Posted on 07/11/2026 4:40:04 PM PDT by Red Badger
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Survival skills came in an unlikely fashion for Gamara.
It was the longest half an hour of his life, as an Indian cattle herder survived being mauled and pinned down by a lioness with a rather novel technique.
He treated the beast like a house cat and gave it a little affection.
Yes, you read it right.
The New York Post reported:
“Kalubhai Boghabhai Gamara was minding his own business in Gujarat on India’s west coast when the lion was suddenly upon him, badly mauling him and leaving him fearing for his life.
Horrified onlookers tried throwing rocks at the beast to get her away from the imperiled cattle herder, but to no avail.
After knocking him to the ground, she kept him pinned beneath her massive front legs, toying with him as horrified bystanders looked on, some of whom tried to help by lobbing rocks at the big cat, but the predator was undeterred.”
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The lioness flashed her teeth at Gamara several times, until he tried stroking the lion’s fur, something that’s probably not in any survival manual.
But that apparently worked well, as the beast let go of Gamara and departed to a nearby forested area.
BBC reported:
“Kalubhai has been admitted to Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital in Bhavnagar town, 60 km away, for treatment, according to villagers.
This is the second incident in Bhavnagar district in the last few days where lions have attacked humans. Earlier on June 18, the body of Nagjibhai Gujaria was found in a bush near his house in Gadda village of Mahuva taluka adjacent to Palitana taluka.
Nagjibhai’s family had claimed that Nagjibhai was killed in a lion attack.”
You know, if a house cat were that size, I have no doubt it would attack humans that irk it.
Well, she IS a cat after all......
Major Nelson was shrunken on “I Dream of Barbara Eden,” and a cat was after him. It was touch and go...
Nelson may have dreamed of Barbara Eden but the shows name was I dream of Jeannie 😆
Like in The Croods
Our cat is normal house cat size and attacks like he thinks he is lion size.
And to think I worry about bear and catamount attacks.
Yes, mine seem to think they’re tigers.
Nobody had a laser pointer?
Or a long string! (Very long)
How gorgeous! We got a mangy, howling tabby
Pgh Baldy was dreaming abut Barbara Eden, like millions of men did watching I Dream of Jeanie. LOL.
What is ‘Pgh Baldy’?
My cat daisy is a tri-colored tabby. very smart and very fierce.
she might or might not bite me if I break her rules, such as dinner time. and then she curls up bed with me, a sweet, dear kitty who knows she’s loved. .
Always carry a can of catnip when herding cattle.
Gray tabby? I love those. ♥️
“Gray tabby” — yep, that’s “Merlin”
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