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I've never seen anything like that and I'm really surprised he survived the attack. The attack was captured in 2 photos (see spoiler below).
!! WARNING: Disturbing photos in spoiler !!
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Amazing moment a passer-by in Indian city was scalped by a ferocious jungle leopard... and lived to tell the tale
Leopard attacks four people in residential area
A fully grown leopard attacked and injured four people after it strayed into a residential area in the north-east Indian city of Guwahati today. The locals were seriously wounded by the leopard after it ran into a house on the busy Nabagraha Road in a central residential neighbourhood of Silphukhuri.
Eyewitness Nipu Das said: "We were simply shocked and stunned to find the leopard inside the house and soon the cat started attacking." One of the injured was admitted to hospital with injuries to his head and face. The leopard was taken for observation at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. "We believe the cat strayed into the area from a nearby hillock, maybe in search of food," a forest department official said.
The hills around Guwahati are covered in dense jungle. Large areas of the jungle have been cleared to make way for the construction of houses.
Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083518/Amazing-moment-passer-Indian-city-scalped-ferocious-jungle-leopard--lived-tell-tale.html
http://www.5min.com/Video/Horrific-Leopard-Attack-in-Northeast-India-Wounds-at-Least-3-517242201
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Wow, I have to wonder after seeing the pictures how he managed to get away. Hope he's alright... jeezus.
I'm expecting some incredibly bad puns to come in this thread... bad hair day. There I ruined one.
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wow, that is disturbing
kinda frightening how wild animals are making their way to cities and populated areas... it's getting more common in korea too for wild boars (fucking big stuff) to start running amok in apartment areas
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In before people start posting more or less witty Vinetou-esque references and another group of people berate them for being insensitive and in poor taste. Also, cats are vicious animals. If your cute little kitty was any bigger she'd be feasting on your entrails right now.
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wow... just wow. How did he survive though, seems to have gotten quite some injuries. I guess other people scared the leopard away or he got bored.
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wow that looks bad hope he's okay
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"Disturbing photos in the Spoiler"
That was the understatement of the year :D
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dude please credit those screenshots from The Walking Dead
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Holy shit that looks incredible that he survived without too much of major injuries.
First picture looks like part of his head scalp got up?! insane
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On January 09 2012 01:53 konadora wrote:
wow, that is disturbing
kinda frightening how wild animals are making their way to cities and populated areas... it's getting more common in korea too for wild boars (fucking big stuff) to start running amok in apartment areas
deforestation in the jungle and human taking their natural habitat are a major cause of that
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Well, that was a close shave
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On January 09 2012 01:57 sc4k wrote:
Well, that was a close shave
Oh god, that was so terrible.
But I can't help myself.
I guess he came within a hair of dying.
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Things like this kinda show how parasitic humanity is for earth. We steal from other lifeforms to support our own (but in a very imbalanced way), can't say that the leopards actions were abnorm considering that he got his "housing" razed.
It's cool that the guy survived that, but not surprising if they stopped the bleeding in time and prevented infections.
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Just a bit off the top, Sam!
But seriously, scalping is one of the more horrific acts of violence I can think of at the moment. That may have something to do with currently reading Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian.
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What's disturbing in the third photo?
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On January 09 2012 02:00 Tritanis wrote:
What's disturbing in the third photo?
Your lack of attention to the first 2 photos are more disturbing
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Makes my morning commute look tame.....
Glad to hear hes alright though ^^
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I guess, I've seen too many horror movies to be disturbed by this level of gore.
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man that's a close call. glad to see the guy is alright. pretty freaky stuff....
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Can't remember seeing anything crazier off the top of my head.
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On January 09 2012 02:02 theBALLS wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:00 Tritanis wrote:
What's disturbing in the third photo? Your lack of attention to the first 2 photos are more disturbing
The second photo doesn't even look bad. He didn't lose much blood and his scalp is still pretty intact.
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On January 09 2012 01:59 Weedk wrote:Oh god, that was so terrible. But I can't help myself. I guess he came within a hair of dying.
I'm such a terrible person for laughing.
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On January 09 2012 01:59 Weedk wrote:Oh god, that was so terrible. But I can't help myself. I guess he came within a hair of dying.
That nearly made me cry with how funny yet bad it was ;(
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On January 09 2012 02:11 SafeAsCheese wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:02 theBALLS wrote:On January 09 2012 02:00 Tritanis wrote:
What's disturbing in the third photo? Your lack of attention to the first 2 photos are more disturbing The second photo doesn't even look bad. He didn't lose much blood and his scalp is still pretty intact.
In case you're wondering, he's actually NOT wearing a toupe in photo #2
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Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
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i like how the leopard is sticking his tongue out. akenbe~!
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That man should be promoted.
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On January 09 2012 02:10 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Can't remember seeing anything crazier off the top of my head.
Oh God.
+ Show Spoiler +Maybe I'm the only one who thought that was funny 
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how he survived is a real head scratcher
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On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
i see your question and raise you a
Why was there a leopard in the middle of a residential area?
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Leopards are pretty good looking animals, that one just looks so damn cute.
Also, where I live we get mountain lions that come into populated areas because people are building in their habitat. Shit like this is going to happen with the way we expand into where they live.
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On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
OMG This was my exact thought. "oh look there's a man getting scalped...TAKE ZE PICTUREZ!!!!"
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On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
maybe the photographer was a wheelchair-bound paraplegic professional photographer who could do nothing to help
or maybe he thought that the camera flash would scare the cat away
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On January 09 2012 02:21 stokes17 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard? i see your question and raise you a Why was there a leopard in the middle of a residential area?
the residential area is encroaching on the jungle. not too surprising that wild animals are about.
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i hope they dont put down the leopard :0
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BRB time to play some jaguar warrior in aoeII
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"Oh, Marty you've gotta fly on you."
"Where Simon? I'll take care of it."
"No, just let me...err"
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On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
Well you don't always have a video camera within reach.
Also, what are you supposed to do against a leopard?
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I dont think its that surprising that he survived. Im sure that hurt like hell but it doesnt appear that he lost that much blood and didnt sustain much more than a flesh wound. Not to undermine the ordeal that he went through but that isnt really a life ending injury. Tought dude regardless though!
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On January 09 2012 02:34 HwangjaeTerran wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard? Well you don't always have a video camera within reach. Also, what are you supposed to do against a leopard?
You hit the leopard with a soup ladle.
Apparently its super effective!
55-Year-Old Woman, Saves Husband From Tiger Attack With Soup Ladle
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/14/han-besau-tiger-attack_n_822799.html
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On January 09 2012 02:40 dinmsab wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:34 HwangjaeTerran wrote:On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard? Well you don't always have a video camera within reach. Also, what are you supposed to do against a leopard? You hit the leopard with a soup ladle. Apparently its super effective! 55-Year-Old Woman, Saves Husband From Tiger Attack With Soup Ladlehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/14/han-besau-tiger-attack_n_822799.html
Probably hard to get to the soup ladle when you open the front door and a leopard cuts the top of your head off.
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On January 09 2012 02:37 CaptainCrush wrote:
I dont think its that surprising that he survived. Im sure that hurt like hell but it doesnt appear that he lost that much blood and didnt sustain much more than a flesh wound. Not to undermine the ordeal that he went through but that isnt really a life ending injury. Tought dude regardless though!
No, I'm sure having a leopard claw its way into your brain isn't often life threatening.. There are other ways to die than off blood loss you know.
I also think its cruel of nature to make something so cute, so deadly  I just wanna hug it!
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Its Aldo Raines pet cat clearly.
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Scary idea, but the picture isn't that bad, because there's plenty else to focus on.
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i guess this poor cat was only trying to defend itself. And now it's all locked up because some insensitive dude got his hair cut for his own stupidity.
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On January 09 2012 03:16 alpenrahm wrote:
i guess this poor cat was only trying to defend itself. And now it's all locked up because some insensitive dude got his hair cut for his own stupidity.
wtf are you talking about?
good god if you are a troll then good job...
anyway on topic:
"Large areas of the jungle have been cleared to make way for the construction of houses."
that would explain a lot lol
edit:
wtf? I read it as if he threw the machete and it cut the tongue o.o
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I just took a look at the picture and went "Well of course he survived?". That's really a scratch. I mean I'm sure it hurts as hell and it needs to get treated ASAP because it bleeds like hell (like most headwounds) but, come on. To put it another way: It would be amazing if he died.
Anyway, leopards randomly turning up in the streets would have me worried. Damn nature, you scary.
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"Damn nature, you scary!"
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wtf are you talking about?
good god if you are a troll then good job...
anyway on topic:
"Large areas of the jungle have been cleared to make way for the construction of houses."
that would explain a lot lol
indeed, sir. unfortunately we will never know what the cat thought when it first came back into what might have used to be its ancient home! imagine what you would do if something similar would happen to you. you are out in the woods looking for food and get lost on the search. Then after a couple of years have past you find your way back home BUT surprise there is no home for you to live here any more. Guess what?! you wouldn't believe it but MR. hair cut would feel a lot more sorry if he did the same to mE! so no hard feelings there. get well soon Tiger. Lets all hope you find a new place with a beautiful kitty cat to call your own and lots of easily caught monkey apes to feast on.
Edit: how s that for a troll!?
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And now is when I hate myself for not being able to watch disturbing shit without being disturbed for the rest of the week.
Anyone want to tell me what I should imagine to get a grip on how lucky this man was?
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wow thats sick, glad to shear hes allright tho.
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On January 09 2012 02:23 Klogbert wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard? OMG This was my exact thought. "oh look there's a man getting scalped...TAKE ZE PICTUREZ!!!!"
You guys would have gone over there and kicked the shit out of the leopard, I'm sure.
This may sound cruel, but what better thing was there to do?
Go over there and help? I know I wouldn't, that is a freaking wild animal that will just kill the shit out of me.
Call the cops? He propably saw like 5 people around doing that already.
Spin in circles and pretend to not see? That doesn't work!
So, he took the picture and now the world can see what happened, honestly, off the top of my head I cannot think of anything wrong with that.
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On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
That is not an interesting question and one that doesn't take a genious to figure out an answer to.
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Damn felines are awesome. I'm sure they could take over the world if they really wanted to. Dem sneaky kitties
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On January 09 2012 02:23 Klogbert wrote:
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On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
OMG This was my exact thought. "oh look there's a man getting scalped...TAKE ZE PICTUREZ!!!!"
You guys would have gone over there and kicked the shit out of the leopard, I'm sure.
This may sound cruel, but what better thing was there to do?
Go over there and help? I know I wouldn't, that is a freaking wild animal that will just kill the shit out of me.
Call the cops? He propably saw like 5 people around doing that already.
Spin in circles and pretend to not see? That doesn't work!
So, he took the picture and now the world can see what happened, honestly, off the top of my head I cannot think of anything wrong with that.
get the hell outta there?
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On January 09 2012 03:36 alpenrahm wrote:Show nested quote + rEalGuapo Germany. January 09 2012 03:34. Posts 292 PM Profile Report Quote #
On January 09 2012 02:23 Klogbert wrote:
Hide nested quote -
On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
OMG This was my exact thought. "oh look there's a man getting scalped...TAKE ZE PICTUREZ!!!!"
You guys would have gone over there and kicked the shit out of the leopard, I'm sure.
This may sound cruel, but what better thing was there to do?
Go over there and help? I know I wouldn't, that is a freaking wild animal that will just kill the shit out of me.
Call the cops? He propably saw like 5 people around doing that already.
Spin in circles and pretend to not see? That doesn't work!
So, he took the picture and now the world can see what happened, honestly, off the top of my head I cannot think of anything wrong with that. get the hell outta there?
Thank you for your comment, it will take a while for me to actually analyse all the information and statements, however I already can see how your criticism and opinions will influence my future comments and thought process.
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Makes my head hurt ouch...
Well glad hes ok
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On January 09 2012 02:10 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
Can't remember seeing anything crazier off the top of my head.
Damn! Beat me to it!
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On January 09 2012 01:53 konadora wrote:
wow, that is disturbing
kinda frightening how wild animals are making their way to cities and populated areas... it's getting more common in korea too for wild boars (fucking big stuff) to start running amok in apartment areas
Its us people who have invaded their territory, we want the whole world to ourselves.
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On January 09 2012 03:21 heroyi wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 03:16 alpenrahm wrote:
i guess this poor cat was only trying to defend itself. And now it's all locked up because some insensitive dude got his hair cut for his own stupidity. wtf are you talking about? good god if you are a troll then good job... anyway on topic: "Large areas of the jungle have been cleared to make way for the construction of houses." that would explain a lot lol edit: wtf? I read it as if he threw the machete and it cut the tongue o.o
You don't get to be 73 in Africa without being a boss.
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First pic: Leopard attacks man.
Second: Scalped man
Third: Everyone takes pictures of leopard and smiles at how cute it is.
Dysfunction between 2 and 3
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On January 09 2012 01:53 konadora wrote:
wow, that is disturbing
kinda frightening how wild animals are making their way to cities and populated areas... it's getting more common in korea too for wild boars (fucking big stuff) to start running amok in apartment areas
what's more scary is how WE are destroying their natural habitat!!
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I am working on a biology paper, I am postulating on a theorum that Jaguars have a tendancy to attack people (if they attack people) that do not wear helments.
Relevent Material.
+ Show Spoiler +
I also enjoy the reverence that is bestowed upon these cats, many of the rangers that are charged with the care of their territory take great pains not to kill them even if it puts themselves at dire risk.
There was a picture of a ranger standing on top of his vehicle pointing his shotgun at a cat that was coming at him, and there was a guy running away, and several guys laying on the ground.
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On January 09 2012 01:53 Kickboxer wrote:
In before people start posting more or less witty Vinetou-esque references and another group of people berate them for being insensitive and in poor taste. Also, cats are vicious animals. If your cute little kitty was any bigger she'd be feasting on your entrails right now.
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Obviously you're both retarded and completely uneducated when it comes to ethology.
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Why does all the weird shit happen in India?
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Getting scalped is not lethal so this is not exactly surprising..
![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Robert_McGee%2C_scalped_as_a_child_by_Sioux_Chief_Little_Turtle_in_1864-2.jpg/220px-Robert_McGee%2C_scalped_as_a_child_by_Sioux_Chief_Little_Turtle_in_1864-2.jpg)
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On January 09 2012 04:30 Kuror wrote:
Why does all the weird shit happen in India?
That's Japan you're thinking about.
On topic: Rofl at people talking about saving animal habitats in this thread. There's a time and place for everything, but not here and now lol.
Depending on the severity of the attack, it's possible all he sustained was a flesh wound and the scalp could be reattached. Indian medicine is also not exactly 3rd world, so a doctor could have done a respectable job cleaning the wound and sewing the scalp back onto the head.
Just my observations.
On January 09 2012 04:32 Grend wrote:Getting scalped is not lethal so this is not exactly surprising.. + Show Spoiler +
You find the one picture of a scalped individual surviving and automatically think scalping is not lethal?
The time period for scalping was when people sawed off legs because they got shot in the foot. Scalping IS lethal because of the 1) blood loss 2) proximity to the brain 3) the use of crude tools in performing scalping. Oh yeah, people get scalped because of religious reasons, proof of death, or torture. In all three cases the person performing the scalping doesn't give a shit whether or not the scalped individual survives.
Edit: The leopard doesn't give a shit either.
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On January 09 2012 04:32 Grend wrote:Getting scalped is not lethal so this is not exactly surprising..
I think it was being attacked by a leapard that was the problem, not the scalping itself.
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On January 09 2012 04:37 gruff wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 04:32 Grend wrote:Getting scalped is not lethal so this is not exactly surprising.. I think it was being attacked by a leapard that was the problem, not the scalping itself.
I mostly responded to the title: "Man survives being scalped by leopard [India]"
And that is not really news since scalping is not lethal if you prevent infections and excessive blood loss.
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Holy fuck.
That's.. just wow.
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On January 09 2012 02:51 Excludos wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:37 CaptainCrush wrote:
I dont think its that surprising that he survived. Im sure that hurt like hell but it doesnt appear that he lost that much blood and didnt sustain much more than a flesh wound. Not to undermine the ordeal that he went through but that isnt really a life ending injury. Tought dude regardless though! No, I'm sure having a leopard claw its way into your brain isn't often life threatening.. There are other ways to die than off blood loss you know. I also think its cruel of nature to make something so cute, so deadly I just wanna hug it!
Scalping only means removing the skin at the top of the head, it's unlikely that the attack opened the skull ( he wouldn't me walking after the attack if the skull was cracked open ^^). So yeah it's a wound that is impressive and bleeds a lot, but apart from the blood loss it's not really life threatening.
For those of you who say that they hope that the leopard won't be killed... it would be a really big mistake to release, now that he has attacked human once he is much more likely to do it again. Even if they release him far from any urban area it's really hard to guarantee that this animal will never get into contact with humans again.
It's really unfortunate, but it would really surprise me if they don't take him down.
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I would have shit my pants. Lucky the guy got away, he isn't looking so good in that picture.
The cat is cute in the last pic though.
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Lucky guy, it could have been 100 times worse. I'm glad for him
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i feel bad for both the guy and the leopard, where this happened is way east in india above burma and as people move into their terorrity the come into the cities its sad but i am glad the guy looked like he would make it.
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This reminds me of the Chuck Testa commercial, except here, there really was a leopard on his porch (or close enough) O_O!
Poor guy. I wish him a full recovery.
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My first thought is who just stopped to start taking pictures of that guy while a leopard is attacking him. Geez dude, try and do something productive! (not that I have any idea what that would be)
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It's insane they actually got a photograph of his scalp flying off.
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Holy shit those pictures are brutal... I'm glad he's still alive! I hope he will recover fully in the near future!
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On January 09 2012 06:01 ZUR1CH wrote:
It's insane they actually got a photograph of his scalp flying off.
1st rule of the world: If something bad is happening to someone you should photograph/film it instead of helping. It's like with this NG picture of the year with starving child in Africa and a vulture standing by, waiting for it to die.
At least the reporter who took that photo had enough decency left in him to realise what horrible being he is and commited suicide.
Also, the thread title is a bit misleading. It's not like scalping is very life-threatening. There are no major or vital parts there really so "surviving" it isn't such a tremendeous feat either (don't get me wrong, surviving a jaguar attack IS quite a feat and that's what the man should get credit for, people pay too much attention to his scalp).
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anyone else think that the most disturbing pic is the first one?
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On January 09 2012 01:53 konadora wrote:
wow, that is disturbing
kinda frightening how wild animals are making their way to cities and populated areas...
It probably has something to do with us continually destroying other animals' habitats coupled with urban sprawling... Cuh-razy!
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On January 09 2012 06:09 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 06:01 ZUR1CH wrote:
It's insane they actually got a photograph of his scalp flying off. 1st rule of the world: If something bad is happening to someone you should photograph/film it instead of helping. It's like with this NG picture of the year with starving child in Africa and a vulture standing by, waiting for it to die. At least the reporter who took that photo had enough decency left in him to realise what horrible being he is and commited suicide.
I don't mean to get off topic but this just annoys me. What's more helpful for a single person to do, take a picture and bring awareness to something which lead to major change, or try to make a single physical difference? You think a reporter taking pictures of famine in Africa should try to save every dying child he sees? The world doesn't work like that. By your logic you should either do something about every horrible thing in the world or kill yourself.
As for the guy taking the jaguar piicture, unless the person being attacked is his family or close friend I don't blame him at all for not putting his own life in danger. There is nothing wrong with putting your own life before that of a stranger. That's not even taking in to consideration how quickly an attack like that happens. It's not like he's takign a picture of an old lady getting mugged by a teenager. It's a fucking pissed off jaguar. lol
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On January 09 2012 06:09 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 06:01 ZUR1CH wrote:
It's insane they actually got a photograph of his scalp flying off. 1st rule of the world: If something bad is happening to someone you should photograph/film it instead of helping. It's like with this NG picture of the year with starving child in Africa and a vulture standing by, waiting for it to die. At least the reporter who took that photo had enough decency left in him to realise what horrible being he is and commited suicide.
Irc the reason for that was, everyone who traveled there got told not to touch anyone for fear of disease.
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On January 09 2012 02:00 Tritanis wrote:
What's disturbing in the third photo?
The creepy side to side grin of the photographers while they take a picture of a leopard that just scalped a man in the street.
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Horrible what happened to him, but it looks like it was a clean sweep on the scalp, no damage seemed to be done to the brain or skull, I am wondering why people are so amazed he survived it.
If they mean survived an attack by an agitated leopard then yes he was lucky. But there was no way his wounds would/could have been fatal save infection.
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The second picture is pretty disturbing. Even the two people who are helping him look pretty terrified because he's covered in blood. Glad he survived though.
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On January 09 2012 06:24 Piste wrote:
anyone else think that the most disturbing pic is the first one?
Ya it's crazy that one sticks out in my head way more than the second one which to my desensitized eyes doesn't look that bad.
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On January 09 2012 02:02 theBALLS wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:00 Tritanis wrote:
What's disturbing in the third photo? Your lack of attention to the first 2 photos are more disturbing
Hahahahaa...
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Wild animals should not be caged, it's inhumane
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That's why you should always pet a cat in the direction its fur is growing. "Pet me will you?"
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Sweet lord. I wonder about trying to recover from something like that...
...almost leaves me scratching my head.
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On January 09 2012 06:09 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 06:01 ZUR1CH wrote:
It's insane they actually got a photograph of his scalp flying off. 1st rule of the world: If something bad is happening to someone you should photograph/film it instead of helping. It's like with this NG picture of the year with starving child in Africa and a vulture standing by, waiting for it to die. At least the reporter who took that photo had enough decency left in him to realise what horrible being he is and commited suicide. Also, the thread title is a bit misleading. It's not like scalping is very life-threatening. There are no major or vital parts there really so "surviving" it isn't such a tremendeous feat either (don't get me wrong, surviving a jaguar attack IS quite a feat and that's what the man should get credit for, people pay too much attention to his scalp).
I'm pretty sure that not talking shit about stuff you know nothing about or don't understand is also a rule.
OT: I'm not sure whether or not his skull remained intact, from the looks of it, it did, so it's not TOO serious of an injury, he definitely has a very good chance of full recovery with the right medical attention.
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What a baller. How on earth did he manage to survive. Instead of running he fought it.
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Oh wow! How unfortunate for the man to be scalped like that.
Thank god he's alright
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I'm not going to call fake immediately since the sources seem reputable, but I find it odd that somebody decided to take a picture of this leopard as it takes a man's scalp off. I also notice that some of the people in these pictures are smiling oddly. I dunno man. Call me a conspiracy theorist but this looks suspicious.
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On January 09 2012 04:18 Body_Shield wrote:I am working on a biology paper, I am postulating on a theorum that Jaguars have a tendancy to attack people (if they attack people) that do not wear helments. Relevent Material. + Show Spoiler +I also enjoy the reverence that is bestowed upon these cats, many of the rangers that are charged with the care of their territory take great pains not to kill them even if it puts themselves at dire risk. There was a picture of a ranger standing on top of his vehicle pointing his shotgun at a cat that was coming at him, and there was a guy running away, and several guys laying on the ground.
you can see the jag there it already had an injury :S, poor animals...
sometimes really want some epidemic thing to happen so human population diminishes.
tbh that jag was ac short range imo.
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I can't believe a big cat can actually scalp a human.
Holy shit.
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Is it just me, does the 3rd photo on the OP look like an arrangement of carboard cutouts?
I digress...
Pretty nasty, cats are powerful and we humans are pussy's when it really comes down to it 1v1. Glad everyone survived! Wonder what will happen to the Leopard?
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On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard?
WTF is this? When's the last time YOU took down a wild cat. If I have no means of defending myself against a fucking LEOPARD, I'll gladly take my stance behind a camera, insensitive as that may sound. Gun? Sure. Phone? Calling the shit out that thing. Going toe to toe, melee style? No, thank you.
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On January 09 2012 10:09 LRObot wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard? WTF is this? When's the last time YOU took down a wild cat. If I have no means of defending myself against a fucking LEOPARD, I'll gladly take my stance behind a camera, insensitive as that may sound. Gun? Sure. Phone? Calling the shit out that thing. Going toe to toe, melee style? No, thank you.
Normal people would have ran away and called for help or something. This guy pulled out his camera.
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Hope the leopard doesnt get put down. Its a nice creature.
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On January 09 2012 10:11 MichaelDonovan wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 10:09 LRObot wrote:On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard? WTF is this? When's the last time YOU took down a wild cat. If I have no means of defending myself against a fucking LEOPARD, I'll gladly take my stance behind a camera, insensitive as that may sound. Gun? Sure. Phone? Calling the shit out that thing. Going toe to toe, melee style? No, thank you. Normal people would have ran away and called for help or something. This guy pulled out his camera.
And how do you know this photographer hadn't already called for help?
And as insensitive as taking a picture of a fellow human being torn apart, I bet this shot made a ton of money for this guy.
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On January 09 2012 03:34 gruff wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2012 02:14 Mordiford wrote:
Here's an interesting question.
Who the fuck was standing there taking a photo while a guy was getting his head taken off by a fucking leopard? That is not an interesting question and one that doesn't take a genious to figure out an answer to.
If it was in a huge crowded area with a ton of people involved, I wouldn't be surprised to see someone taking a picture, but what looks like an enclosed space from a close distance I would expect the guy to grab a chair or a bike and throw it at the leopard or something.
In incidences where there are a ton of people, often you'll find people filming or taking pictures because they can't provide any more assistance than others already involved. This is sort of surprising to me because there is no one else in frame, no one is actively doing anything and this guy manages a perfect action shot of a leopard scalping someone.
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pretty crazy but really not anymore disturbing than watching the news every night... good hustle by the guy though
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My first question was how does a leopard get in ones house. Then when I read the article and found out the jungle near by was being cut down I felt bad for the leopard. "We believe the cat strayed into the area from a nearby hillock, maybe in search of food," But then again, it would suck to come home to a pissed off, starving, wild cat. I wish for this guy and the others who were attacked a speedy recovery.
If your looking for some comic relief after cringing at those photos, I recommend checking out from 1:10 on.
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Goodness! That is unbelievable that he survived that. It must of been horrible. But, I photo 3 the leopard looks so cute and cuddly.
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Am I the only person who would be upset if someone took a well aimed picture of me fighting with a fucking leopard? Seriously the first picture looks almost staged (not saying its fake, but the photographer must have been like kneeling and taking a few practice shots then waiting for the leopard to take a swing).
Also I am realizing a leopard is probably stronger than it looks : /
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I wonder if this man will go on to have a meaningful life.
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If only leopards were friendly. They are so cute!! Only before it would maul my face off though. But yeah like people were saying...who takes a picture?? I mean I would be terrified and I have no idea what I'd do but I don't think taking picture would be high on my list of priorities.
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On January 09 2012 10:53 Sprungjeezy wrote:
Am I the only person who would be upset if someone took a well aimed picture of me fighting with a fucking leopard? Seriously the first picture looks almost staged (not saying its fake, but the photographer must have been like kneeling and taking a few practice shots then waiting for the leopard to take a swing).
Also I am realizing a leopard is probably stronger than it looks : /
You raise a very valid point, this guys reaction was to take a picture instead of helping him out!!!
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The 2nd picture looks really bad because the head/scalp is an insanely vascular area. Bad injury but even lesser injuries to the head bleed a lot.
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Wow. Now stop going in their territory.
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Ahhh, yeah. Gotta love India.
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Well, being mauled to death by a leopard just made my top 10 of ways I don't want to die ...
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really close call, pretty lucky to survive after that..
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damn dude. lucky man. lucky man.
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Wow x.x That's fucking scary.
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Being mauled to death by a leopard is probably a faster way to go than a less competent animal would be, like a bear or a boar. Head wounds leak ridiculous quantities of blood - not good for the blood pressure or continued consciousness. They must have pulled some heroic first aid for that guy - and it's also amazing that leopard didn't get shot by the first responders with weapons.
A good result all around, could've been much worse.
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Glad he survived, that would have been such a frightening experience.
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Wow, that top picture is sick... That must have been taken just as the cat hit him, since there isn't any blood.
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The Leopard is all like;
First picture: RAWR I'MMA KILL YOU!!
Third picture: Yo mofucka, almost killed a guy, aren't I just adorable?
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This thread will need a new title; the man has died of his injuries.
"The leopard clawed him, wounding his head. Das received stitches on his head at a hospital and returned home in the evening. When we went to check on his health in the morning, we found him dead. There were blood stains everywhere in the room," the Times quoted a neighbor as saying.
Also the leopard was released into a nature reserve.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/09/leopard-kills-one-injures-two-in-india-housing-area/?hpt=hp_c2
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I take my hat off to this man
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