The founder of Siebel Systems, Tom Siebel is recovering
from being mauled by an elephant.
This is not a normal Silicon Valley occurrence as
elephants are not that common in California and most entrepreneurs only have to
worry about stabbing themselves with a pen or having a heart attack from
drinking too many cappuccinos. Siebel, 56, was on Safari, in the Serengeti not on a
Macbook, when the Elephant charged the party, squashed a tour guide and then
attacked him.
Siebel said that it elettacked him, breaking several
ribs, goring him in his left leg and crushing his right leg. Apparently the elephant didn't like the look of the
American geeks who were 200 metres away when it saw them. He has been in a wheelchair but says he expects to make a
full recovery after reconstructive surgery and physical therapy.
Siebel can afford the medical bills. He is estimated to
be worth $US1.9 billion after he flogged his company to Oracle for
billions. It is the second time that Siebel has fallen foul of an
elephant. In the 2008 US presidential election campaign he backed the
Republicans whose party is symbolised by an elephant. They had him
organising
fundraising for the party's vice-presidential nominee, Sarah Palin.
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