| Wild animal attacks can be frightening
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| | These come in two forms. The classic
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| and even deadly. Do you know what to do
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| | bluff attack is meant to scare you away,
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| to survive?
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| | but may also kill you due to the size and
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| Wild animal attacks are not common. Dogs
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| | strength of most bears. You can often
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| that live among us are a much more common
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| | survive by curling up on the ground and
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| danger. But there is something about
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| | holding your hands around the back of
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| being attacked by a wild animal that is
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| | your neck (to protect it).
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| especially disturbing. Of course, we want
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| | The animal attacks when you surprise or
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| to avoid this nightmare, and if
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| | threaten it - or its cubs. Bears in these
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| unavoidable, we want to survive it. Some
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| | circumstances make a lot of noise and may
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| tips on doing both follow.
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| | charge you repeatedly, stopping before
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| Moose Attacks
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| | contacting you. Avoid eye-contact and
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| More common than bear attacks, moose
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| | back away slowly.
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| attacks can be just as dangerous. A bull
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| | The other type of bear attack is
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| moose can weigh over 1500 pounds. Attacks
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| | predatory. These are rare, but both black
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| in the fall, during the mating season,
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| | bears and grizzlies occasionally prey on
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| are most likely. Winter is the second
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| | humans for food. Such attacks are
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| most common time - they are just pissed
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| | quieter. The bear will have its head down
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| off because of all the snow and lack of
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| | and come straight at you, watching you
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| things to eat.
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| | closely. He is assessing whether you are
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| Be especially watchful during fall and
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| | an easy meal or not.
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| winter, then to avoid an attack. When you
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| | In this case, don't play dead or you will
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| see a moose, watch closely. Do its ears
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| | be. Yell, make noise, and look for a
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| fold back, or the hair on its neck stand
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| | weapon. In a worst-case scenario, you
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| up? Does it clench it's teeth? These
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| | might have to fight for your life.
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| signs show that it is upset and may
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| | Fortunately, most adult grizzly bears
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| attack you.
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| | can't climb trees, so if there is a lot
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| Go behind something big, like a boulder
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| | of space still between you (these bears
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| or tree. If possible, run and get into a
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| | are fast), you can try climbing to
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| stand of trees, but be sure they are not
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| | safety.
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| too bushy - you need room to maneuver, in
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| | Various Other Animal Attacks
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| case the moose continues the chase. The
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| | Ellephants may swing their trunks, kick
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| good news is that most moose attacks are
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| | up dirt and hold their ears out before an
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| "bluff attacks," which end shortly after
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| | attack - and make noise. Get yourself
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| they begin.
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| | behind a large rock or tree. If that
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| Mountain Lion Attacks
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| | isn't an option, run downhill - elephants
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| These animal attacks are not normally a
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| | are slower going downhill.
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| bluff. Fight with everything you've got,
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| | Snakes usually are just warning you, so
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| using rocks, your walking stick, a knife
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| | step away slowly. It is very unlikely
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| - anything. A jogger in Colorado
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| | that a snake will chase you. Avoid the
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| successfully got a cougar to let go of
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| | problem to begin with by watching the
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| his head (it was in the animal's jaws) by
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| | trail carefully and probing with a
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| sticking his thumb into the cat's eye.
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| | walking stick before stepping over logs.
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| You have to convince the mountain lion
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| | Get between mother baboon and her baby,
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| that you're not the easy meal he thought
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| | and the whole troop may attack. Back
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| you were.
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| | away, while shouting and clapping. Drop
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| Before an attack - when you and the cat
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| | any food you have in your hands, and
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| are looking at each other - your goal is
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| | don't yawn or stare - these are signs of
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| the same. Let him know you're trouble,
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| | agression to baboons..
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| and look big, by standing tall with your
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| | Don't feed wild animals, or provoke them.
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| jacket opened up. Yell, and slowly back
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| | Learn to use the zoom function on the
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| away while looking for a weapon. Whatever
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| | camera instead of getting closer to wild
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| you do, don't turn and run or crouch down
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| | animals. Basically, just use common sense
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| - behaviors that will trigger the
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| | to avoid animal attacks, and the rules
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| mountain lion's instinct to attack.
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| | above to deal with them.
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| Bear Attacks
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