An article from Do or Die Issue 5. In the paper edition, this article appears on page(s) 71.
1) 'An Angler was drowned by the fish he was trying to catch. Chris Bowie,
29, from West Palm Beach, Florida, was dragged off his boat and pulled 30ft
under by a blue marlin when his hands became tangled in the line during a contest
off North Carolina. "It just snatched him off the deck", said a
friend.'
- Daily Mail, June 20th 94.
2) 'An Elephant whose calf was knocked down by a locomotive in the Sythet
region of Bangladesh on the 21st of February 1993 blocked the next train
that passed
an hour later and banged her forehead against the engine for 15 minutes,
until it could no longer run. She then walked off into the jungle, leaving
about
200 passengers stranded for over 5 hours. The extent of the baby elephant's
injuries were not known.'
- Associated Press, 22/2/93
3) 'Nature's war on man's design grinds on in Seville
where the World Expo, having been plagued by armies of rats, which gnawed
through most of the optical
and electrical cables, is now being consumed by mosquitoes. Soaring temperatures,
fountains, abundant vegetation and strong night lights have attracted every
insect within miles and no one has a clue what to do.'
- Guardian, 17/4/92
4) 'San Francisco Police chased a Zebra down a 6 lane Freeway
at 45MPH. When stopped, it kicked in two doors, smashed a mud guard, climbed
on the
bonnet,
chewed up the steering wheel and bit two handlers before being returned
to Marine World Zoo.'
- Daily Mail, 27/ [sic]