Killed by wild animals: Why can’t people resist selfies? More importantly, who turns their backs on bison to snap a selfie? Brandi Burgess, 43, and her daughter recently stopped at a trailhead in Yellowstone National Park to snap a selfie with a bison, only to find that the bison, which was 6 yards away –park signs warn to stay 25 yards away from all large animals –wasn’t ready for its close-up.
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The women heard hooves and started to run, but the bison flipped the mother with its head and tossed her like she was a drunken participant at the Running of the Bulls. Luckily, the woman was treated only for minor injuries. According to the National Park Service, it’s the fifth time a person has been injured with an encounter with bison this summer.
Animal attacks on humans are rare, unless of course those animals have the “defiant pupil,” like they do on the kitschy TV show Zoo, in which case every species is a threat to the survival of mankind. Most tourists are attacked by wild animals because they get too close; they scale protective fences to get better photos of lions, or recklessly wade into water that has a warning sign like: No Swimming. Dangerous Hippos. However, there are also the unexplained animal attacks, the freak accidents and chance encounters. Here are 10 examples of lions and tigers and bears! Oh my…
10. Siberian Tigers Kill Man at Copenhagen Zoo
In 2012, a 21-year old man died after suffering severe bites to the throat, chest, and face. A zookeeper found his body in the Siberian tiger den. The zoo’s CCTV footage confirmed that the man climbed over the low wall surrounding the den; he then entered the moat inside the enclosure. It’s unknown why the man climbed the wall and entered the tiger den, but suicide is the most likely motive. It was the first fatality in the zoo’s 152-year history
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