tiger attack in India

[thatotherperv]

(btw, my icon is a clouded leopard, not a tiger...case you can't tell *g*)ok, this footage is AMAZING. it's all over youtube out of context, but I have an article below the cut from the Wildlife Trust of India that tells what happened. basically, they were trying to dart a "nuisance" female tiger that was killing livestock in local villages,

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[anonymous]

There are some amazing things with big cats out there. There's Tiger island, in Australia where they hand raise all of them and walk them through the amusement park and let all the guests ages 4 to 60 pet these seriously large cats. Then there was a show (1 hour special) on Growing up Black Spotted Leopard. This family runs a conservation and when the cats (tigers, lions, leopards) are kittens they live in the house with the family (and at one point the two sons when they were babies) and no one has ever been attacked. Like you said there is the irrational fear because of how deadly and amazing these animals are, but so many people think because they're at the top of the food chain (riiiight) that they have a "you wont' eat me" card... Ta for sharing!

[thatotherperv]

Like you said there is the irrational fear because of how deadly and amazing these animals are

well, I wouldn't say it's an irrational fear, per se. working on close quarters with big cats, it's a real danger, especially if you are not familiar with their body language and the signals they send before they attack.

this is precisely why I don't support the kind of situations you described, actually. I think letting members of the general public come into personal contact with big cats is a recipe for disaster.

most zoos now have policies for handling large cats and other "dangerous" animals that involve the keepers never being in the same space as an untranquilized cat.

what I *do* think is irrational is the fear that predators need to be killed in the wild before they injure or kill us...the assumption being that we can't share the same space at all. I think there are precautions you can take that make it far less likely you'll ever be in danger.

[thatotherperv]

I can't understand that fear of annihilating them before they come after us.
yeah. defense is all good, offense is generally ignorance.

[icemink]

Cool, thanks for sharing the video, especially with the context. And you're right, the guy in the second video, very very dumb.

I sort of hate that this is all over youtube now, because out-of-context, it just adds to the kind of weird hostile hysteria we feel towards big cats, bears, sharks, crocs, etc. if you look up any of these animals on amazon.com, the majority of what comes up is "so-and-so attacks!" I just wish people would use some damned common sense. then at the other extreme, humans think we are at the top of the food chain, so to speak, and are invincible... *steps off soap box*Well bears are of course godless killing machines ;) Actually, I tend to think the hysteria is better than the alternative. Here in Colorado they sometimes have to put down bears because stupid people feed the bears, the bears stop being afraid of people, and start heading deeper and deeper into town and become a danger

[thatotherperv]

Well bears are of course godless killing machines ;)
oh, stephen. *hearts*

very true about people who have teddy-bear illusions. I wish a happy medium were more common, but we're generally so urban as a society now that we have very distorted views of wildlife.

very cool about the cougar! and yeah, attacks are actually very rare. generally, they're the shyest of north american big predators.

[tamakin]

WHOA! i hadnt heard about this, so thanks for sharing it. Wow dude she comes out of NOWHERE! Bloody brilliant it is.

And hehehe that second one is damned funny. That presenter guy had like NO control over that big *whispers*fat kitty. If she'd decided to maul that guy well then he'd be missing a face hehehe.

[thatotherperv]

she does! she was SO well camouflaged. good on her :) bad...on the guy. hahaha.

oh yes. that second tiger is FAT. especially when you contrast it to the wild kitty.

[vamptastica]

people are fucking idiots. I mean hello, animals were here first. we're taking up more and more of there areas in which they can hunt and get food and what do we expect. I wish the mama had eaten the stupid fuck. (sorry it just pisses me off)

they had a mountain lion attack out here I think last year? and it was a jogger that was almost killed running on a trail that was CLEARLY marked all over the place, danger, mountain lion area, and they SHOT the lion!!! they should have shot the stupid jogger that thought, oh hey....i'm a human...i'll be fine they wouldn't dare. Asshole.

I swear,the only worse than an ignorant human is a self righteous one.

grrrrrrr.........and yeah........i liked the second one to..who the FUCK keeps a wild animal on a leash? HELLOOOOOOOOOOO.....it's called respect your elders you fucks.

*sighs* can you tell i like animals better than humans?

[thatotherperv]

I wish the mama had eaten the stupid fuck. (sorry it just pisses me off)

*pats* well, I think that guy was actually not a bad guy. the fact that they were darting her leads me to believe they were going to *move* her, not kill her...and if she'd stayed near those villages, someone else would have shot her. so they were good guys, likely.

*smooch*

[vikingprincess]

the leap was amazing, but not shocking. because, you know, even house kitties can jump up about eight feet fairly effortlessly.

the thing that got me was how HARD she was to see coming.

and that guy from the audience? MORON. the tiger handler? EVEN BIGGER MORON.

[thatotherperv]

yeah, she just blended right in, just as god intended. *pets her*

and yes :) morons, all.