Leopards

[mackem 27,043]

4 hours ago, tatsblisters said:

Nearly halfway through this book and found it surprising Indias big cat population especially tigers has rose 3 times according to the author with tigers moving into areas with more people about though with low numbers of their natural prey so it's inevitable some will turn into maneaters even tigers that have killed humans are captured alive and relocated as live tigers must be a big bonus to Indias economy. 

I think the tiger population in Nepal has tripled in recent years,there's a few man eaters there,I think they get three strikes your out policy?Kill 3 people and your caught and put in a long term holding zoo of types.

[Goly 879]

15 minutes ago, mackem said:

I think the tiger population in Nepal has tripled in recent years,there's a few man eaters there,I think they get three strikes your out policy?Kill 3 people and your caught and put in a long term holding zoo of types.

I'd love to see less people and more tigers, is that cold? Lol

[tatsblisters 10,112]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

I think the tiger population in Nepal has tripled in recent years,there's a few man eaters there,I think they get three strikes your out policy?Kill 3 people and your caught and put in a long term holding zoo of types.

That seems the policy in the book i am reading mate. 

[mackem 27,043]

1 minute ago, tatsblisters said:

That seems the policy in the book i am reading mate. 

Tiger attack a few days ago,though far more leopard attacks in the region.

https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/56135

[tatsblisters 10,112]

16 hours ago, mackem said:

Tiger attack a few days ago,though far more leopard attacks in the region.

https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/56135

The man eating tiggres in the book I am reading had a nack of killing it's victims by biting into the victims head. Reading the book gives you an insight into the fear these villages were living under with this man eater roaming about when they were tending to crops and livestock. Often wondered what big cat has killed more humans the tiger the lion or the leopard. 

[comanche 3,045]

1 hour ago, tatsblisters said:

2 hours ago, tatsblisters said:

The man eating tiggres in the book I am reading had a nack of killing it's victims by biting into the victims head. Reading the book gives you an insight into the fear these villages were living under with this man eater roaming about when they were tending to crops and livestock. Often wondered what big cat has killed more humans the tiger the lion or the leopard. 

What's always  interested me is the sheer intelligence,  for want of a better word, of wild cats.  

At fear of anthromorphism on my part ,the seeming  ability of the man eaters to  risk- assess sitations,  execute attacks and escapes indicates  senses and thought patterns of incredible levels . 

The way that they sometimes refused to be driven from their prey  despite attempts by the victim's friends indicates the ability to recognise and be disdainful   of poorly    humans.

Luckily we only have to worry about foxes pinching an unguarded chicken. 

Several of my customers are from South Africa and report  being openly followed  by the odd leopard  .

Interestingly they  came out with pretty similar statements on the subject  along the line  that while you might not see them " believe me you know when there's  a big cat about!"

 

 

[Goly 879]

The Tiger is considered the most intelligent of big cats, their brains are 16% larger than a lions. Without knowing that you'd guess that a lion was more intelligent given it's highly social and cooperative behaviour.

[mC HULL 13,161]

23 hours ago, Goly said:

I'd love to see less people and more tigers, is that cold? Lol

if it was less people like you lol lol 

meaning labour voting carb eaters lol 

[Goly 879]

Just now, mC HULL said:

if it was less people like you lol lol 

meaning labour voting carb eaters lol 

Take it you have your Wendy's without the bun? Not!!!

[mackem 27,043]

On 30/01/2025 at 10:09, comanche said:

 

 

Odd thing about that,your customers being followed,the countries with the highest density leopard attacks are india and Nepal,not nearly as many in africa,though I was reading recently about the number of children snatched by chimpanzees to be eaten in the dark continent.

[mackem 27,043]

Young inexperienced leopard?

 

[comanche 3,045]

17 minutes ago, mackem said:

Odd thing about that,your customers being followed,the countries with the highest density leopard attacks are india and Nepal,not nearly as many in africa,though I was reading recently about the number of children snatched by chimpanzees to be eaten in the dark continent.

The customers were all farmer types so l suppose were out and about in the countryside a lot .I guess it wasn't an everyday occurrence but it's obviously something that sticks in the  mind!

One said she knew instinctively that it had dropped back because the hairs on her neck stopped sticking up .

[mackem 27,043]

7 minutes ago, comanche said:

The customers were all farmer types so l suppose were out and about in the countryside a lot.

I wonder how many Caucasians over the years have been taken?Indian toilet habits have probably helped many leopard and tigers secure a meal.

[comanche 3,045]

6 minutes ago, mackem said:

Young inexperienced leopard?

 

That's  a bit weird.  The leopard is in place before the woman sits down. She seems to glance at the camera a couple of times and the camera pans in just before the "attack" as if it was expected.  

[comanche 3,045]

15 minutes ago, mackem said:

I wonder how many Caucasians over the years have been taken?Indian toilet habits have probably helped many leopard and tigers secure a meal.

Yes. I reckon Indian peasants who have tended to be  historically unarmed make relatively easy pickings  .  

Whereas African leopards and lions have possibly learned the hard way over the centuries that tribesmen and white men tend to carry weapons .

A bit like the the reported depredations of wolves on lowly Russian and European peasantry in past times. Yet wolf attacks in America seem to have always been rare . Possibly because it was populated by migrants who arrived complete with hunting skills and weaponry to deal with predators and generations of wolves have learned not to be too cocky

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Edited yesterday at 20:37 by comanche