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tiger attack in India
Jul. 11th, 2007 12:36 pm(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, missed--thereby pissing the tiger off--and the tiger ambushed one of the dart team, leaping up to attack the man who was sitting astride an elephant.
the man survived though his hand was badly injured. after he fell to the ground, his elephant saved his life.
I'm putting the video behind the cut in case anyone is freaked out by the idea of watching this, but it doesn't show the tiger mauling the man or anything like that...just the initial leap upward, and it's amazing.
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*
there's another tiger video behind the cut that I just thought was funny.
( mad kitty, behind the cut )
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, missed--thereby pissing the tiger off--and the tiger ambushed one of the dart team, leaping up to attack the man who was sitting astride an elephant.
the man survived though his hand was badly injured. after he fell to the ground, his elephant saved his life.
I'm putting the video behind the cut in case anyone is freaked out by the idea of watching this, but it doesn't show the tiger mauling the man or anything like that...just the initial leap upward, and it's amazing.
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*
there's another tiger video behind the cut that I just thought was funny.
( mad kitty, behind the cut )
