On Wednesday 15 November 2006 10:25, Robert Connolly wrote: > Hi. I can't find any information about what to do in the event of a > tiger attack. With bears I've heard you can punch them in the nose > and they'll run away because its a sensation they're not really > familiar with, and they have sensitive noses. With my house cat I've > noticed its best to stay still or she will dig her claws in harder. > Are cats, and tigers, sensitive to certain sounds maybe? Fighting > back and playing dead both seem like an equally bad way of dealing > with a tiger attack. > > I saw a tiger charge at the camera, on TV, and the tiger doesn't > really give us much time to think about what to do. So I'm thinking > it's best to have a plan in advance :-) > > robert
Well, I come from Africa and I know what to do with lions. I think that would be more relevant than any extrapolations based on your household pussy cat. Not that I am an expert, or have even tried this technique, but I read it once, FWIW.... You need to have a long, strong spear handy any time you are in tiger country. Unless you are an extremely good shot and fast on the draw with a powerful rifle, it will just wound the beast at best and make him mean and angry. What you need is a spear, dude. It should be a bit less than 1 1/2 times your body length and you just hold it erect, point up, at all times. When the tiger pounces, you plant the blunt end firmly in the ground between your feet and tilt the sharp end in the direction of the tiger's trajectory so that he comes crashing down on the point of the spear anywhere in the area of his chest or the base of his neck. The weight of his fall onto the point of the spear is sufficient to drive it deep in and often out the other side. Then you jump out of the way as he comes crashing down and you run away. He might not be dead immediately, in which case he will be pretty pissed off but he will not be able to run very fast (or very long) with a spear through his heart or his throat! Of course, spears may be hard to come by these days and a flimsy throwing spear is no good, but I reckon a good, strong, straight, sharpened tree branch would work just as well. Just make sure you have it ready in advance. Like you said, the tiger doesn't give you much time to break off a suitable branch and sharpen the point with your swiss army knife.... The only issue I see is what if the tiger charges instead of pouncing? Hmmm, I'll work on that one... Barius -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
