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Man catches leopard in bedroom with bare hands
Ynet News ^
| 5/28/2007
| Anat Bereshovsky
Posted on 05/28/2007 10:55:48 AM PDT by mary_misfit
A Negev resident woke up early Monday morning to find a leopard in his bedroom.
The wild animal had been chasing Arthur Damush's beloved cat around the house, and when the two animals entered his bedroom, Damush did not hesitate, and knew exactly what he had to do.
The Midreshest Ben-Gurion resident instinctively jumped out of his bed and caught the wild creature with his bare hands.
In the past two weeks residents of the area noticed that cats were slowly disappearing, and occasionally spotted the leopard sneaking between houses. This time, however, the leopard decided to pay the Damush household a visit.
Raviv Shapira, head of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority's southern district, told Ynet, "Around 3 am, a cat ran into the house, with the leopard chasing after him. The two animals lunged into the bedroom.
"The homeowner who was sleeping with his wife woke up and yelled: 'Leopard!', and at first thought he was seeing things. When the leopard used its teeth to grab the cat by its neck, the homeowner pounced on it and caught it with his hands."
Shapira added that this was the first time he had ever encountered a leopard entering a home.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel; leopard
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To: mary_misfit
The leopard was not worried about leaving finger/paw prints?
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:06:33 AM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you - Socrates)
To: mary_misfit
Arthur Damush has grit. The only person I know of who would subdue a leopard with his bare hands it Tarzan.
To: AnAmericanMother
"A transmitter was fixed to the leopard in order to provide information on its whereabouts at all times. The cat was lightly wounded and Damush, who was slightly scratched, was also taken for testing." It would appear that the leopard was released to terrorize again.
A wild predatory animal that shows no fear of humans should be put down. (That cat's skin would be hanging on my wall.)
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:06:36 AM PDT
by
2111USMC
To: null and void
What was he doing in your pajamas?
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:07:26 AM PDT
by
toddlintown
(Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
To: mary_misfit
Well, I’ve had a tiger in the bedroom before, but a leopard is new . . . .
To: Recovering Ex-hippie
I had no idea leopards lived in Israel. Wow.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:09:18 AM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
To: BuffaloJack
Bare hands and sans pants so the photo appears.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:10:17 AM PDT
by
bvw
To: null and void
How did an elephant get into your pajama’s.?....there must be quit a story there......giggle
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:12:03 AM PDT
by
Kimmers
(Coram Deo)
To: null and void
What was an elephant doing in your pajamas?
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:12:23 AM PDT
by
UnklGene
To: mary_misfit
Uh, bobcats here in the U.S. love housecats, I lost my beloved Mags to one about 6 months ago.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:13:23 AM PDT
by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzzle..M.. velocity)
To: mary_misfit
She had no trouble catching anything with her bare hands.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:16:58 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(A living insult to islam since 1959.)
To: 2111USMC
A wild predatory animal that shows no fear of humans should be put down. Well, he has been given a demonstration that he can be caught.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:19:17 AM PDT
by
glorgau
To: mary_misfit; Petronski; MotleyGirl70; trisham; cripplecreek; True Republican Patriot
"The homeowner who was sleeping with his wife woke up and yelled: 'Leopard!'
Huh, and all along I thought it was...
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:20:05 AM PDT
by
jdm
To: The Coopster
How in the world did he get them on?Same as I did, one leg at a time.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:23:35 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Carter calling Bush worst president in U.S. history is like Michael Moore calling Ann Coulter fat...)
To: skr
When did they start making pajamas that size? Ba-dum-bumpSince I quit my diet. Stop rubbing it in...
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:24:35 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Carter calling Bush worst president in U.S. history is like Michael Moore calling Ann Coulter fat...)
To: Kimmers
How did an elephant get into your pajamas.?....
It was in Alabama....where the Tuscaloosa.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:25:10 AM PDT
by
Bratch
(“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”)
To: andy58-in-nh
Thank God somebody got the reference!
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:25:19 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Carter calling Bush worst president in U.S. history is like Michael Moore calling Ann Coulter fat...)
To: mary_misfit
"The homeowner who was sleeping with his wife woke up and yelled: 'Leopard!'I think I'd be yelling something else, something not suited for a family website.
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:25:47 AM PDT
by
radiohead
(They call me DOCTOR radiohead.)
To: toddlintown
What was he doing in your pajamas?It looked like the Macarena
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:26:43 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Carter calling Bush worst president in U.S. history is like Michael Moore calling Ann Coulter fat...)
To: mary_misfit
Who knew leopards like to eat cats?
Catabalism?
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posted on
05/28/2007 11:27:18 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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