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Ethiopians treated like trolls by lion pride.

Lions the original Viking Kitties!!!

[clee1]

You're SO bad!

[auboy]

Did the lions leave a tip?

[theFIRMbss]

>A pride of lions has killed and devoured 20 villagers, wounded 10 others and eaten at least 70 cattle in southern Ethiopia in the past week, police said Tuesday. ... The attacks have forced at least 1,000 people to flee their homes . . .

This sounds like a job
for one Freeper with a gun . . .
(Fur coats all around!)

[clee1]

And YOU! You're REALLY bad!

[Proud2BeRight]

Again, it sounds like a possible border patrol solution.

[Old Seadog]

"Ooops! Our mistake. We tyhought this was a new cafeteria."

[FearlessFreep]

Sorry old jokes from the 80's. I have more.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Good to see their new quarterback is taking charge.

[Red Badger]

This is why you never hear about lion attacks in China. The lions just end up CHOW MEIN an hour later anyway.

[JimWforBush]

Great minds think a like. I was just about to ping you to this. A lot of humorous posts.

[mware]

Yeah, I watch the movie over again last week. For some reason I thought one of them was a male lion and I think in the movie they showed one of them with a mane.

Both of these look like females to me.It was a great movie.

I remember as a kid reading a book about a tiger in India that took over 20 people before a hunter killed it. I always thought it would be a great story to make into a movie.

BTW one of my mentors in college who was a professor of geology, killed a tiger that was a man eater.

They found jewelry in its digestive tract when the gutted it.

He showed me its hide and it was a magnificent animal, even dead.

[Lazamataz]

Narrator: In A.D. 2005, lunch was beginning.
Chieftan: What happen ? 
Police: Somebody set up us the lion. 
Tribal Leader: We get signal. 
Chieftan: What ! 
Tribal Leader: Main screen turn on. 
Chieftan: It's you !! 
BIG HUNGRY CATS: How are you gentlemen !! 
BIG HUNGRY CATS: All your villagers are belong to us. 
BIG HUNGRY CATS: You are on the way to destruction. 
Chieftan: What you say !! 
BIG HUNGRY CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time. 
BIG HUNGRY CATS: Roar Roar Roar Roar .... 
Chieftan: Take off every 'Villager'!! 
Chieftan: You know what you doing. 
Chieftan: Move 'Villager'. 
Chieftan: For great justice. 

[Gritty]

And these are the animals the enviroweenies want to bring to America so they can populate the Western states?

[Nathan Zachary]

It's too bad there wasn't a bunch of Hollywierdo's around marveling and how in balance with nature Ethiopians are.
Those lions could have a little variety in their diet.

[JustAnotherOkie]

Someone needs to stop this immediately. The lions could choke on the bones. That would be a pitty.

[Translates]

ROTFL...but seriously, it must be horrible to worry about being EATEN alive in your own home by a savage beast. They need a big hunter over there, somebody who really knows his way around the woods and duck blinds, like John Kerry.