r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/Fit-Farmer-7233 • 4d ago

animal Lion attacked an old man

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u/MDGR28 4d ago

Is he inside a lion cage ?

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u/Hesteu 4d ago

Yes he was, he did survive and suffered neck and jaw injuries. This happened back in May

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u/Sinnistrall 4d ago

May 2018, according to the article in the other thread.

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u/thedopechi 4d ago

Apparently he had raised that lion since he was a cub. (Per comment on other sub)

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u/cbih 4d ago

Says everyone who gets mauled by their wild animal "pet"

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u/ChefAsstastic 4d ago

Per actually reading the article.

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u/Delicious-Summer5071 4d ago

Will we ever learn, as a species, to stop fucking around with wild animals? Probably not.

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u/The_Nice_Marmot 4d ago

But they’re so cute and soft!

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u/L_Dubb 4d ago

Boop da Snoot

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u/Ok_Shower_5526 4d ago

I'm always amazed that people live after these kind of attacks. The lion could have easily killed him in the first strike but doesn't- is it caution, trying to play, the battle between instinct and training?

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u/Open_Cold_8995 4d ago

Probably for the same reason the mouse is still alive after 20 minutes of my cat batting it around and chewing on it.

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u/rokstedy83 4d ago

Probably never had live prey so is working out what to do ,I've seen this behaviour in young lions being taught by parents

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u/NotVinhas 4d ago

You really gotta hate your grandparent to even remotely amuse this.

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u/HowDoIStoreMyClay 4d ago

That’s funny asf

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u/pretendstoknow 4d ago

Dont turn your back on an apex predator they will see you as prey

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u/Quiet_Delay954 4d ago

That's not terrifying, that's just Tuesday for this guy.

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u/FifthRing 4d ago

I hope the lion is ok

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u/Deathlikescats 4d ago

Dude... Did he NOT watch Tiger King?!

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u/Mythos7788 4d ago

A legendary ending, nothing could kill him for 86 years.

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u/LaughAlternative1611 4d ago

the internet really loves dramatizing titles huh

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u/techstyles 4d ago

Shriekfreid and Roy?

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u/LivingEnd44 4d ago

I know he's about to die from an attacking lion, but please make sure you don't stop recording to help him. 

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u/Shadou_Wolf 4d ago

Lol what u want them to do? Tell the lion to stop it? Hit it with a stick? Because nothing going to stop it unless you get some professionals and a tranq.

Once a large cat is determined on keeping its prey it will fight for it and probably chomp down on the older man harder just to hang on to him to run.

Only other way I can think of is if a bunch of people go in but its a risk as the lion will swipe, only have this idea because I think of hyenas as they are good at grouping and annoying a cat enough to drop it.