Hippo swallows dwarf in tragic circus accident...
64Some doubt the veracity of this story...you?
Hippo swallows dwarf - a most tragic accident in Thailand...
A hippopotomus reportedly swallowed a dwarf in a circus in northern Thailand.
The dwarf nicknamed "Od", died when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and was swallowed by a yawning hippo, which was waiting for the next act.
Vets on the scene said Hilda the Hippo had a gag reflex that caused her to automatically swallow.The vets also claimed it was the first time Hilda had ever eaten a circus performer. We hope it is the first and last time!
Unfortunately the 1000 odd spectators continued to applaud wildly, but fortunately commonsense prevailed. There had been a tragic mistake.
THAI police said the trampoline would be sent for a forensic analysis.
Update to story:
While there was some doubt about the veracity of this story, a Google search has discovered a link which claims this story is in fact true.It allegedly occurred on 15 July 1999. However the story is missing from the link. I have emailed the Darwin site and complained that the story was withdrawn. I'll keep you all up to date.
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this is a very gay thing
I'll tell you what: I'll keep you posted, since you obviously haven't bothered to research your story.
This story IS a hoax. This is beyond doubt. Your report claims it really happened on 15 July 1999; How then has it been reported on the internet since 1994?
Since you obviously hate so much to research what you publish, let me give you a start point. Try going here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippo_eats_dwarf
It's Wikipedia. Have you ever heard of it? It's an obvious place for anyone to begin online research, but of course 'proffesional' journalists like you seem to have other ideas.
Cause wikipedia is the "professional" place to search. Screw books and documents. Dave is special with a "R". Yay!
Sarah 19 months ago
Obviously it's fake - but when in doubt - just snope it http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/hippoeatsdw