HOW TO SURVIVE A LION ATTACK Should you ever happen to be in the path of a lion while out on a walking safari in Africa (or any safari park) or due to the sheer bad luck of falling into the lion enclosure at your local zoo, then youll need to know what to do. Like most information of this sort, its better read now and tucked away for future reference, in the off chance you might actually need to draw on it when it matters most. Steps Tips and Warnings See if the lion is not interested at all. In fact, most lions will choose to run when confronted by a human, especially if you show any signs of being scrawny, as they prefer to avoid confrontation with non-typical prey species. However, the desire to run away cant be said of all lions, especially those that feel cornered, are starving or feel that their territory or cubs are threatened. 1.Above all, do not run. Running around any animal that hunts for a living will incite its prey chasing mechanism faster than you can blink. It will be difficult but hold your ground and breathe steadily. 2. Tell yourself over and over, I will not run, I will ησт bolt, for if I do, the lion will too. Talk in a calm and firm voice to the lion. You can tell it anything you like really, provided its calm and firm. After all, lions dont know a single human language, so its all down to body and facial signals and a steady voice. 3. Try to make yourself appear larger than you really are. Lions are fairly lazy on the whole and if you look like a challenge, the chances are that the lion will treat you as such and be less inclined to attack. Things that might help increase your physical size appearance include: 4. Raising your hands above your head and keeping them there. Pitching your jacket between your raised hands to look like a sail, and hopefully a bigger you. Widening your stance gently and not so much as †̥ overbalance. Dont spend too long attempting this; it probably wont work that well. Retreat very slowly backwards, continuing to face the lion. As you walk backwards, maintain eye contact. Never turn your back; this just makes it really easy for the lion to see a clear leaping space without eye contact to disarm him. 5. Clap, shout, and wave your arms. This isnt normal prey behavior, so this will confuse it, and give the lion the illusion that you are one noisy nuisance that needs to be avoided. Unfortunately, this conflicts with the next piece of advice, which is to avoid making sudden movements. So youll need to clap and shout without being too effusive in †̥ђƺ process. 6. Ready yourself for an attack. Most of the time a first and possibly even later charges are only a warning, but not always. Listen for a deep growling roar just prior †̥ a charge. This means that you need to be prepared to do whatever you can to fight off the lion. 7. If a lion does charge you, then hold your ground, remain standing and do not bolt. Instead, clap Y♡ƱŔ hands, wave your arms (no need to worry about sudden moves anymore, its defend yourself time) and make noise like shouting. If need be, fight back with whatever you have to hand, such as sticks, rocks, your backpack, your belt, Y♡ƱŔ safari pack, your binoculars, whatever. Throw as hard as you can and aim for the face, the eyes and anywhere else likely to cause pain. Lions will go for your throat; by staying standing αηδ fighting back (punching, kicking, hitting with objects, etc.), you may survive––there are accounts of people having done so this way. Only run if there is enough space between you, the lion and safety. Judging that is contextual. Tips Lions are powerful, beautiful animals. Take all necessary precautions to stay out of their way and let them live as nature intended. Especially as a tourist or visitor to Africa, dont do silly things like walking alone or unaided in lion country, and going where you havent a clue whats going on. Obey all the rules in safari parks. The rules are there to protect you; disobey them at your own risk...
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:40:30 +0000
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