Posted on 12/27/2007 6:35:20 AM PST by fignewton
Yes. Or at least she acted like she was. She made a mistake around a large viscious animal and was lucky to survive it's reaction.
There were obviously a lot of other keepers around the tiger for many consecutive days after it's attack on one of it's keepers, and yet it didn't attack them. Why? Because they didn't break their training and the animal was not allowed to react as it would towards a potential food source.
What do you want to bet that their statements will never shed light on what they did or how this happened? I bet they have lawyered up and the zoo and everybody in sight will be subjuct to a law suit!
Tigers, cougars, grizz and polar bears do not.
"When an animal has successfully attacked a human this fear is removed and it begins to view humans as normal prey. "
Humans are prey to tigers, cougars and polar bears. They'll hunt them.
"If we quit sympathizing with such animals and instead killed every animal that mauled a human we would have many less of these attacks."
This animal was in a zoo. The ones that were bitten were morons that stuck they're arms in the cage, or taunted the cat into a fit of rage. There is no justification to shoot an animal, because it acts according to it's nature when morons give it an incentive.
Unlike many “maneaters” tigers don’t go just for the sick or the weak. I suggest reading “The Maneaters of Kumaon” be Jim Corbett. In northern India in the 20’s and 30’s he was called on to hunt down several tigers who had been snacking on any local they could find. One had a tally of over 400 victims, and that’s just the one’s they knew about.
Corbett was highly skilled, and nearly had his own hash settled on more than one occasion by these cats.
“I wonder what the men in the hospital are saying.”
OH S$#! what were we thinking!!!!??
There's going to be evidence of the stuff they threw in the cage. Some might even have finger prints on it. Then their will be finger prints on the bars where the kid(s) went over. Those prints will be facing the wrong way and appear above hte blood spatters on the inside of the cage wall. They'll also be cat scratches on the wall, where the cat went up.
The zoo will be able to show the cage was good enough for normal holding, but not for holding a taunted animal. These morons were yelling and tossing stuff at the cat, thinking the cat wouldn't be able to respond. I don't see cat cage engineers considering that scenario. Any lawsuit should be dismissed as frivolous.
I’ve read reports there were witnesses to at least some of the taunting.
I heard that there were witnesses also. Where are they? Usually when something like this happens ... high profile story and MSM coverage ... witness jump at being interviewed by the media. I wonder where they are?
“I heard that there were witnesses also. Where are they? Usually when something like this happens ... high profile story and MSM coverage ... witness jump at being interviewed by the media. I wonder where they are?”
If they exist they will be on TV shortly. Unless of course the witnesses were involved in the crime. Yes a crime, as soon as you go beyond the approved boundary you are trespassing. Taunting would be animal cruelty in addition to felony stupidity.
Well, long pig is slow, stupid, easy to catch, and doesn’t fight back well.
I have a vision of chimpansees on an African plain screaming, jumping up and down, tossing rocks and sticks at a big cat. Then the cat goes nuts... Witnesses would be good. I think they would have kept a distance though and scooted out of there soon after seeing what the miscreants were up to.
I think the MSM wants the animal crulty charge placed on the tiger. She was inhuman!
red meat...
Yep
Add Timothy “Grizzly bear kibble” Treadwell to that list of deluded eco idiots who anthropomorphization serve only to endanger themselves and the very animals they pretend to protect.
Just joking....;-)
Just reported the fence is only 12.5 feet high...not as tall as recommended.
And tastes “just like chicken”..
And your point is again?
Yes, tigers are dangerous. Yes, they are constantly looking for ways to harm other creatures around them. No, they should not be put down in a zoo situation when one of it’s keepers makes a mistake.
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