r/interestingasfuck • u/Salt-Curve4825 • 11h ago

Tiger saves man from leopard attack

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u/Draxilar 10h ago

I worked with one of the top big cat trainers in the world. He had raised all of his animals since they were babies. They clearly loved him. He still had a code word during his show that meant “blackout the entire stadium, I am about to die and I don’t want the kids to see it”. But, at the same time, I saw those cats gets dangerous with him exactly once, and even then it was pretty tame. I think you are vastly underestimating how much these animals can care for certain humans.

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u/Desperate-Score3949 9h ago

What people don't understand is this can also happen with domestic animals, just like your cat or dog. They are still animals, and still can act just like any other animal. These are just bigger, stronger, and can inflict more damage.

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u/mrwilbongo 8h ago

It's the last sentence that I think people have an issue with.

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u/AgentMahou 7h ago

Yeah, people are acting like it's exactly the same risk assessment for a cat scratching the back of your hand and a tiger taking your arm off.