hogzilla and amazing battle of kruger

Hogzilla and the Amazing Battle of Kruger Park

When I first heard that an 11-year-old had gunned down a humongous

Hogzilla in the backwoods of Alabama at first I was elated. I thought

the monstrous porker Dick Cheney had been involved in another hunting

accident....and had followed Jerry Falwell to Hog Heaven.You have to

admit the resemblance is striking.

But then I was disappointed.

A pig the size of a hatchback has been reported shot dead by an

11-year-old boy using a pistol.

And then disgusted....

Jamison, an accomplished hunter who killed his first deer at the age

of five.....said that he shot the animal eight times with a .50calibre

revolver and chased it for three hours through hilly woods before

finishing it off with a point-blank shot..

I wondered who was more dangerous the pig or the kid. Or whether it

was a hoax

"That's not a pig, it's a dinosaur. No way that's a

naturally-occurring hog. That, or the kid is 2ft tall."

If the story is true, it's hard to know what's more worrying, a 9ft

pig or an 11-year-old serial animal killer with a deadly aim.

I don't know but I suggest we send the kid to Baghdad mounted on a

giant porker...or Cheney... and see if that works.

But seriously that's why I prefer to hunt animals with a camera...

Even if it's just the swan in our pond.

Or these fearsome invaders...

The B-52s of flying poopers. Or the Animal Farm version of that old

neocon nightmare and hallucination: the single mother on welfare...

But if you want to see a really amazing animal story you should check

out this incredible amateur video of a fight between a buffalo herd, a

pride of lions, and two alligators at Kruger National Park in South

Africa.

And don't worry...it may not look good for a while....but baby gets

away alive...

Isn't that amazing? There's something noble about about those big dumb

creatures fighting back even though they're scared out of their tiny

minds. Isn't that a magic moment when the prey turn on the predators?

Aren't I lucky to live in peaceful civilized Canada?

Now all I've got to remember is that if Stephen Harper and his

ReformCons ever get a majority government they'll turn this country

into a jungle...

If Dick Cheney gets his way he'll turn the world into a battlefield A

world of predators and prey.