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THULA ELEPHANTS UPSTAGED BY EAST RAND CAR DEALER

19 July 2010 NTAMBANANA –   Renowned conservationist and critically acclaimed author, Lawrence Anthony of the famous Thula Thula Nature Reserve, was this weekend unceremoniously upstaged by East Rand car dealer, Sean Singleton, whom locals have now aptly named the “Warthog Whisperer”. Singleton’s rise to fame has highlighted the plight of feral warthogs, too often dismissed as nature’s ugliest beasts on account of their leathery skin, wiry hair and pungent smell. On Saturday morning, whilst a group of tourists were admiring the now famous herd of Thula elephants on the lawns of the lodge, Singleton approached a nearby warthog and began petting it .

Tourists admiring the Thula Elephants on the lawns of the lodge. The warthog can be seen grazing nearby.

“The sight of Singleton lying flat on his back being groomed by a wild warthog was too much for Anthony”   “Its that warm fuzzy feeling you get and you know its meant to be…” remarked Singleton        When we contacted Thula Thula, a staff member informed us that Mr Anthony had left on a year long wildlife excursion where he intends to live outdoors, studying nature in an attempt to enhance his communication skills with wild animals. According to a reliable source, Anthony has pitched his tent just off the N17 outside of a Brakpan GM dealership. – ZNAPPED (by K. Lanham-Love)

Moments later, the warthog succumbed to Singleton’s charm and lay belly up as he stroked its flea riddled belly. Anthony, who was standing close by, could do nothing but watch as Singleton tamed the feral hog in a matter of minutes.  “One moment the little pig was foraging for food in amongst grass and Nyala droppings, the next minute he was licking Mr Singleton’s face” commented a staff member who asked not to be named.  “We think Mr Lawrence was getting angry, eish, it take Mr Lawrence 12 years to tame the elephants but this baas from that place, that place called East Rand, eish, I think maybe he can tame a lion” remarked another.  The sight of Singleton lying flat on his back being groomed by a wild warthog was too much for Anthony, who slunk off to the bar for a much needed shot of whiskey. When approached for an interview Saturday evening, Singleton, who was now nonchalantly readjusting burning logs with his bare hands around the boma fire, said there were only two ways really, “the East Rand way and everyone else’s way”. When pressed for an explanation, Singleton told reporters that whilst lying on the lawn with the warthog, his thoughts had trailed to lunch and the impending French cooking lesson with Franςoise Anthony.  “I heard my stomach start to growl, then moan – in fact I think it was squeaking at one point and that’s pretty much when the warthog started licking me. It was as if I was telling him to do it, you know, communicating with him just like elephants do”.  Singleton revealed that he’d bonded with the hog in much the same way as he would with a customer who was thinking of buying a fleet of Isuzus. “Its that warm fuzzy feeling you get and you just know its meant to be”. Anthony could not be reached for comment. It is understood that Singleton’s warthog wooing ways have left him feeling humiliated and forlorn.    The Warthog Whisperer Sean Singleton

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