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Why is there a show called "When animals attack"? It should be called "When stupid pe

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Why is there a show called "When animals attack"? It should be called "When stupid pe

:gathering: Why is there a show called "When animals attack"? It should be called "When stupid people go near dangerous animals."
 
Hmm. I don't agree with this.

I remember watching this show years and years ago, and lots of cases were some animals just losing it. Yeah, I'll say that some people weren't so smart about approach, but there were alot of people who were harmed for seemingly no reason.
 
Or it could be called, "When unnaturally aggressive animals find innocent people camping."
 
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with the title of this thread. Everytime I watch these shows, more often than not, some moron human gets mauled by a dangerous animal.

The show does not usually feature some housecat or chihuahua attacking a human, it shows lions, tigers, bears (oh my!), crocodiles, and other predatory animals attacking humans. Why on this planet do humans want to interact with these type of animals?

I remember this one episode where a polar bear was "chewing" on the leg of some tourist in a zoo. The lady was pinned against the cage and the bear had it's mouth on her thigh, and his paw pinning the leg to the cage. My question immediately was, how did the lady get to the cage?

Answer: The lady hopped over the guard railing to stand next to the cage to have a picture taken of her next to the cage of a sleeping polar bear. The bear woke up and decided to have a drumstick. Fortunately for the lady, the bear eventually let go, with her limb intact...

They're called wild animals for a reason.... Leave them alone.
 
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with the title of this thread. Everytime I watch these shows, more often than not, some moron human gets mauled by a dangerous animal.

The show does not usually feature some housecat or chihuahua attacking a human, it shows lions, tigers, bears (oh my!), crocodiles, and other predatory animals attacking humans. Why on this planet do humans want to interact with these type of animals?

I remember this one episode where a polar bear was "chewing" on the leg of some tourist in a zoo. The lady was pinned against the cage and the bear had it's mouth on her thigh, and his paw pinning the leg to the cage. My question immediately was, how did the lady get to the cage?

Answer: The lady hopped over the guard railing to stand next to the cage to have a picture taken of her next to the cage of a sleeping polar bear. The bear woke up and decided to have a drumstick. Fortunately for the lady, the bear eventually let go, with her limb intact...

They're called wild animals for a reason.... Leave them alone.

Some moron playing footsies with a bear in the zoo is a bit different from animals attacking in the wild. They are genetically designed to hunt other mammals. You can't call someone stupid because they couldn't outrun a cougar.

The whole 'They're more scared of us than we are of them' is only proportional to how hungry the animal in question is.
 
Some moron playing footsies with a bear in the zoo is a bit different from animals attacking in the wild. They are genetically designed to hunt other mammals. You can't call someone stupid because they couldn't outrun a cougar.

The whole 'They're more scared of us than we are of them' is only proportional to how hungry the animal in question is.

The questions is, WHY are they in the wild where these animals are roaming around? You enter their world, you do so at your own risk. These animals are not crazy. If someone can explain to me why humans have this bright idea of going into the wild to interact with these animals on their terms? Why not call them stupid?

You are not going to tame these animals. Every once in a while, their natural instinct will kick in. That's why they "attack". Hell, Chris Rock said it best regarding the tiger incident with Siegried and Roy....

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Yeah, I blame humans for these attacks...
 
The questions is, WHY are they in the wild where these animals are roaming around? You enter their world, you do so at your own risk. These animals are not crazy. If someone can explain to me why humans have this bright idea of going into the wild to interact with these animals on their terms, then why not call them stupid?

You are not going to tame these animals. Every once in a while, their natural instinct will kick in. That's why they "attack". Hell, Chris Rock said it best regarding the tiger incident with Siegried and Roy....


Yeah, I blame humans for these attacks...

'Their world'? You make it seem like we don't inhabit the same rock in space.

A man gets mauled on the outskirts of his village in Africa by an aggressive male elephant. Is that his fault? I don't think that's anyone's fault.

It's not common, but wild animals DO occasionally overcome their fear of humans. When they do, they come on OUR turf. Or, more likely than not, the difference between 'their turf' and 'our turf' becomes indistinguishable. In that circumstance, somebody gets hurt, or killed.

Again. You can't blame people for inhabiting the same planet as carnivorous/dangerous animals. People die. It's not anyone's fault.
 
Hmm. I don't agree with this.

I remember watching this show years and years ago, and lots of cases were some animals just losing it. Yeah, I'll say that some people weren't so smart about approach, but there were alot of people who were harmed for seemingly no reason.

I agree with this. While i certainly do remember incidences in the show were humans were doing something stupid, like getting drunk and breaking into the zoo, I can also remember incidents where there would be trained animals that suddenly just attacked a person.
 
'Their world'? You make it seem like we don't inhabit the same rock in space.

A man gets mauled on the outskirts of his village in Africa by an aggressive male elephant. Is that his fault? I don't think that's anyone's fault.

It's not common, but wild animals DO occasionally overcome their fear of humans. When they do, they come on OUR turf. Or, more likely than not, the difference between 'their turf' and 'our turf' becomes indistinguishable. In that circumstance, somebody gets hurt, or killed.

Again. You can't blame people for inhabiting the same planet as carnivorous/dangerous animals. People die. It's not anyone's fault.

Yes, their world. For instance, sharks. They live underwater, we don't. How do we interact with them? We go to their world. Hell, if you really think about it, how do these wild animals actually get into our towns? They got in a car and drove there? No, we decided to build things where they live. We invade their space.

I hope someone can answer these questions. WHY do people want to go into the space that animals are the dominant population? Why is there an urge to even try to tame these animals? Let them be in their natural environment. Do we really need to tame them? What is the purpose? They didn't bother us UNTIL we came to them. Again, please see the Chris Rock video....

If I am ever attacked by a wild animal in the city I live in, I will blame the moron human that put them there, not the animal. Notice these attacks never seem to happen in a major metropolis downtown area. They happen in the wild. That's why me and sharks, tigers, lions, bears, and all predatory animals have a great relationship. I don't come to their house, they don't come to mine. It has worked out for both of us.
 
Yes, their world. For instance, sharks. They live underwater, we don't. How do we interact with them? We go to their world. Hell, if you really think about it, how do these wild animals actually get into our towns? They got in a car and drove there? No, we decided to build things where they live. We invade their space.

I hope someone can answer these questions. WHY do people want to go into the space that animals are the dominant population? Why is there an urge to even try to tame these animals? Let them be in their natural environment. Do we really need to tame them? What is the purpose? They didn't bother us UNTIL we came to them. Again, please see the Chris Rock video....

If I am ever attacked by a wild animal in the city I live in, I will blame the moron human that put them there, not the animal. Notice these attacks never seem to happen in a major metropolis downtown area. They happen in the wild. That's why me and sharks, tigers, lions, bears, and all predatory animals have a great relationship. I don't come to their house, they don't come to mine. It has worked out for both of us.

If sharks, or rather, if aquatic animals were the only ones to attack human beings, then you would be absolutely correct. However, that is on the lower end of the spectrum in regards to animal attacks.

Animals live on planet earth. We build things on planet earth. Are we in the wrong here? You would be hard-pressed to find a place on the planet where animals don't naturally inhabit. You say we're in the wrong for going into their world. By this logic, we are in the wrong by living on this planet; as planet earth is 'their world' and by all rights, most of these animals have inhabited this pile of dirt longer than we have. In other words, so long as we live on this planet, humans and wild animals will interact. You cannot justly blame anyone for that.

Not everyone in the world has the same safety and privileges as the people who live in 'modern society'. That point I made about the guy in Africa? He's not there on Safari. He lives there. His family lives there. They interact with animals because there is no 'safe place' for them to hide in. Why does he go into that area where animals are dominant? To feed his family. He is allowing them to be in their natural environment. It happens to be his too. He is not trying to tame them.

If you're attacked in the city you live in, then you should blame the people who put the city there, by your own logic. They invaded on that animal's natural territory. That's your fault.

In short, humans cannot expect to live on planet earth without interacting with animals. If you want to do that, and expect it to happen, then go to the moon.
 
If sharks, or rather, if aquatic animals were the only ones to attack human beings, then you would be absolutely correct. However, that is on the lower end of the spectrum in regards to animal attacks.

Animals live on planet earth. We build things on planet earth. Are we in the wrong here? You would be hard-pressed to find a place on the planet where animals don't naturally inhabit. You say we're in the wrong for going into their world. By this logic, we are in the wrong by living on this planet; as planet earth is 'their world' and by all rights, most of these animals have inhabited this pile of dirt longer than we have. In other words, so long as we live on this planet, humans and wild animals will interact. You cannot justly blame anyone for that.

Not everyone in the world has the same safety and privileges as the people who live in 'modern society'. That point I made about the guy in Africa? He's not there on Safari. He lives there. His family lives there. They interact with animals because there is no 'safe place' for them to hide in. Why does he go into that area where animals are dominant? To feed his family. He is allowing them to be in their natural environment. It happens to be his too. He is not trying to tame them.

If you're attacked in the city you live in, then you should blame the people who put the city there, by your own logic. They invaded on that animal's natural territory. That's your fault.

In short, humans cannot expect to live on planet earth without interacting with animals. If you want to do that, and expect it to happen, then go to the moon.

But at the end of the day, why are we blaming the animals for attacking? Humankind is the most dangerous animal there is. Over the centuries man has gone into other places uninivited and took over. As the human population grew, we invaded more and more space on Earth. This is fact. What I don't like is when people blame the animals for these attacks. I do not. You say we are "sharing" the same space. No, we are TAKING OVER the space and the animals have no choice.

In your first response to this thread you wrote, "When unnaturally aggressive animals find innocent people camping." Unnaturally aggressive? No, they are being naturally aggressive. If you go willingly camping in an area that has known wild animals, you put yourself at risk. If they attack you, ask yourself, "why did I camp in an area that is known to have bears?" The animal is doing what he does naturally...

Notice as man continues to build homes and living spaces in "wild terrain", these attacks become more frequent. We already, over the course of history, forced animals into smaller spaces, and we keep making it smaller. So when these animals are attacking, is it really their fault?

The animals featured on these programs are usually animals put in precarious spots by humans. Even on safaris, we are going into their habitat. There's no city there. There's no homes there. The land is for the animals, and here we go into their domain. I really love the "risky animal handlers" (the guys you see on the Discovery/Animal Planet channel) going into the wild and interacting with the wild animals. If they are ever attacked, I do not feel sorry for them whatsoever. They get whatever harm comes to them.

Bottom line is this. Wild animals are wild animals. If they attack you, it is normally the result of some human error on some scale. I will never blame the animals. Even if I get bit by a lion, I will ask myself, "How did I get into a situation where I am this close to a freakin lion?" If it happens in my city, best believe I am suing the city.

"The tiger didn't go crazy. The Tiger went Tiger." Best quote ever...
 
I hope someone can answer these questions. WHY do people want to go into the space that animals are the dominant population? Why is there an urge to even try to tame these animals? Let them be in their natural environment. Do we really need to tame them? What is the purpose? They didn't bother us UNTIL we came to them.

If you don't mind, I'll try and give these questions a shot with some satisfactory answers for you.

WHY do people want to go into the space that animals are the dominant population?

Well, as pointed out, it's a pretty difficult job of finding a place where there are no animals living, unless it's something like an already existing city (which likely also had a great deal of wildlife living there at one point). As human's continue to grow in population, so must the circles that we live in, which in turn ends up encroaching on wildlife. Personal, i think we're overpopulated as things stand. However, until countries of the world start capping their population sizes, you are always going to have people building their houses in places where animals once were dominant.

Why is there an urge to even try to tame these animals? Let them be in their natural environment. Do we really need to tame them? What is the purpose?
I put these all together because, truth be told, they are all kind'a related. Some people want to tame wild animals for pets, others for things such as entertainment (ie, circus's, stage shows, movies, etc). Now, i would agree that those probably aren't the best of reasons. However, their are others, and those generally are things such as learning about animals more, and in particuler, Biomimicry. Now, biomimicry, for those who don't know what it is, is when we basically take an animal, or a plant, or something that is organic, figure out how it does what it does naturally, and then reproduce that. For example, i was watching a national geography show a few weeks back, and they were talking about falcon's, and their ability to move at incredible speeds and make sudden, sharp turns. Using some machines and some trained falcons, they were able to hook it up to observe the movements of the creatures feathers and other things about it. This type of information is then used to allow fighter jets to be built able to make sharper turns and give the pilots better control.
 
Love that Chris Rock clip....


I agree with this. While i certainly do remember incidences in the show were humans were doing something stupid, like getting drunk and breaking into the zoo, I can also remember incidents where there would be trained animals that suddenly just attacked a person.

Trained WILD animals. Not the same as domestic animals that have been trained and bred for thousands of years.
 
But at the end of the day, why are we blaming the animals for attacking? Humankind is the most dangerous animal there is. Over the centuries man has gone into other places uninivited and took over. As the human population grew, we invaded more and more space on Earth. This is fact. What I don't like is when people blame the animals for these attacks. I do not. You say we are "sharing" the same space. No, we are TAKING OVER the space and the animals have no choice.

In your first response to this thread you wrote, "When unnaturally aggressive animals find innocent people camping." Unnaturally aggressive? No, they are being naturally aggressive. If you go willingly camping in an area that has known wild animals, you put yourself at risk. If they attack you, ask yourself, "why did I camp in an area that is known to have bears?" The animal is doing what he does naturally...

Notice as man continues to build homes and living spaces in "wild terrain", these attacks become more frequent. We already, over the course of history, forced animals into smaller spaces, and we keep making it smaller. So when these animals are attacking, is it really their fault?

The animals featured on these programs are usually animals put in precarious spots by humans. Even on safaris, we are going into their habitat. There's no city there. There's no homes there. The land is for the animals, and here we go into their domain. I really love the "risky animal handlers" (the guys you see on the Discovery/Animal Planet channel) going into the wild and interacting with the wild animals. If they are ever attacked, I do not feel sorry for them whatsoever. They get whatever harm comes to them.

Bottom line is this. Wild animals are wild animals. If they attack you, it is normally the result of some human error on some scale. I will never blame the animals. Even if I get bit by a lion, I will ask myself, "How did I get into a situation where I am this close to a freakin lion?" If it happens in my city, best believe I am suing the city.

"The tiger didn't go crazy. The Tiger went Tiger." Best quote ever...

Essentially, we're arguing for the same point; the point being that the animals are not to blame. However, I also do not think that it's the humans to blame in the majority of these accidents, either.

Non-human animals live on Earth. Humans live on Earth. Until one of these facts stops being true, then there are going to be deaths on both sides of the fence. These deaths aren't to be blamed on anybody, because they are a direct result of us inhabiting this planet with dangerous animals.
 
If we are talking about attacks by wild animals in thier own habitat then this statistically is not a problem at all .In 2010 there were 3 fatal bear attacks and 2 fatal shark attacks in the U.S no fatal attacks by mountain lions and wild wolves have never been reliably associated with attacks on humans unless injured or rabid. Most predators avoid us like the plague Ive seen a film of an unarmed game ranger walking up to a feeding pride of lions at night and watched the entire pride scatter and run. A friend of mine was once sent on foot down the wrong path in a tiger reserve in Burma where he came across A female with cubs which is an extremely dangerous situation according to the experts.She gathered up the cubs and ran. When the famous shark experts Ron and Valerie Taylor were testing their chain mail anti shark suits they found it almost impossible to provoke a shark attack even when they stuffed the suits with Tuna . With the possible exception of malarial mosquitos the most dangerous creature youll ever meet is another human being.
 
Wild animals generally flee from humans unless they lose their fear of us. Or they are rabid, injured or feel threatened in some way. Heck, earlier this year a woman was attacked by a deer (hardly a predatory animal) while in her front yard in a part of Austin that has been a highly developed part of town for decades. Deer are so common there its difficult to have a garden of any sort, and they will eat almost any type of vegetation. They have learned no human is going to harm them there so they no longer fear them. Many people make the mistake of putting out food for them which adds to the problem.
 
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Isn't that a Mitch Hedberg joke or something? "Why do they call it 'when animals attack?' It should be 'When stupid people get bit.'"
 
I get a kick out of idiots that get mauled by wild animals. I wish I could find that clip where the one guy got his arm ripped out by a Bear after he taunted it.
 
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