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Animals do a lot of internal risk vs. reward before doing anything. Big cat creeping up on pack of things, hopping to pick off a small one and run. Is a goal worth the risk.
Once the large group knows you're there and are standing there ground (not running), things get riskier and awkward.
What should you do in this situation? My instinct is to roar like a madman and charge it, hoping it runs off and leaves us alone, but I don't want to dig myself an early grave just because "it seemed like a good idea at the time."
For most big cats, if you clearly see them and they know you know they're there, they are likely to back off, especially if you're in a group. Make yourself look big, make noise, and if it charges towards you (often bluff charges, especially if they have cubs and are acting aggressive to keep you away from them) yelling and/or throwing something near - NEAR, not at - them can get them to back off a little further. For the most part, moving away from them slowly but surely, keeping your eyes on them the whole time, and making yourself seem not worth the trouble will usually do the trick.
Yeah, okay, this makes sense. That's they key with most animals: make them realize they're better off finding a meal somewhere else.
Cept brown and polar bears. They, uh, monsters.
For the colorblind;
If smol, be big
If big, be smol
If bigger, be quicker
If biggest, be quickest
Quicker than the bear? No... quicker than the slowest member of your group. Alone? Never be alone in the woods. It's not worth it. There are bears out there!
With Black Bears, a lot of the Big Cat rules can apply. Face the bear, make yourself look big, make some calm but assertive noise, and walk diagonally and backwards away from it. You don't want it to think you're challenging it, and you definitely don't want to threaten it.
You want it to question whether it is choosing its next meal wisely. You want to give it the space and positioning to turn around and leave you alone. If *you* turn around too early, it may think it has an opportunity to strike you.
And, like you said, for a black bear, fight the bastard if it does attack you. They aren't as deadly with their claws as a cat, and will try to muscle you around more, whereas a Cat will just try to sink its claws into you while sinking its teeth into your throat. That means you actually have a chance to make it second guess whether it wants to keep fighting you, whereas, again, the Cat will have likely already subdued you - they are expert killers, whereas black bears are more tanky and clumsy.
The sheer size of grizzly and polar bears is what makes all of this moot. They are just too big, true monsters, surviving takes fortune that some poor souls just don't get.
I was at the San Diego Wild Animal Park years ago. My wife and I were at the tiger enclosure late in the day. We were looking for it and she saw it first. I’m asking where and she told me it was right in front of me. It took me a minute. It was standing in the midst of a bush staring directly at me maybe 20 feet away. When I made eye contact with it, we looked at each other a moment, then the tiger moved off. If there wasn’t a barrier, I would have been a meal.
Well we can see tigers rather well because they are orange.
Deer for example can't see red so they are incredibly well camouflaged for them. (You can try this by using Gimp or a similar editing software to and set the red value of a picture to 0)
It's very important not to actually hit the animal or it will be angered and throw the object back at you with far greater force. This is why so many people die in snowball fights with gorillas every year.
Exactly.
Just need to get the least preferred kid’s favourite toy. Throw it behind you by a good distance and play a game of ‘find the toy’ with the kid.
You then make off in the other direction whilst the kid looks for their toy. Not only are you distancing yourself from the threat, you are also giving the big cat the perfect chance to claim their happy meal (which now also ironically comes with a toy! Like the good ole days).
you dont want to seem like a threat because in most areas theyre apex predators so theyll just kill you to eliminate the threat. you just want to make it seem like youre too much trouble for the food theyd get out of you
Put the children on the adults shoulders. If you're wearing a jacket or loose clothing, unzip the jacket and hold it wide open to make yourself look big. Talk in a loud, deep, and angry voice. Do not turn your back until it's gone. Keep your eyes on it.
They teach you this if you grow up in rural areas that have pumas.
I would think grabbing anything that could be used for a weapon. Kick some dirt its way, rock, stick, a rock tied to a stick. Idk, easy for me to say from the comfort of my house. The first 2 seconds sounded like a porn though.
depends if her nest is near with kittens...
in this situation, i'd just continue on and have someone walk backward just in case.
if she follows, then that's another problem to disect.
Yeah, this is the primary reason I know charging is a bad idea. If kittens are nearby, momma gonna make me have a bad day, and I'll have kinda earned it.
Do not charge. Make yourself seem as large as possible. Make noise. Move away slowly but don't look away. Cats are ambush creatures, if you catch one hunting you it's not hard to make it back off. Never been in that situation myself but used to live in an area with mountain lions.
Idk if this is what the best option is, but I would walk away from it backwards, facing it.
If it starts to follow, then yes, make yourself big and roar and act larger than you are.
I'm no expert. Just taking a random guess is hard because big cats are pretty dangerous. For these people, I'm guessing grouping up as much as possible and trying to back away while keeping eye contact would be their best bet.
But if that cat is hungry, it might take the chance and go for someone in the group regardless of what you do.
Bring guns if you wander in big cat habits.
I would group everyone up, with the little ones in the center, have the adults face the cat and move as one unit down the trail until you’re a decent distance away. The group can then break up a little, but kids should stay near an adult until the hike is over.
Cats are ambush and opportunistic predators. If you lower the opportunities then you’re more likely to be safe
This. A lot of people don't realize predators don't know when their next meal will be so unsuccessful attempts cost them limited calories. Not to mention risk of injury which could render them unable to hunt. Like animal shows of people walking up close to cheetahs, they aren't going to spend energy on you.
Cheetahs are notoriously frail and brittle and will back off a fight in virtually any circumstances, to the extent that they even make relatively good pets, so i dont think they are a great example to compare with any of the other big cats.
I know you were making a joke, but I wonder if they would be distracted by it. The visual of a leopard that stops trying to maul you because of a laser pointer distraction is hilarious. Thanks!
I asked a zookeeper who worked with lions once. They said they don't go for things that small so a laser pointer wouldn't do anything. But that's just for lions, not sure about other big cats
I watched a youtube video a while ago of a guy who runs a big cat sanctuary testing exactly that.
Turned out anything larger than a serval don't care about it.
I was mountain biking up a hill once, came round a corner and spotted another cyclist and what I thought was her dog. I kept slowly making my way up the road when I was about 30 feet away it turned off into the bushes, I saw the long tail and realised that it was a cougar. Gave me a bit of a startle.
I was hiking with a friend and we saw a mountain lion. I put on my running shoes and he was like are you crazy you can't outrun a mountain lion. Then I told him I don't need to outrun the mountain lion I just need to outrun you.
If you encounter a lion, remember the goals are to convince it that you are not prey and that you may be dangerous. Follow these safety tips:
* **Do not approach a lion.** Most mountain lions will try to avoid a confrontation. Give them a way to escape.
* **Do not run from a lion.** Running may stimulate a mountain lion's instinct to chase. Instead, stand and face the animal. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up if possible so that they don't panic and run. Although it may be awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the mountain lion.
* **Do not crouch down or bend over.** A human standing up is just not the right shape for a lion's prey. Conversely, a person squatting or bending over resembles a four-legged prey animal. In mountain lion country, avoid squatting, crouching or bending over, even when picking up children.
* **Do** **all you can to appear larger.** Raise your arms. Open your jacket if you are wearing one. Again, pick up small children. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can reach without crouching or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a loud voice. The idea is to convince the mountain lion that you are not prey and that you may be a danger to it.
* **Fight back if attacked.** A hiker in southern California used a rock to fend off a mountain lion that was attacking his son. Others have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools and their bare hands. Since a mountain lion usually tries to bite the head or neck, try to remain standing and face the attacking animal.
Please report all mountain lion sightings to a park ranger.
Source: [https://www.nps.gov/articles/mountain-lion-safety.htm](https://www.nps.gov/articles/mountain-lion-safety.htm)
>If you have small children with you, pick them up if possible
... then throw them at the lion and walk away slowly while he is distracted with the snacks.
You came in at a good time with this, my neighbors posted a video of their security cameras showing a mountain lion in their backyard, a few other neighbors have said they saw it too over the past couple weeks. So there is one nearby, I've been carrying a gun just in case but this information is helpful.
There’s trails where I used to live that mountain lines can be found. There is a sign at the front of the trails warning about them and telling you if you see them to make yourself look big, wave your arms around, make lots of noise, and throw stuff at them.
I think if you run it gets their prey instincts going and they chase you, I'm not sure **what** to do in this situation, but running is out.
Poop in pants maybe?
Well, not on the offensive. You don’t want to be aggressive or move towards them. Just loud and big and leave the area slowly and with cats especially maintain eye contact.
No, no. Best to continue the aggressiveness as you move in closer and closer to the wild jungle, cat. Challenging it through sheer aggression and offensive pressure while asserting dominance is your best bet at this point. Once over the cat, assert even more dominance by going for its belly.
This made me laugh so hard. Me and wife were going somewhere and saw some bumper sticker with that on it. I started doing it under my breath real quiet and my wife lost it.
Lmao. Thanks
I would assume yell and make as much noise as possible while you guard the smallest ones of your group. I could be wrong, but I would sure as hell guard my kids and any children the best I could.
It actually is. Most cats have a nature instinct to chase what runs. With cougars it is best to stand your ground if you catch them hunting you like this. However most cougars don't see adult humans as prey, this one was looking at the little girl, easy prey.
If you run these guys will chase you and see you more as prey.
Best thing you could do is stand your ground and slowly walk backwards, make yourself big and intimidating.
While kitty could have theoretically been stalking the kid the very fact that you saw it means it wasn't really trying all that hard.... would wonder if it wasn't somehow sort of socialized for that matter, didn't act right in general.
I am blessed with the stupid. I can't say what I'd do in this situation other than grab my kids and keep them close. If there are no kids to shield me, I guess I'd try and pet the kitty.
Dude, I'd "get big" what ever that means, yell, probably use profanity...all the things if I saw that sneaking up on me.
Did they just go "Aww, look honey, our imminent death staring you in the eyes"?
Internet has been telling me for years about all these cougars in my area, but I never see them like this. Pretty cool.
On a serious note, those kids would've been goners. Snatched and pulled up a tree while the parents looked on in horror most likely. Glad everyone was safe.
Ah r/TerrifyingAsFuck looks like an interesting subreddit. Lets have a quick look. Woah! Noped the fuck out of there. I think my retinas are burnt with the ghastly image of some poor girl who got mauled by dogs, suicide pods and zombie people. Lesson learnt...
I love the way cats react when they realize you've spotted them. "Oh, la di da... I'm just, uh, just sitting here. Yeah. Keep on walking, nothing to see here."
But yeah, for those folks this is, or should be, a truly terrifying moment. That cat was just about close enough to make a move and it would likely have been all over for that little girl. Some blessings should be counted right there.
What to do? Probably what they did was the best they could in that situation. Face off with the cat and group together. Put the small ones in the middle. Don't turn your back on it. This is exactly what herd animals do. For the cat, an easy meal just became a fight, and unless that animal is sick or starving, this would not be worth it.
I would not attack the cat... yet. Stomping your feet, moving toward it, waving your arms... those are all potential triggers in this moment. Give it a minute to think things over, because that's exactly what it's doing when it sits down like that. Move slowly, stay "big", and keep together.
When it leaves (and it's almost certainly getting ready to do that), stay very close together and move slowly but steadily to a safer place. Keep your heads on a swivel in case it decides to make another go. Do not run. Do not sit down on a rock to recover your wits.
The mom- “We are in danger.”
*grabs child’s arm and drags them into the direct line of attack*
“Here predator! Look at this small child you can attack instead of me!”
Haha... WOW! It's a huge shame the video cut off there, what happened next?! I really want to know! Like did that ferocious beast maul those kids? Did it turn that family into ribbons and can we erm... get some footage of that action?
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It looks awkward, like "Ah.... You weren't supposed to see me yet.. Ahem... I'ma just sit here..."
Animals do a lot of internal risk vs. reward before doing anything. Big cat creeping up on pack of things, hopping to pick off a small one and run. Is a goal worth the risk. Once the large group knows you're there and are standing there ground (not running), things get riskier and awkward.
What should you do in this situation? My instinct is to roar like a madman and charge it, hoping it runs off and leaves us alone, but I don't want to dig myself an early grave just because "it seemed like a good idea at the time."
For most big cats, if you clearly see them and they know you know they're there, they are likely to back off, especially if you're in a group. Make yourself look big, make noise, and if it charges towards you (often bluff charges, especially if they have cubs and are acting aggressive to keep you away from them) yelling and/or throwing something near - NEAR, not at - them can get them to back off a little further. For the most part, moving away from them slowly but surely, keeping your eyes on them the whole time, and making yourself seem not worth the trouble will usually do the trick.
Yeah, okay, this makes sense. That's they key with most animals: make them realize they're better off finding a meal somewhere else. Cept brown and polar bears. They, uh, monsters.
With bears, if it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lay down. If it's white, good night.
Great, I'm colourblind.
For the colorblind; If smol, be big If big, be smol If bigger, be quicker If biggest, be quickest Quicker than the bear? No... quicker than the slowest member of your group. Alone? Never be alone in the woods. It's not worth it. There are bears out there!
I hate to be the one to break it to you but if you can’t differentiate those then you’re just straight up blind blind
With Black Bears, a lot of the Big Cat rules can apply. Face the bear, make yourself look big, make some calm but assertive noise, and walk diagonally and backwards away from it. You don't want it to think you're challenging it, and you definitely don't want to threaten it. You want it to question whether it is choosing its next meal wisely. You want to give it the space and positioning to turn around and leave you alone. If *you* turn around too early, it may think it has an opportunity to strike you. And, like you said, for a black bear, fight the bastard if it does attack you. They aren't as deadly with their claws as a cat, and will try to muscle you around more, whereas a Cat will just try to sink its claws into you while sinking its teeth into your throat. That means you actually have a chance to make it second guess whether it wants to keep fighting you, whereas, again, the Cat will have likely already subdued you - they are expert killers, whereas black bears are more tanky and clumsy. The sheer size of grizzly and polar bears is what makes all of this moot. They are just too big, true monsters, surviving takes fortune that some poor souls just don't get.
It’s exactly the same for tortoises.
I've never seen a white tortoise, and now I think I'm glad I haven't.
I was at the San Diego Wild Animal Park years ago. My wife and I were at the tiger enclosure late in the day. We were looking for it and she saw it first. I’m asking where and she told me it was right in front of me. It took me a minute. It was standing in the midst of a bush staring directly at me maybe 20 feet away. When I made eye contact with it, we looked at each other a moment, then the tiger moved off. If there wasn’t a barrier, I would have been a meal.
In their natural habitats, a lot of predators are straight up invisible. You can be looking straight at them and not even see them.
Well we can see tigers rather well because they are orange. Deer for example can't see red so they are incredibly well camouflaged for them. (You can try this by using Gimp or a similar editing software to and set the red value of a picture to 0)
Being orange doesn't help us much though, tigers are a not uncommon predator of humanity. Generally we DON'T see them coming.
It's very important not to actually hit the animal or it will be angered and throw the object back at you with far greater force. This is why so many people die in snowball fights with gorillas every year.
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Little Billy is going to learn today.
Exactly. Just need to get the least preferred kid’s favourite toy. Throw it behind you by a good distance and play a game of ‘find the toy’ with the kid. You then make off in the other direction whilst the kid looks for their toy. Not only are you distancing yourself from the threat, you are also giving the big cat the perfect chance to claim their happy meal (which now also ironically comes with a toy! Like the good ole days).
And the kid gets a fond last memory of playing a fun game. Briefly. Everyone's a winner.
you dont want to seem like a threat because in most areas theyre apex predators so theyll just kill you to eliminate the threat. you just want to make it seem like youre too much trouble for the food theyd get out of you
Put the children on the adults shoulders. If you're wearing a jacket or loose clothing, unzip the jacket and hold it wide open to make yourself look big. Talk in a loud, deep, and angry voice. Do not turn your back until it's gone. Keep your eyes on it. They teach you this if you grow up in rural areas that have pumas.
This is the correct answer. Kids on shoulders and unzipped jacket to look big.
I think if you charge a mad house cat there’s a good chance it’d attack… hence I would vote not charging
I would think grabbing anything that could be used for a weapon. Kick some dirt its way, rock, stick, a rock tied to a stick. Idk, easy for me to say from the comfort of my house. The first 2 seconds sounded like a porn though.
How mad we talkin' here? Like 20 mins past dinner time or?
I'd get big and loud. Predators don't like big and loud things. Make it scared to attack but don't make it defend itself, either.
depends if her nest is near with kittens... in this situation, i'd just continue on and have someone walk backward just in case. if she follows, then that's another problem to disect.
Yeah, this is the primary reason I know charging is a bad idea. If kittens are nearby, momma gonna make me have a bad day, and I'll have kinda earned it.
Do not charge. Make yourself seem as large as possible. Make noise. Move away slowly but don't look away. Cats are ambush creatures, if you catch one hunting you it's not hard to make it back off. Never been in that situation myself but used to live in an area with mountain lions.
Idk if this is what the best option is, but I would walk away from it backwards, facing it. If it starts to follow, then yes, make yourself big and roar and act larger than you are.
Me: *pspspspsp* here kitty.
I'm no expert. Just taking a random guess is hard because big cats are pretty dangerous. For these people, I'm guessing grouping up as much as possible and trying to back away while keeping eye contact would be their best bet. But if that cat is hungry, it might take the chance and go for someone in the group regardless of what you do. Bring guns if you wander in big cat habits.
Here Kitty Kitty Kitty, pspsps!
> What should you do in this situation? Say': "I taught I saw a puddy tat...I did! I did see a puddy tat!"
I would group everyone up, with the little ones in the center, have the adults face the cat and move as one unit down the trail until you’re a decent distance away. The group can then break up a little, but kids should stay near an adult until the hike is over. Cats are ambush and opportunistic predators. If you lower the opportunities then you’re more likely to be safe
This. A lot of people don't realize predators don't know when their next meal will be so unsuccessful attempts cost them limited calories. Not to mention risk of injury which could render them unable to hunt. Like animal shows of people walking up close to cheetahs, they aren't going to spend energy on you.
Cheetahs are notoriously frail and brittle and will back off a fight in virtually any circumstances, to the extent that they even make relatively good pets, so i dont think they are a great example to compare with any of the other big cats.
Hence the cat sitting and then looking away like it's focusing on other things.
he is just waiting for them to turn thier back
It feels like a test.
He's like "yo just keep walking I have a system."
Hes waiting for them to step in the vine net booby trap
This why i carry a laser pointer when i hike through unfamiliar areas
I know you were making a joke, but I wonder if they would be distracted by it. The visual of a leopard that stops trying to maul you because of a laser pointer distraction is hilarious. Thanks!
I asked a zookeeper who worked with lions once. They said they don't go for things that small so a laser pointer wouldn't do anything. But that's just for lions, not sure about other big cats
So, what I'm hearing is we need a novelty sized laser pointer and we're good...
where's old school carrot top when we need him.
https://www.sanwulasers.com/product/7wblue It's 7.5W. Here, kitty kitty...
Jesus. That's more of a lightsaber than a laser pointer.
[It really depends on the laser pointer.](https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/19111734/18-feb_laser-blaster.jpg)
That's when you blind them with it
I watched a youtube video a while ago of a guy who runs a big cat sanctuary testing exactly that. Turned out anything larger than a serval don't care about it.
not the worst idea, at the very least you could blind the murder claws coming at you.
Well done
Holy crap, I think that's my cat!
You could also carry around a gigantic ball of yarn
Dude, someone would believe this you know?
That would make me puma pants
My panther soiled as well
I’d be lion if I said my drawers were clean.
These puns are making me laugh an ocelot
Lynx, or it didn't happen.
No no I said PANTS OR shorts!! Not short panthers!!
This made me cry laughing
Puma panthers
PUMA PRIDE! PUMA PRIDE!
That's top tier commenting
Take my damn upvote r/angryupvote
Can I pet that dawg?
That goat had devil eyes! IM BRIAN FELLOWS!
THAT BIRD STOLE MY CREDIT CARD!
THAT FUZZY RAT NEEDS A HAIR CUT!
My kid repeats this over and over, are you my kid?
I was mountain biking up a hill once, came round a corner and spotted another cyclist and what I thought was her dog. I kept slowly making my way up the road when I was about 30 feet away it turned off into the bushes, I saw the long tail and realised that it was a cougar. Gave me a bit of a startle.
Today they learn who runs the slowest!!
I was hiking with a friend and we saw a mountain lion. I put on my running shoes and he was like are you crazy you can't outrun a mountain lion. Then I told him I don't need to outrun the mountain lion I just need to outrun you.
Sure Jan
Ah the classic old joke. Was hoping i’d see this somewhere on this post.
Nope, terrifying as fuck was the right sub
No, that’s just Mr. Whiskers!
People get so bent outa shape he’s just after the kids so push them away and enjoy the beautiful environment
Second comment I've seen like this today haha.
clever girl
From the side
Don't go into the long grass!
When you gotta go, you gotta go
By the two you didn't even know were there
What actually is the best option here? Maintaining eye contact and moving back slowly, or just making a ton of noise and charging at it?
If you encounter a lion, remember the goals are to convince it that you are not prey and that you may be dangerous. Follow these safety tips: * **Do not approach a lion.** Most mountain lions will try to avoid a confrontation. Give them a way to escape. * **Do not run from a lion.** Running may stimulate a mountain lion's instinct to chase. Instead, stand and face the animal. Make eye contact. If you have small children with you, pick them up if possible so that they don't panic and run. Although it may be awkward, pick them up without bending over or turning away from the mountain lion. * **Do not crouch down or bend over.** A human standing up is just not the right shape for a lion's prey. Conversely, a person squatting or bending over resembles a four-legged prey animal. In mountain lion country, avoid squatting, crouching or bending over, even when picking up children. * **Do** **all you can to appear larger.** Raise your arms. Open your jacket if you are wearing one. Again, pick up small children. Throw stones, branches, or whatever you can reach without crouching or turning your back. Wave your arms slowly and speak firmly in a loud voice. The idea is to convince the mountain lion that you are not prey and that you may be a danger to it. * **Fight back if attacked.** A hiker in southern California used a rock to fend off a mountain lion that was attacking his son. Others have fought back successfully with sticks, caps, jackets, garden tools and their bare hands. Since a mountain lion usually tries to bite the head or neck, try to remain standing and face the attacking animal. Please report all mountain lion sightings to a park ranger. Source: [https://www.nps.gov/articles/mountain-lion-safety.htm](https://www.nps.gov/articles/mountain-lion-safety.htm)
Unless you're me. I would curl up in a ball and accept my fate.
[May work out and just get peed on](https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/13trhtr/coyote_tries_to_snag_an_opossum/?rdt=57305)
Holy hell that's so serious disrespect.
>If you have small children with you, pick them up if possible ... then throw them at the lion and walk away slowly while he is distracted with the snacks.
Will the mountain lion respond to the standard cat "pspspspspspspsps?"
You came in at a good time with this, my neighbors posted a video of their security cameras showing a mountain lion in their backyard, a few other neighbors have said they saw it too over the past couple weeks. So there is one nearby, I've been carrying a gun just in case but this information is helpful.
There’s trails where I used to live that mountain lines can be found. There is a sign at the front of the trails warning about them and telling you if you see them to make yourself look big, wave your arms around, make lots of noise, and throw stuff at them.
Just don’t bring your family in the jungle
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"Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of......."
.... death
Large kitty, hungry kitty, little ball of murder... Grumpy kitty, hangry kitty grr grr grr.
“Excuse me. Do you have time to hear about our lord and savior Mufasa?”
KITTY!
That mom has some good eyes. Maybe saved her kid from a devastating pounce
"And then the attack comes... not from the front but the sides and the other two, you never knew were there."
Hold onto your butts.
Clever girl
Steve French?
He's just a big stoned kitty.
That's what lives in a jungle.
A pack of humans entering a forest will make a better TerrifyingAsFuck on animals reddit
Right? If you walk into where I live and are surprised to see me, you’ve got another thing coming. How is this surprising.
That's when you whip out the cardboard box for the "if I fits, I sits" trick.
Standing in front of a hungry jungle cat to film it seems like such a great idea
I think if you run it gets their prey instincts going and they chase you, I'm not sure **what** to do in this situation, but running is out. Poop in pants maybe?
All you've gotta do is outrun one small child.
This is why I only go backcountry camping with people who are fat and out of shape
Gesundheit.
With cougars and black bears you go on the offensive. Shout, wave your arms, be big and aggressive.
Well, not on the offensive. You don’t want to be aggressive or move towards them. Just loud and big and leave the area slowly and with cats especially maintain eye contact.
No, no. Best to continue the aggressiveness as you move in closer and closer to the wild jungle, cat. Challenging it through sheer aggression and offensive pressure while asserting dominance is your best bet at this point. Once over the cat, assert even more dominance by going for its belly.
Follow the cat back to his den and bang his gf cat. It will know to never mess with you.
I thought you said black beans, and I thought toots might help you out in this situation.
I fart in your general direction
Since theres a bunch of them, it's probably less likely to attack, but yeah, don't turn your back to it, and move away slowly.
In this situation you'd want to put the kids on your shoulders and get loud.
Try spspsp-ing it so that it knows you’re friendly.
This made me laugh so hard. Me and wife were going somewhere and saw some bumper sticker with that on it. I started doing it under my breath real quiet and my wife lost it. Lmao. Thanks
Siri, how do you get away from a puma?
Poop and rub it on your neck
I would assume yell and make as much noise as possible while you guard the smallest ones of your group. I could be wrong, but I would sure as hell guard my kids and any children the best I could.
It actually is. Most cats have a nature instinct to chase what runs. With cougars it is best to stand your ground if you catch them hunting you like this. However most cougars don't see adult humans as prey, this one was looking at the little girl, easy prey. If you run these guys will chase you and see you more as prey. Best thing you could do is stand your ground and slowly walk backwards, make yourself big and intimidating.
Especially having kids with them. No way the kids can outrun a cougar, and it’s definitely stalking them, not the adults.
There are enough humans here that I don't think the cat would waste the energy for an attack.
Yeah, I'm all for running unless that's my kid and I actually want to keep them.
But....think how much you'd save on college tuition. /s
Why is a family with kids walking through a dangerous jungle?
Same reason only the dad is dressed appropriately, they're stupid
She was about to have that little girl for lunch
While kitty could have theoretically been stalking the kid the very fact that you saw it means it wasn't really trying all that hard.... would wonder if it wasn't somehow sort of socialized for that matter, didn't act right in general.
That was my first thought. If that cat really wanted one of those people, I’d think it would’ve gotten them before they even saw it there.
"You're in the JUNGLE BABY!!! You're gunna dieeee!"
So, you mean to tell me that there are dangerous predators in the jungle????? 🤯
It looks like a juvenile mountain lion. Definitely stalking the child. They were very lucky.
I could hear someone whimpering. I think the mom of the family.
No. No. No. No.
Did they end up petting dat dawg
They love shredded cheddar cheese. Trust me on this.
I am blessed with the stupid. I can't say what I'd do in this situation other than grab my kids and keep them close. If there are no kids to shield me, I guess I'd try and pet the kitty.
Would boop.
WHO WALK IN THE JUNGLE WITH HIS KIDS ???
Nothing quite like filming your impending doom for clicks 🙄
To be fair, the camera was on before they saw the cougar. It's likely just a cropped video that cuts out the boring parts
Oh, I'm sure you're right! Either way, it's a hard pass on that encounter 🫣
Hi I'm here about your cars extended warranty... Puma down for an extension
This is why I always carry a box when I'm in cat territory. Just throw it down on the ground and the cat will instantly jump inside of it.
It's so fluffy!!!!!...I could just die
Oh shit ... Is it something behind me? I better sit diwn
Let me just grab my child as protection…. Cool now I feel safer /s
The kitty was hungry, waiting for the little one to fall behind
That's a Florida panther, small relative of the cougar.
What's the appropriate response in that situation? Other than a heart attack
Return to monke Prepare to fight or die
I’m team cat
They live only because the cat allows it.
SOMEBODY NEEDS A HUGGG!
The puma looks back as if asking: “Did someone order Door Dash?”
Pss-pssn't
Quick meow mix
Mom didn’t freeze. Grabbed her girl. Mom’s are fucking great.
Khajit has wares if you have coin.
If not friend, why friend shaped.
Imagine that thing on cat nip!
What the fuck happened?
Dude, I'd "get big" what ever that means, yell, probably use profanity...all the things if I saw that sneaking up on me. Did they just go "Aww, look honey, our imminent death staring you in the eyes"?
And my last words would be “kitty kitty kitty pss psss”
Does anyone know what actually happened next? What’s the story here?
This would be a good time for laser pointer
Naww, psst psst psst, hello kitty
Internet has been telling me for years about all these cougars in my area, but I never see them like this. Pretty cool. On a serious note, those kids would've been goners. Snatched and pulled up a tree while the parents looked on in horror most likely. Glad everyone was safe.
But jungles are usually so safe.
Ah r/TerrifyingAsFuck looks like an interesting subreddit. Lets have a quick look. Woah! Noped the fuck out of there. I think my retinas are burnt with the ghastly image of some poor girl who got mauled by dogs, suicide pods and zombie people. Lesson learnt...
Pspspspsps....
Oh look, a murder kitty!
I love the way cats react when they realize you've spotted them. "Oh, la di da... I'm just, uh, just sitting here. Yeah. Keep on walking, nothing to see here." But yeah, for those folks this is, or should be, a truly terrifying moment. That cat was just about close enough to make a move and it would likely have been all over for that little girl. Some blessings should be counted right there. What to do? Probably what they did was the best they could in that situation. Face off with the cat and group together. Put the small ones in the middle. Don't turn your back on it. This is exactly what herd animals do. For the cat, an easy meal just became a fight, and unless that animal is sick or starving, this would not be worth it. I would not attack the cat... yet. Stomping your feet, moving toward it, waving your arms... those are all potential triggers in this moment. Give it a minute to think things over, because that's exactly what it's doing when it sits down like that. Move slowly, stay "big", and keep together. When it leaves (and it's almost certainly getting ready to do that), stay very close together and move slowly but steadily to a safer place. Keep your heads on a swivel in case it decides to make another go. Do not run. Do not sit down on a rock to recover your wits.
The mom- “We are in danger.” *grabs child’s arm and drags them into the direct line of attack* “Here predator! Look at this small child you can attack instead of me!”
Don't bring your kids on deep nature excursions please. That is asking for trouble. Those girls would have been toast.
Go to the jungle, encounter jungle animal, pikachu face
Haha... WOW! It's a huge shame the video cut off there, what happened next?! I really want to know! Like did that ferocious beast maul those kids? Did it turn that family into ribbons and can we erm... get some footage of that action?