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Man vs 5 baboons

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August 2005, Birchenough Bridge, Zimbabwe. A 47 yr old man realized that baboons where sneaking into his granary after the storms had partly destroyed it's roof. He could have simply repaired the roof but this idiot had a better plan - to hide in the granary armed with an axe and wait for the baboons to get in. For your own information baboons are exceedingly powerful animals. So the man hid himself behind grain sacks only to reveal himself when there were 5 baboons enjoying their meal. The baboons didn’t like the surprised so they decided to immediately vacate the granary in a rush but here the idiot made is second and final blunder, he trapped the baboons inside by shielding the exit with his own body. His left biceps and part of the right breast were ripped off. Sustained many other bites and scratches, and all happened in a few seconds. This Darwin candidate was pronounced dead upon arrival at the local clinic

Submitted on 03/05/2013

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Remote location, not sure about media attention

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
This story definitely has potential, but without references it really only passes as a PA. If you can find some details about this (a newspaper article, etc) it could very well end up in the running for a full DA!

Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
*Five* baboons!? What was he thinking!? Thanks!

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