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(WESH Orlando)   White rhino moves to Florida wildlife park. Fark: Shot and killed on first day in new home. UltraFark: Local orthodontists and dentists all claim alibis, blame park for not being able to contain it   (wesh.com) divider line
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AirForceVet [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 6:20:27 PM  
Wild Florida? They placed a endangered white rhino in a commercial zoo theme park!?! No wonder it broke free, escaped.
 
koder [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 6:24:21 PM  
Poor thing.  Probably realized it was stuck in Florida.
 
edmo [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 6:54:11 PM  
Thanks for nothing.
 
6nome
2023-02-02 7:19:56 PM  
John McCain sends his condolences.
 
ICDedPpl
2023-02-02 7:21:43 PM  
Humans are a farking virus.
 
tonguedepressor [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 7:21:52 PM  
I'll bet that shot cost some big game hunter a pretty penny.
 
studebaker hoch
2023-02-02 7:22:51 PM  
"tested the fence"?   So they're saying it was really a T-Rex.

/ Iguana invasion, suuuuuure
 
studebaker hoch
2023-02-02 7:23:36 PM  

ICDedPpl: Humans are a farking virus.


Woohooooo!!!!

Today this planetary system, tomorrow the galaxy!
 
JohnBigBootay
2023-02-02 7:25:09 PM  
Jesus Christ. I'm not Mr save all the animals whatever the cost gym. But these dumbasses shouldn't be allowed to own an ant farm.
 
HighlanderRPI
2023-02-02 7:26:09 PM  
.375 H&H and a 45-70, those some hefty rounds, they came prepared apparently

Whoever brought the .270 though for a rhino? Da fuq you doing guy?
 
hammettman
2023-02-02 7:27:24 PM  

AirForceVet: They placed a endangered white rhino in a commercial zoo theme park!?! No wonder it broke free, escaped.


In their defense, they saved the rhino from experiencing Florida.
 
bhcompy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:27:40 PM  
For more than twelve years, Wild Florida's mission has been to provide an unforgettable Everglades experience

Ah yes, those Everglade native white rhinos are key to my experience
 
Danger Avoid Death
2023-02-02 7:27:55 PM  
Why do I get the feeling that the place is surrounded by signs that look something like this ...

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Bonzo_1116
2023-02-02 7:28:05 PM  
How the f*ck does anybody import a rhino without a metric asston of permits and certifications for the destination facility?

It's gotta be on the CITES list, right?
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 7:28:12 PM  
It was cool before, but now it's a lot more awesome because it's dead!
 
Noah_Tall
2023-02-02 7:28:21 PM  
They killed a rhino?

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bluorangefyre [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:29:08 PM  
Fifteen rounds fired over a 1/3-mile does not sound humane at all.
 
Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet
2023-02-02 7:29:09 PM  

AirForceVet: Wild Florida? They placed a endangered white rhino in a commercial zoo theme park!?! No wonder it broke free, escaped.


With public funding being an average of 40% of most actual zoo funding, building a new enclosure even for endangered animals is so rare that the majority of endangered animals are housed/preserved in similar venues here in the US.

It's sad, but until we get around to another FDR stuff like this is going to be the norm.
 
saywhonow
2023-02-02 7:30:29 PM  
Maybe if the rhino had just complied and done as instructed, they wouldn't have had to shoot him. Btw has anyone checked if the gun is okay?
 
Wine Sipping Elitist [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 7:31:13 PM  

HighlanderRPI: .375 H&H and a 45-70, those some hefty rounds, they came prepared apparently

Whoever brought the .270 though for a rhino? Da fuq you doing guy?


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ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 7:31:29 PM  

JohnBigBootay: Jesus Christ. I'm not Mr save all the animals whatever the cost gym. But these dumbasses shouldn't be allowed to own an ant farm.


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Has some bad news concerning 'ant farms'...
 
Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet
2023-02-02 7:35:19 PM  

HighlanderRPI: .375 H&H and a 45-70, those some hefty rounds, they came prepared apparently

Whoever brought the .270 though for a rhino? Da fuq you doing guy?


.375 Weatherby is better and actually recommended for Rhinos. .270 Weatherby is acceptable for most big African game including Water Buffalo because while it's not as big it's going to penetrate better than .375 due to the increased velocity.

The guy with the .45-70 is the dumbass. Most African guides are only going to let you use it if it's a lever-gun because they figure you're going to need the whole tube.
 
KodosZardoz
2023-02-02 7:35:58 PM  
Munns explained that the young rhino had arrived at the park on Sept. 18 and was acting "very wild."

A wild animal acting wild? Oh, I'm sorry, very wild?
This guy should lose his license and be fined heavily.
 
SpaceyCat [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:36:07 PM  
How the fark did this park get a Rhino and NOT have an enclosure that's able to with stand it?  WTF?!  There's a reason why they're one of the deadliest animals in Africa.
 
Loucifer
2023-02-02 7:36:08 PM  
White rhino lives matter.
 
Tom-Servo
2023-02-02 7:36:31 PM  

6nome: John McCain sends his condolences.


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gameshowhost [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:37:22 PM  
What about those with GEDs in dentistry?
 
NathanAllen
2023-02-02 7:37:30 PM  
But for one glorious moment (and until it succumbed to 15 shots over a quarter mile) that beautiful farker was free.

We have a 6' fence in our backyard and no trees. The rabbits who live under the deck have about as safe of an existence that fodder can have.

But they still loop around the house to check on shiat, every day.

The snow at this time of year makes it easy to see when a fox or coyote makes a lunge at them while they're on a walkabout.

Also, we're monsters since every few weeks we toss out a handful of leftover corn chips to them. They're not healthy for them, but those cute little bastards will eat the hell out of them.
 
Creoena [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 7:39:13 PM  

bluorangefyre: Fifteen rounds fired over a 1/3-mile does not sound humane at all.


But it does sound like Florida.
 
ChimpMitten
2023-02-02 7:40:44 PM  
A white rhinoceros was shot dead less than a day after it arrived at a Florida wildlife park last year, wildlife officials said.

Munns explained that the young rhino had arrived at the park on Sept. 18 and was acting "very wild."

I guess they should have sent it to a verywildlife park....

...

...

fark this planet.
 
Huggermugger [BareFark]
2023-02-02 7:41:12 PM  

Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet: AirForceVet: Wild Florida? They placed a endangered white rhino in a commercial zoo theme park!?! No wonder it broke free, escaped.

With public funding being an average of 40% of most actual zoo funding, building a new enclosure even for endangered animals is so rare that the majority of endangered animals are housed/preserved in similar venues here in the US.

It's sad, but until we get around to another FDR stuff like this is going to be the norm.


I mourn all the infrastructure we could build with a decent budget and a modernized Civilian Conservation Corps clone.

A lot of our best stuff was built between the early 30s and the late 50s, and a lot of it has held up pretty well.
 
Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet
2023-02-02 7:43:58 PM  

SpaceyCat: How the fark did this park get a Rhino and NOT have an enclosure that's able to with stand it?  WTF?!  There's a reason why they're one of the deadliest animals in Africa.


Because the only safe enclosure is a pit surrounded by steep concrete with a moat between the concrete and the living area.

Basically only public funded works such as public zoos are ever going to be able to accommodate them "completely" safely.

To these guys' credit, they were welded steel sheet metal fences, I'm sure most FL-area engineers figured that was an extra precaution over the barbed-wire enclosures they use for their livestock.
 
bluorangefyre [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:45:44 PM  

Creoena: bluorangefyre: Fifteen rounds fired over a 1/3-mile does not sound humane at all.

But it does sound like Florida.


Sad but true.  Texas would've used more ammo.
 
JungleBoogie
2023-02-02 7:45:55 PM  
F••king morons.
 
born_yesterday [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 7:46:29 PM  

NathanAllen: But for one glorious moment (and until it succumbed to 15 shots over a quarter mile) that beautiful farker was free.

We have a 6' fence in our backyard and no trees. The rabbits who live under the deck have about as safe of an existence that fodder can have.

But they still loop around the house to check on shiat, every day.

The snow at this time of year makes it easy to see when a fox or coyote makes a lunge at them while they're on a walkabout.

Also, we're monsters since every few weeks we toss out a handful of leftover corn chips to them. They're not healthy for them, but those cute little bastards will eat the hell out of them.


I have a small patch of woods out back and a larger park about a block away. One of my favorite things on snow days is to check out the tracks.
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:50:46 PM  
Someone watched the rhino cut a fart and simply could not abide?
 
NINEv2
2023-02-02 7:56:25 PM  

Bonzo_1116: How the f*ck does anybody import a rhino without a metric asston of permits and certifications for the destination facility?

It's gotta be on the CITES list, right?


Or at least a goddam TRANQ GUN
 
SBinRR [OhFark]
2023-02-02 8:06:53 PM  
Typical Farkers. I never see you assholes defending BLACK rhinos on here.
 
Spartapuss
2023-02-02 8:12:42 PM  

SBinRR: Typical Farkers. I never see you assholes defending BLACK rhinos on here.


And miss the opportunity to shoot the one that Jim Carrey is piloting? No, sir.
 
dailygrinds
2023-02-02 8:17:51 PM  

Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet: HighlanderRPI: .375 H&H and a 45-70, those some hefty rounds, they came prepared apparently

Whoever brought the .270 though for a rhino? Da fuq you doing guy?

.375 Weatherby is better and actually recommended for Rhinos. .270 Weatherby is acceptable for most big African game including Water Buffalo because while it's not as big it's going to penetrate better than .375 due to the increased velocity.

The guy with the .45-70 is the dumbass. Most African guides are only going to let you use it if it's a lever-gun because they figure you're going to need the whole tube.


Wrong. It's actually approved for T-Rex hunting by the manufacturer. A little ole rhino is no problem.
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BiffSpiffy
2023-02-02 8:20:26 PM  
Pretty sure Nugent was in the area...
 
mononymous
2023-02-02 8:21:01 PM  
Does no think of farking TRANQUILER DARTS??? Why does every freakin' altercation resolve with shooting something dead? Is it that no one knows how to deal with situations with less-than-lethal responses?

/I feel like I'm taking crazy pills...
 
mononymous
2023-02-02 8:23:52 PM  

mononymous: Does no think of farking TRANQUILIZER DARTS??? Why does every freakin' altercation resolve with shooting something dead? Is it that no one knows how to deal with situations with less-than-lethal responses?

/I feel like I'm taking crazy pills...


CONFIRMED. I AM CRAZY NOW.
 
winedrinkingman
2023-02-02 8:31:08 PM  
So they spent a bunch of money on a Rhino, and their first instinct was to shoot it with lethal guns instead of trying to tranquilize the poor thing?  They tranquilize wild Rhinos all the time in Africa, to treat them for injuries, or to remove horns to make them less attractive to poachers.  These guys just wanted to shoot a Rhino and this whole thing is just a cover story.
 
El_Dan
2023-02-02 8:32:45 PM  
Maybe they bought the rhino on Amazon, and weren't entirely aware of the commitment involved with ownership.
 
Inebriated Bolshevik Muppet
2023-02-02 8:33:13 PM  

winedrinkingman: So they spent a bunch of money on a Rhino, and their first instinct was to shoot it with lethal guns instead of trying to tranquilize the poor thing?  They tranquilize wild Rhinos all the time in Africa, to treat them for injuries, or to remove horns to make them less attractive to poachers.  These guys just wanted to shoot a Rhino and this whole thing is just a cover story.


Do you trust a VOLUNTARY Florida resident to correctly dose the dart? Might as well just use guns.
 
JungleBoogie
2023-02-02 8:39:11 PM  
It's almost like 4Chan convinced another group of imbeciles that rhino horns would give them robust boners. This is why they're endangered in the first place.  The people running this zoo... heavily armed buffoons.

Think of all the other idiocy that has occurred recently, I have to think driven by trolls:
• Covid-related idiocy
• Vaccine-related idiocy
• Tide Pod challenge (I bought Tide Pods recently and holy sh•t, they have a childproof lid, I lol'd)

Media amplifies stupidity.

I remember the move "The Program". It's about discipline and training. One scene is when guys go out on the highway and lay down on the white lane lines to show discipline and bravery. Then halfwits tried this in real life and were promptly killed because reality - "professional drivers, closed course, do not attempt".

Social media amplifies smaller idiocy, but more of it.

Farking halfwits.
 
Priapetic [BareFark]
2023-02-02 8:39:42 PM  
Guess it's better than being ground up into dick pills?
 
I just lurk here
2023-02-02 8:40:28 PM  

Priapetic: Guess it's better than being ground up into dick pills?


*Looks at username*
You asking for a friend?
 
jaytkay [OhFark]
2023-02-02 8:41:03 PM  

El_Dan: Maybe they bought the rhino on Amazon, and weren't entirely aware of the commitment involved with ownership.


Maybe they ordered an office chair.

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