How to Survive a Tiger Attack

carol baskin was wrong tigers are not big cuddly cats and as you find yourself with one on top of you you'd better hope you don't become a rodent in this deadly game of cat and mouse the tiger is the largest of the cat family felidae and rivals the lion panthera leo in strength if you think you can take on a tiger consider the fact that they are 20 times stronger than the average human in the words of joe exotic tigers are a real life tornado and there ain't nothing you can do besides protect yourself here's how to survive a tiger attack remember it's not just humans that are at a disadvantage in a tiger attack a 2011 incident where a tiger killed a lion with one swipe should remind you how deadly these creatures can be these are impressive the largest tiger in history weighed 550 kilograms an adult tiger is 70 muscle mass can weigh up to 360 kilograms and measures 3.2 meters long and tigers have 17 centimeter teeth and 7.5 centimeter claws a tiger can be head a human with one swipe the largest of the tiger family the siberian amore tiger averages around 300 kilograms the male bengal averages around 270 kilograms if you're thinking of running away tigers can run up to 64 kilometers an hour according to the book tigers of the world 373 000 were killed by tigers between 1800 and 2009 to avoid becoming part of this gruesome body count what should you do how about climbing a tree should you go limp and hope it thinks you're dead what happens if you fight back step one stay quiet if you're lucky enough to see the tiger before it spots you stay quiet and don't move movement will alert the tiger and turn its deadly attention to you even if the tiger looks old injured or sick it is still a threat even the weakest tigers are extremely dangerous they have less ability to hunt big animals but you're an easy target step 2 inhale deeply panicking is the worst thing you can do this is not a good time to give in to your fight-or-flight response back away slowly without making eye contact and do not show your back to the animal as soon as the tiger is out of sight get out of there as fast as you can if the tiger spots you and you are with a child put it on your shoulders it will make you look bigger and more intimidating the same goes for if you have an adult with you and can get them on your shoulders do anything you can do to make yourself look larger so the tiger thinks you're a threat stand tall and puff yourself up don't crouch or sit or do anything to make yourself look small as that will encourage the tiger to attack you step 4 hold your pee no matter how scared you are do not pee your pants tigers are attracted to urine the tiger might think you're marking your territory and take it as an act of aggression that might get you killed step five don't touch there are more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild in the us alone there are approximately 5 000 captive tigers but only 3 900 globally despite what you've seen on tv tigers are not meant to be pets just ask las vegas showmen siegfried and roy their careers were cut short when a white male tiger named manticore mauled roy horn the tiger dragged roy's unconscious body backstage in 2003 animal handler chris lawrence believes that the showman had neglected to spend time with the animals for several years weakening the necessary bond between the tiger and the performer many of the handlers thought that roy was treating the cats more like props then he was respecting them for who they were said lawrence there are many different stories about what happened that night but they all end the same way with horn being rushed to the hospital for extensive surgical treatment horn lost an enormous amount of blood from the large puncture wounds on his neck and needed brain surgery today horn is able to walk short distances without his scooter and can talk with difficulty although he wasn't physically hurt as a result of the attack handler lawrence experienced severe ptsd alcoholism night terrors and suicidal tendencies for 15 years and remember roy horn and chris lawrence are both professionals who spent years of their lives working with tigers step 6 don't believe myths despite the myths that all cats fear water tigers enjoy it they're great swimmers and enjoy cooling themselves off so jumping into water will not be a safe place to hide step 7 climb a tree unlike other jungle cats tigers cannot climb trees so you may be safe if you climb high enough that the tiger can't reach you if you encounter a tiger that has escaped from captivity don't assume it's domesticated and friendly they are as dangerous as a tiger in the wild step 8 fight back don't try to play dead this will make you an easy meal if a tiger has you in its grips stick your hand right into its mouth that'll trigger a gag reflex stopping it from biting the good news is tigers are more afraid of attacking a human than a lion especially if they aren't familiar with humans and haven't learned how easy it is to catch and kill us but if you should come across a lion you'll need some different survival strategies find out more about that right here on how to survive click like and subscribe for more survival tips you

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Published: Thu Dec 03 2020