Indians For Guns

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/08/tigerattack.wmv

Wonder what happened to the mahout??

Wouldnt miss a pair of 16 ga howdah pistols at this point...
Sat, that IS scary!!
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Axx

Fantastic Video. What an incredible animal! Do you know when and where this took place?

That is indeed a scary and yet fascinating video.Thanks Sat for this.


As a kid,accompanying my dad on his official camps to the Chenchu tribal villages in the Nallamala forests, I was fortunate to see Tigers in the wilderness.They are the most majestic and beautiful animals. When it looks straight into your eyes, you know what fear is.

Best- Vikram

Nick

No idea where or when this video was taken. Few years ago I did hear of a mahout on a elephant being injured in Bandhavgarh national park.

Bandhavgarh had a male tiger called 'charger' in the 80'. I saw him on several occasions from elephant back luckily he did not live upto his reputation. Once he did growl & get into crouching position, the ele quickly backed off.

My friend Vinnie who runs http://www.kenriverlodge.com has been witness to a few mock charges in the panna national park. On one occasion a large male charged their open 4wd jeep and hit the front bumper/fender. The two young boys in the jeep came down with high fever later that evening.

panther at Panna national park - shyamendra singh

What about the theory that tigers don't attack if you are facing them?The tiger seems to be veering off before leaping on to the elephant to attack the Mahout.What I would like to know is i)where did it take place ii)what provoked the charge and iii)what happened to the Mahout iv)did the raised stick and then it being thrown at the tiger make it target the Mahout.Sometimes Mahouts provoke a tiger so that the tourists get good pictures and give a good tip. Hats/turbans off to the elephant though.

There was a case of a tiger jumping into a (in Bandhavgarh, I think) Jeep to drag out a tourist.He was saved by his guide who pulled the tiger away with its tail. He also got mauled in the process.

Take care,
penpusher

First rate photos! Thank you Sat.

The "gift" of this video is an impossibly unlikely glimpse of how it felt when a tiger "gave good sport" on the hunts of old. Thank You, Sat.

Grrr8 Vid and Nice pics...

Inder

Incredible video though I hope it is not doctored,I say this because only possible situations that could result in such a ferocious charge would be

1.A tigress with cubs suspecting that her cubs are in danger.
2.A hungry tiger disturbed off its fresh kill.
3.Tigers mating.(There have been incidences where the male, in order to impress the female, acts extremely violent).
4.An injured tiger being followed by hunters who have to finish him off(not probable here)

In this case I feel that No. 3 would be the most probable cause (in case the incident took place in Dec-Jan).

I have had the fortune of seeing the tiger many a times and everytime the most hostile thing he ever did was to crouch,turn his ears till the white patch shows & go through the motions of a mock charge, only to turn back & vanish in the undergrowth.In 99% of the times he'd just vanish into the jungle, though some people-friendly ones are known to block the jungle road for hours.Even when u meet him on foot, he slides off gently at the first hint of human presence.In a jungle filled with tigers u can walk in the night safely without any danger from him because his senses are far more developed than humans.The mortal fear of a human has been ingrained in his genes, I feel, by centuries of ruthless slaughter by man.Unless he's a confirmed man-eater.
To answer Satinder:
The theory that when faced with a tiger, never to turn ur back to him holds good with a normal tiger.Running instigates their instinct to chase.Hold ur hands up & make a lot of noise & back off facing him.
The only unpredictable animals in the Indian jungle can be the elephant & the sloth bear.Believe me an elephant charge has been the most memorable/fearful episode of my jungle experiences.

5.The tiger was very grouchy

6.Had a bad tooth ache ( have experienced it and made me feel like charging and bitting somebody/something )

7.Had not read about how tigers are supposed to behave

Seriously:-

5.Had just lost a bout with another tiger over territory/female

6.Had an encounter with another tiger and was being extremely territorial

Take care,
penpusher

Fantastic stuff and a big thank you.

Where's the one about the Jap who had his and bitten off?

Mack The Knife

Where's the one about the Jap who had his hand bitten off

I was under the impression it was the mahout who lost his arm & a jap tourist who had taken the video footage?

sat

sat wrote:I was under the impression it was the mahout who lost his arm & a jap tourist who had taken the video footage?

sat

Yes, you're right. Do you have it?

Spoken to Sahadev about the Jeep.

Mack The Knife

wow, now i realise what how sliked the PH's and guides in africa need to be. that tiger was more than 25 yards aways and he closed that distance in just a few seconds.

so in those few seconds the guide has to put the gun to his shoulder, work the bolt to chamber a round (they cary guns with chamber empty fro safty reasons) and get one accurate shot off.

and he need to do all this smoothly and remain calm in a very high pressure situation.



rajat

p.s - atleast if is ever go hunting to africa i will take a DB

p.s - atleast if is ever go hunting to africa i will take a DB[/quote]

Thanjs Rajat,
More power to your elbow.
Best
Axx