Comment on Man dies after tiger attack at wildlife park
ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Tigers are terrifying creatures. Just because us monkeys were clever enough to get away from them and on occasion cage them for our viewing pleasure doesn’t make them less terrifying.
I remember visiting this zoo where the tiger enclosure included a thick plexiglas window where you could walk right up to the animal. One family was taking pictures of their kid with the tiger in the background, and it was quite obvious that the tiger was in prey stalking mode: bunched up, eyes wide, swishing tail, the works. I still think about that image: happy-go-lucky 6 year old with her bunny dress and a pink balloon, and death incarnate staring at her over her left shoulder.
Did I mention tigers are terrifying?
Fluke@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Nature produces some absolutely terrifying and ruthless creatures. As awesome and capable as tigers are, you have to at least credit them with honesty and integrity. They are tigers and will act as such, you are prey and you will be hunted, maybe for the food, maybe just for the practice. With that, one can treat them with respect and care they deserve, and everyone involved can benefit. (We’re generally a long way from that, and animals like the tiger are being royally fucking shafted and exploited, but I digress.)
People however… People fucking scare me. Capable of such great things, but so easily led by their fickle and unstable emotions. Conniving and dishonest, and as likely to shiv you (metaphorically or literally) as help you, depending on their preconceived notions of who you are. Tribal, shortsighted, small-minded and fucking angry about it.
Give me tigers any day of the week.
Malica@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
People are fucking terrifying