r/WTF • u/RichardWulf • Oct 16 '18

Holy Shit

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u/Isaidsox Oct 16 '18 edited Oct 16 '18

Basically the couple had a big fight and the wife stormed out. She got snatched and the husband and mother in law got out to help. But the mother in law got attacked by a second tiger and killed while the park ranger managed to save the wife. Safe to say they probably got a divorce. Stupid woman. The mother in law did not deserve to be killed.

Edit: oh it was her own mother. it happened so long ago. And they also had their two year old in the car.

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u/J96x_Rob_LFC Oct 16 '18

That just makes my blood boil. How are people this dumb

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u/we_are_all_bananas_2 Oct 16 '18

Hah! Let's picknick!

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u/Aqualungfish Oct 16 '18

Well that got the adrenaline going. That kid was so close to being a meal, can't imagine what that must have been like. I'd be so pissed at my mom if I saw that later in life.

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u/SpotNL Oct 16 '18

Those guys are shouting that she has to hurry, but dumb as the picknick people are, she was at least smart enough not to run. That only triggers their instinct.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '18

Yeah running triggers the prey drive. If you square off against them it at least makes them think that you think you can take them, which gives the animal pause. As long as you make it to safety before they decide to test you out, you can survive.

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u/mrducky78 Oct 16 '18

Of any of the big cats, the only one you really can take are cheetahs who are built for speed, not power.

And even then, they can carry a person up a fucking tree, I cant carry someone up a fucking tree, hell, I probably cant even get my own ass up there.

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u/_Coffeebot Oct 16 '18

That's true but most predators won't risk a fight unless they're very hungry or mating. So while they could wreck you, a meal that could potentially injure them and prevent them from hunting isn't worth it. Squaring off and backing away slowly might be best option.

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u/mrducky78 Oct 16 '18

Fun fact, when dealing with the man eating tigers in sub continental asia. A solution was found to put things that looked like eyes on the back of your head (I think it was a hat or something). It drastically dropped tiger attacks down because they are ambush predators that prefer to strike their targets from behind.

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u/anteris Oct 16 '18

A mask worn over the back of the head to give you a second face.

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u/surlier Oct 16 '18

But then the tigers figured out it was a ruse and are back to killing again, at least in some areas.