Tiger goes on rampage

Tefal · 26 Dec 2007 at 20:22

Nickg said:
Tazer?

according to reuters video as linked on P1. the tiger was not attacking anyone and was infact just approaching the police officers who apparently just bottled it and shot the cat...

yes after they had just watch it sit next to a mauled man the suddenly attack him again then start towards them....

Also a taszer don't got huge range and you only get one or two shots. and it would probably rip the wires out when it flinched.

Raumarik · 26 Dec 2007 at 20:34

Extinction is part of nature, we might be the dominant force on earth but we are part of nature, our time might well come too.

Too hell with saving endangered species, move over, it's our time now, we might as well go out with a bang.

Tefal · 26 Dec 2007 at 20:35

Kami said:
Extinction is part of nature, we might be the dominant force on earth but we are part of nature, our time might well come too.

Too hell with saving endangered species, move over, it's our time now, we might as well go out with a bang.

nah we're like cockroaches will take a hell of a lot to shift us of this planet entirely, where ever there is one habitable piece of land we'll live, if there's none we'll make, it if we can't, we'll leave.

Skull · 26 Dec 2007 at 20:42

The tiger actually got special treatment in only being shot when it approached the officers - Imagine if a black man had been mauling someone. He'd have been shot on sight.

SoliD · 26 Dec 2007 at 20:52

Mephisto said:
It was shot whilst attacking someone. I think that warrants them putting it down tbqfh. Or would you prefer if they had just left it to kill the person?

Survival of the fittest.

and we could finally prove the actual answer to this thread

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17610989

Mephisto · 26 Dec 2007 at 20:55

SoliD said:
Survival of the fittest.

You what? I don't understand the context in which you are applying this statement. Explain.

The Running Man · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:14

Deluxe1 said:
How on earth did they bottle it? What exactly would have you done,maybe to try and put a leash around its neck?

well you know after it happened same place last year you would have throuhgt they would know how to deal with them and have a procedure which doesnt involve the bullet...

these arent just some Neanderthalic natives who have just stumbled across an angry tiger, they are trained armed response teams who should be able to deal with a variety of situations given their proximity to a Zoo housing endangered species.. is all...

Tefal · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:23

Nickg said:
well you know after it happened same place last year you would have throuhgt they would know how to deal with them and have a procedure which doesnt involve the bullet...

these arent just some Neanderthalic natives who have just stumbled across an angry tiger, they are trained armed response teams who should be able to deal with a variety of situations given their proximity to a Zoo housing endangered species.. is all...

no their cops of the beet trained to deal with people, generally with words then when that fails bullets, the tiger didn't listen.

Column Matrix · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:25

Tigers can jump up to 5m in the air and 10m lengthways, a 15ft high wall like someone mentioned is nowhere near enough. They have been known to jump and catch birds flying above them. They are also expert climbers and swimmers. It seems a lot of people under estimate just how incredible a tiger actually is, and this one wasn't even a big one (it was *only* 300lbs, Siberians can grow as large as 800lbs in captivity). They have also been known to attack (not necessarily hunt) full grown Elephants on their own. Before we came along these really were the number 1 animal on the planet.

Azagoth · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:29

Column Matrix said:
Before we came along these really were the number 1 animal on the planet.

What about Sharks and Crocs? They've been around a lot longer than Tigers and both would easily devastate even the largest of Tiger.

Tefal · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:29

Column Matrix said:
Tigers can jump up to 5m in the air and 10m lengthways, a 15ft high wall like someone mentioned is nowhere near enough. They have been known to jump and catch birds flying above them. They are also expert climbers and swimmers. It seems a lot of people under estimate just how incredible a tiger actually is, and this one wasn't even a big one (it was *only* 300lbs, Siberians can grow as large as 800lbs in captivity). They have also been known to attack (not necessarily hunt) full grown Elephants on their own. Before we came along these really were the number 1 animal on the planet.

no no they weren't they would e ripped to shreds by a pack of baboons they are bloody savages.

also a fence that curves inwards is very hard to climb especially when you have no motivation to.

Skull · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:30

Thanks, wikipedia!

Mephisto · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:43

Azagoth said:
What about Sharks and Crocs? They've been around a lot longer than Tigers and both would easily devastate even the largest of Tiger.

Heh, well I don't think it's fair to make direct comparisons as in who would win a fight betweem them. Each has evolved for a different environment and purpose. I mean you can't possibly compare a shark and a tiger like that surely?

Tefal · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:44

Mephisto said:
Heh, well I don't think it's fair to make direct comparisons as in who would win a fight betweem them. Each has evolved for a different environment and purpose. I mean you can't possibly compare a shark and a tiger like that surely?

can compare an crocodile though.

Skull · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:46

Or generalisations about the top animal on earth. How on earth do you know that if you put a crocodile in a ring with a tiger the tiger would be devastated? I'm just waiting for someone to weigh in with their (un)informed opinion on whould would win between an elephant and polar bear.

Tefal said:
can compare an crocodile though.

And how exactly would you do that?

ethan · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:53

Tefal said:
not really that's just more cruel for the animal, here the just have a 20ft fence, putting them in a pit is just harsh.

I don't know anything about the cruelty of such things it was just that I was thinking like they did with gorilllas and bears etc. Like I say I don't know anything about these things, and as indicated 15 feet wouldn't be enough

. Something high made of concrete and curved over or inwards I ment.

Skull · 26 Dec 2007 at 21:54

If it's just a fence if the tiger really wanted to presumably it could just claw its up?

KNiVES · 27 Dec 2007 at 02:10

Tefal said:
so it deserves to die then really doesn't, survival of the fittest and all that.

there's less Icelandic people than British so are they worth more than us?

Don't be so ****ing stupid.

Doohickey · 27 Dec 2007 at 02:48

Azagoth said:
What about Sharks and Crocs? They've been around a lot longer than Tigers and both would easily devastate even the largest of Tiger.

Actually I reckon a tiger would own a shark.

On land.

Azagoth · 27 Dec 2007 at 05:03

Mephisto said:
Heh, well I don't think it's fair to make direct comparisons as in who would win a fight betweem them. Each has evolved for a different environment and purpose. I mean you can't possibly compare a shark and a tiger like that surely?

Not comparing them at all, I'm just pointing out that this statement here...

Column Matrix said:
Before we came along these really were the number 1 animal on the planet.

...is wrong.

Although seen as Tigers are very good swimmers it would be interesting to witness one up against a Great White Shark, likewise for a Tiger against a Saltwater Crocodile. No doubt both would be unbelievably fierce and pretty short lasting fights.