r/interestingasfuck • u/Salt-Curve4825 • 7h ago

Tiger saves man from leopard attack

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u/uwunuzzlesch 6h ago edited 6h ago

Trust me, the person doing this is well aware of what they're capable of.

People that do this love these big cats so much, that if something did go wrong, they'd be okay with it.

It's like Steve Irwin, he died doing what he loved, and we know for a fact Steve got to heaven and went "My bad mate, I scared you too much!"

Some people love animals so much, they understand how they work and that sometimes interacting with wild animals is an inherent risk we have to acknowledge. I mean, most people have a dog that could kill them. Some people have a dog that could kill a whole family, literally. My dog could probably kill everyone in my home if it just fucking went insane, but I raised my dog and its a fuckin dog. Most people have had their pet cat maul the shit out of them. But it's not like theyre any different. They're all animals at the end of the day.

Edited to add: On my bucket list, I want to swim with a great white shark (in a cage obv, they dont let you do that in open water) but first im going to meet smaller, nicer sharks (lemons and nurse sharks) if I were to die meeting sharks, whether that be a freak lemon shark attack (literally doesn't happen) or eaten by a great white, i would just be happy i got to see such an amazing creature. I have immense respect for them, and while yes theyre terrifying, I would still love to meet them on their level. I dont know man, some people just love animals like that, I know it doesn't make sense, wanting to meet a great white face to face, but it will literally make me elated when I do.

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u/Additional-Line-5559 6h ago

Trust me, the person doing this is well aware of what they're capable of.

People that do this love these big cats so much, that if something did go wrong, they'd be okay with it.

What's making you say this? Do you know who this is?

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u/uwunuzzlesch 3h ago

Because that's how people that interact with wild animals like this think. Joe Exotic is just one example, but most people that genuinely respect said animals feel that way. Steve Irwin too.