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KOLKATA, India (AP) A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.
The attack happened Thursday as Sushil Manjhi and his son and daughter were crab fishing in a stream in the Sunderbans National Park. The tiger leaped aboard the boat and clamped its jaws on Manjhi's neck, said Sushil's son, Jyotish.
The tiger "quickly flung my father on his back and gave a giant leap before disappearing into the forest," Jyotish said by telephone from his village of Lahiripur in West Bengal state. He said he and his sister tried to beat the animal with sticks and a knife, but the thrashing had no effect. His father was dragged away and was presumed dead.
The attack underlines the difficult existence of millions of poor Indians who make a living by scavenging in forests and rivers, often at risk from wild predators. Many villagers fish for crabs in the Sunderbans even though it's illegal in the protected reserve because they fetch a good price at markets in nearby towns.
The national park is one of the largest reserves for the royal Bengal tiger. Thursday's attack was the fourth deadly assault by a tiger this year in the Sunderbans, wildlife officials said.
India has more than half of the 3,200 tigers believed to be left in the wild in the world. But as the country undergoes breakneck development to accommodate the growth of its 1.2 billion people, tiger habitats have been shrinking.
The big cat's numbers have also dwindled because of rampant poaching to feed a flourishing market for tiger organs and bones in China.
I wonder if the tiger said "Theyrrrrrrre Grrrrrrrreat!" afterwards?
Tigers are meat eating predators. When someone goes into their home, they become dinner. There's nothing wrong with what the tiger did. He was only trying to feed his family.
Damn, that's one brazen tiger !
Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
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KOLKATA, India (AP) A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.
The attack happened Thursday as Sushil Manjhi and his son and daughter were crab fishing in a stream in the Sunderbans National Park. The tiger leaped aboard the boat and clamped its jaws on Manjhi's neck, said Sushil's son, Jyotish.
The tiger "quickly flung my father on his back and gave a giant leap before disappearing into the forest," Jyotish said by telephone from his village of Lahiripur in West Bengal state. He said he and his sister tried to beat the animal with sticks and a knife, but the thrashing had no effect. His father was dragged away and was presumed dead.
The attack underlines the difficult existence of millions of poor Indians who make a living by scavenging in forests and rivers, often at risk from wild predators. Many villagers fish for crabs in the Sunderbans even though it's illegal in the protected reserve because they fetch a good price at markets in nearby towns.
The national park is one of the largest reserves for the royal Bengal tiger. Thursday's attack was the fourth deadly assault by a tiger this year in the Sunderbans, wildlife officials said.
India has more than half of the 3,200 tigers believed to be left in the wild in the world. But as the country undergoes breakneck development to accommodate the growth of its 1.2 billion people, tiger habitats have been shrinking.
The big cat's numbers have also dwindled because of rampant poaching to feed a flourishing market for tiger organs and bones in China.
Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
These folks were fishing in a area inhabited by wild animals. Would have been helpful if someone had brought a firearm along. This fellow may still be alive.KOLKATA, India (AP) — A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.
The attack happened Thursday as Sushil Manjhi and his son and daughter were crab fishing in a stream in the Sunderbans National Park. The tiger leaped aboard the boat and clamped its jaws on Manjhi's neck, said Sushil's son, Jyotish.
The tiger "quickly flung my father on his back and gave a giant leap before disappearing into the forest," Jyotish said by telephone from his village of Lahiripur in West Bengal state. He said he and his sister tried to beat the animal with sticks and a knife, but the thrashing had no effect. His father was dragged away and was presumed dead.
Damn, that's one brazen tiger !
Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
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KOLKATA, India (AP) A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.
The attack happened Thursday as Sushil Manjhi and his son and daughter were crab fishing in a stream in the Sunderbans National Park. The tiger leaped aboard the boat and clamped its jaws on Manjhi's neck, said Sushil's son, Jyotish.
The tiger "quickly flung my father on his back and gave a giant leap before disappearing into the forest," Jyotish said by telephone from his village of Lahiripur in West Bengal state. He said he and his sister tried to beat the animal with sticks and a knife, but the thrashing had no effect. His father was dragged away and was presumed dead.
The attack underlines the difficult existence of millions of poor Indians who make a living by scavenging in forests and rivers, often at risk from wild predators. Many villagers fish for crabs in the Sunderbans even though it's illegal in the protected reserve because they fetch a good price at markets in nearby towns.
The national park is one of the largest reserves for the royal Bengal tiger. Thursday's attack was the fourth deadly assault by a tiger this year in the Sunderbans, wildlife officials said.
India has more than half of the 3,200 tigers believed to be left in the wild in the world. But as the country undergoes breakneck development to accommodate the growth of its 1.2 billion people, tiger habitats have been shrinking.
The big cat's numbers have also dwindled because of rampant poaching to feed a flourishing market for tiger organs and bones in China.
Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
Perfect example that we have too many people on this planet. This is very sad for the family but they were on the tigers land and the tiger was hungry. Go there at your own risk.
Lets be honest. Humans are just animals. Besides being at the top of the food chain, or so we think, but besides feeling superior to other animals, this is no different than a story about a tiger who goes up to a flock of a million sheep and takes one sheep. Do you think the sheep feels scared when the tiger appears out of no where?
PS. I have seen shows on this. The park rangers will wear face masks but they wear them on the back of their heads that way a tiger can't sneak up on them. It could but it thinks they are looking its way because the tiger doesn't know its a mask. Does it always work? Nope. Sometimes the tiger attacks anyways.
Leave their territory alone unless you want to sacrifice yourselves to the tiger. And snip your balls so you don't have anymore kids. Fuck all you want but wear rubbers. You are over populating the planet.
Damn, that's one brazen tiger !
Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
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KOLKATA, India (AP) A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.
The attack happened Thursday as Sushil Manjhi and his son and daughter were crab fishing in a stream in the Sunderbans National Park. The tiger leaped aboard the boat and clamped its jaws on Manjhi's neck, said Sushil's son, Jyotish.
The tiger "quickly flung my father on his back and gave a giant leap before disappearing into the forest," Jyotish said by telephone from his village of Lahiripur in West Bengal state. He said he and his sister tried to beat the animal with sticks and a knife, but the thrashing had no effect. His father was dragged away and was presumed dead.
The attack underlines the difficult existence of millions of poor Indians who make a living by scavenging in forests and rivers, often at risk from wild predators. Many villagers fish for crabs in the Sunderbans even though it's illegal in the protected reserve because they fetch a good price at markets in nearby towns.
The national park is one of the largest reserves for the royal Bengal tiger. Thursday's attack was the fourth deadly assault by a tiger this year in the Sunderbans, wildlife officials said.
India has more than half of the 3,200 tigers believed to be left in the wild in the world. But as the country undergoes breakneck development to accommodate the growth of its 1.2 billion people, tiger habitats have been shrinking.
The big cat's numbers have also dwindled because of rampant poaching to feed a flourishing market for tiger organs and bones in China.
Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
Perfect example that we have too many people on this planet. This is very sad for the family but they were on the tigers land and the tiger was hungry. Go there at your own risk.
Lets be honest. Humans are just animals. Besides being at the top of the food chain, or so we think, but besides feeling superior to other animals, this is no different than a story about a tiger who goes up to a flock of a million sheep and takes one sheep. Do you think the sheep feels scared when the tiger appears out of no where?
PS. I have seen shows on this. The park rangers will wear face masks but they wear them on the back of their heads that way a tiger can't sneak up on them. It could but it thinks they are looking its way because the tiger doesn't know its a mask. Does it always work? Nope. Sometimes the tiger attacks anyways.
Leave their territory alone unless you want to sacrifice yourselves to the tiger. And snip your balls so you don't have anymore kids. Fuck all you want but wear rubbers. You are over populating the planet.
