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Tiger incident
Is there anyone here who has no opinion about the Tiger incident and the Collier County Sheriff's Office?
If you type 'Collier County Sheriff's Office' into your Facebook search bar you can both listen to the audio from the 911 call, and also view the body cam footage from the lone deputy sent to check out a report of a tiger eating someone after hours at the town zoo.
For those that live in a cave and somehow missed this story.. A zoo in Florida had a super rare 8 year old Malayan tiger in a zoo park. After the zoo was closed for the night a contracted cleaning company came in every day to sweep the walkways, pick up trash in areas open to the public and clean the cafeteria area. They were not allowed in cages or behind areas closed to the public. Apparently these cleaners worked without much if any supervision. Yesterday, a young man working as one of the after hours cleaners decided it would be a cool thing to sneak over the fence that keeps visitors away from the fence of the tiger cage area and take a selfie of himself reaching through the bars to pet the tiger? What could go wrong with that idea?
Within a few minutes the local 911 call center received a phone call from someone screaming hysterically continuously with such a high pitched voice the dispatcher thought she was talking to a female. Something about a tiger eating his hand and later his arm pulling him into the cage. Darwin always wins and he loves those who get high while working or who are just incredibly stupid. You would think by now people would understand iif you enter a tiger or lion's cage you will be eaten. It is a rule of life on the order of, the sun comes up in the morning. The caller goes on screaming and begging for succor quite awhile. Every now and then if you listen closely (one minute 10 seconds is nice and clear) you can hear the sound of crunching bones and occasional happy whuffs from the tiger as he pulls more of his chew toy into the cage area. It must have been fun (don't drop it) to dial the phone one handed and talk into it while the tiger was biting off the tasty fingers of the other hand.
Then there is the body cam footage. The deputy meets the fire dept. and a night shift zoo employee who has no idea why the First Responders are at her zoo. It seems all the lights are out at night and the deputy has the only flashlight. So in the dark they go find the tiger cage. Not too surprisingly they soon hear some of the same screaming the 911 dispatcher is also recording and soon by the light of the flashlight realize there is nothing prank about this call. My PC setup is perfectly capable of frame by frame slow down of a YT or FB video, bracketing and enlarging a screen section and saving that image, and while watching I did of course do so. However I will not break CS rules by posting the images of the wound damage here. Suffice to say I think it is a miracle the man did not bleed out and I also doubt his arm can be saved. Go watch one of the video links to see that.
Very sadly IMO to save the man the Deputy chose to put his gun muzzle as close to the tiger's head as he dared approach and pull the trigger. At the shot the tiger released the man and ran away into the darkness where the flashlight did not reach. Later when more armed people arrived with more lights a cautious search determined the tiger had expired from the wound. The young man faces charges under the US Endangered Species Act as well as various State and local criminal charges.
One armed or not, I have ZERO sympathy for the young man who forced a needless execution of a caged, endangered, tiger. If you can't get Facebook you can still find a link to the Body Cam footage here.
If you type 'Collier County Sheriff's Office' into your Facebook search bar you can both listen to the audio from the 911 call, and also view the body cam footage from the lone deputy sent to check out a report of a tiger eating someone after hours at the town zoo.
For those that live in a cave and somehow missed this story.. A zoo in Florida had a super rare 8 year old Malayan tiger in a zoo park. After the zoo was closed for the night a contracted cleaning company came in every day to sweep the walkways, pick up trash in areas open to the public and clean the cafeteria area. They were not allowed in cages or behind areas closed to the public. Apparently these cleaners worked without much if any supervision. Yesterday, a young man working as one of the after hours cleaners decided it would be a cool thing to sneak over the fence that keeps visitors away from the fence of the tiger cage area and take a selfie of himself reaching through the bars to pet the tiger? What could go wrong with that idea?
Within a few minutes the local 911 call center received a phone call from someone screaming hysterically continuously with such a high pitched voice the dispatcher thought she was talking to a female. Something about a tiger eating his hand and later his arm pulling him into the cage. Darwin always wins and he loves those who get high while working or who are just incredibly stupid. You would think by now people would understand iif you enter a tiger or lion's cage you will be eaten. It is a rule of life on the order of, the sun comes up in the morning. The caller goes on screaming and begging for succor quite awhile. Every now and then if you listen closely (one minute 10 seconds is nice and clear) you can hear the sound of crunching bones and occasional happy whuffs from the tiger as he pulls more of his chew toy into the cage area. It must have been fun (don't drop it) to dial the phone one handed and talk into it while the tiger was biting off the tasty fingers of the other hand.
Then there is the body cam footage. The deputy meets the fire dept. and a night shift zoo employee who has no idea why the First Responders are at her zoo. It seems all the lights are out at night and the deputy has the only flashlight. So in the dark they go find the tiger cage. Not too surprisingly they soon hear some of the same screaming the 911 dispatcher is also recording and soon by the light of the flashlight realize there is nothing prank about this call. My PC setup is perfectly capable of frame by frame slow down of a YT or FB video, bracketing and enlarging a screen section and saving that image, and while watching I did of course do so. However I will not break CS rules by posting the images of the wound damage here. Suffice to say I think it is a miracle the man did not bleed out and I also doubt his arm can be saved. Go watch one of the video links to see that.
Very sadly IMO to save the man the Deputy chose to put his gun muzzle as close to the tiger's head as he dared approach and pull the trigger. At the shot the tiger released the man and ran away into the darkness where the flashlight did not reach. Later when more armed people arrived with more lights a cautious search determined the tiger had expired from the wound. The young man faces charges under the US Endangered Species Act as well as various State and local criminal charges.
One armed or not, I have ZERO sympathy for the young man who forced a needless execution of a caged, endangered, tiger. If you can't get Facebook you can still find a link to the Body Cam footage here.
BEWARE! BOBO THE BABOON!!!
"CURIOUS CHILD CAUSES BABOON FRACAS
A third grader on a school outing to the San Jose Zoo caused an ugly scene. His older brother told him not to throw rocks at the red-a** baboons, because when they throw them back, they don't miss. He wanted to see if it was true. George Simms picked up a rock, and threw it at the biggest baboon he could see. It whizzed past Bobo, dominant male in the zoo's troop of Hamadryas Baboons, and landed just behind him. Bobo noticed who had thrown the rock, and flew into a rage. He picked it up, and threw it back, hitting little George squarely in the forehead, knocking him out cold. The Baboon then proceeded to screech loudly, jumping up and down, showing his teeth.
A little girl, Susan Parker, yelled "You bad monkey!" and threw the rock a third time. This time it fell just short of an infant baboon. The entire troop became agitated, and started to fling rocks, dirt clods, mud, and their feces at the children, their teacher, and all other humans within sight, never once missing a target.
As children began to drop like flies, and adults began to panic, some chimpanzees in the display behind them thought flinging things looked like fun, so they joined in, completely surrounding the bewildered zoo patrons.
By the time the apes had nothing more to fling, Nine children and three adults lay unconscious, and many others were crying and moaning in pain, bleeding, and holding on to wounds. Those only needing first aid were treated at the zoo, and the rest were rushed to nearby hospitals. The young boy who started it all remains hospitalized in serious condition.
As little George Simms and all his classmates learned the hard way, it is not just a myth or an old wives tale. Don't throw rocks at the red-a** baboons. When they throw them back, they don't miss!" - caution unsecure site! no kidding dude!
A third grader on a school outing to the San Jose Zoo caused an ugly scene. His older brother told him not to throw rocks at the red-a** baboons, because when they throw them back, they don't miss. He wanted to see if it was true. George Simms picked up a rock, and threw it at the biggest baboon he could see. It whizzed past Bobo, dominant male in the zoo's troop of Hamadryas Baboons, and landed just behind him. Bobo noticed who had thrown the rock, and flew into a rage. He picked it up, and threw it back, hitting little George squarely in the forehead, knocking him out cold. The Baboon then proceeded to screech loudly, jumping up and down, showing his teeth.
A little girl, Susan Parker, yelled "You bad monkey!" and threw the rock a third time. This time it fell just short of an infant baboon. The entire troop became agitated, and started to fling rocks, dirt clods, mud, and their feces at the children, their teacher, and all other humans within sight, never once missing a target.
As children began to drop like flies, and adults began to panic, some chimpanzees in the display behind them thought flinging things looked like fun, so they joined in, completely surrounding the bewildered zoo patrons.
By the time the apes had nothing more to fling, Nine children and three adults lay unconscious, and many others were crying and moaning in pain, bleeding, and holding on to wounds. Those only needing first aid were treated at the zoo, and the rest were rushed to nearby hospitals. The young boy who started it all remains hospitalized in serious condition.
As little George Simms and all his classmates learned the hard way, it is not just a myth or an old wives tale. Don't throw rocks at the red-a** baboons. When they throw them back, they don't miss!" - caution unsecure site! no kidding dude!
Apparently, some NJ bears are a lot more polite than others.
Julia Marnin
Fri, November 26, 2021, 10:55 AM
In response to: “Close the door sweetie.” That’s what one New Jersey woman told a bear seen on video obediently complying and showing off good manners at her front doorstep.
“Bears are damn smart! This bear learned how to close the front door to my house,” Vernon homeowner Susan Kehoe wrote in her video’s description shared to YouTube, where she has over 1,500 subscribers.
In the minute-long encounter, Kehoe filmed herself communicating on Monday, Nov. 22, with the unlikely visitor — which she called “Mr. Bear” — at her home, CBS New York reported.
Initially, she opens the door asking “is it raining?” and tilts her camera, revealing the large furry mammal standing outside.
“Will you please close my door?” she is heard asking. “Close the door Mr. bear.”
Eventually, the bear steps inside on her wooden floor and grabs the front doorknob with its mouth, the video shows.
As the door creaks, the bear almost pulls it to a close but stops.
“You have to finish closing it sweetie, the cold air is coming in,” Kehoe said.
Then, the bear again grabs the door handle with its mouth and obediently shuts Kehoe’s door.
Kehoe is a wildlife advocate and environmentalist, specializing in black bear education since January 1999, according to her LinkedIn profile.
In her profile’s description, she also said she is a photographer who takes photos of black bears.
“Throughout all these years, I was amazed at the gentle disposition of the North American Black Bear,” she wrote.
On her YouTube channel, she has uploaded dozens of videos of black bears, including one of a mother bear swinging in a hammock.
McClatchy News reached out to Kehoe for comment and is awaiting response.
“As with all wildlife, respect their ‘space,’” Kehoe wrote on LinkedIn
“Bears are damn smart! This bear learned how to close the front door to my house,” Vernon homeowner Susan Kehoe wrote in her video’s description shared to YouTube, where she has over 1,500 subscribers.
In the minute-long encounter, Kehoe filmed herself communicating on Monday, Nov. 22, with the unlikely visitor — which she called “Mr. Bear” — at her home, CBS New York reported.
Initially, she opens the door asking “is it raining?” and tilts her camera, revealing the large furry mammal standing outside.
“Will you please close my door?” she is heard asking. “Close the door Mr. bear.”
Eventually, the bear steps inside on her wooden floor and grabs the front doorknob with its mouth, the video shows.
As the door creaks, the bear almost pulls it to a close but stops.
“You have to finish closing it sweetie, the cold air is coming in,” Kehoe said.
Then, the bear again grabs the door handle with its mouth and obediently shuts Kehoe’s door.
Kehoe is a wildlife advocate and environmentalist, specializing in black bear education since January 1999, according to her LinkedIn profile.
In her profile’s description, she also said she is a photographer who takes photos of black bears.
“Throughout all these years, I was amazed at the gentle disposition of the North American Black Bear,” she wrote.
On her YouTube channel, she has uploaded dozens of videos of black bears, including one of a mother bear swinging in a hammock.
McClatchy News reached out to Kehoe for comment and is awaiting response.
“As with all wildlife, respect their ‘space,’” Kehoe wrote on LinkedIn
Rediscovery
It gives me great pleasure to announce the rediscovery of an animal believed to have been extinct for nearly a century and a half. Nonetheless, unconfirmed rumour in the 1930s was to the effect that a small population of the Cape Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus) might have survived. On strength of the old rumour a recent capture expedition was organized, but failed to locate the animal mentioned
Time delay cameras were left however, and a single photograph now displays the forgotten and unknown beast in full colour. The type still exists, thankfully. With locality in the Kalahari Desert now better defined, renewed efforts for captive breeding and eventual rehabilitation of the badly diminished population are being planned afresh
Time delay cameras were left however, and a single photograph now displays the forgotten and unknown beast in full colour. The type still exists, thankfully. With locality in the Kalahari Desert now better defined, renewed efforts for captive breeding and eventual rehabilitation of the badly diminished population are being planned afresh
The Rhodesian Ridgeback
Its one thing to hear of all the protective qualities etc. of the Ridge-back, but to actually experience how they will fight and even die for what they believe is theirs is phenomenal.
I don't want a dog that enjoys killing another dog or is so anti-social that sometimes you are not sure about the neighbors safety.
I have great respect for these level headed though highly intelligent dogs.
My neighbor (ex Rhodesian) told me how her grandfather used them for their courage while Lion hunting on the farm. Simply the best for a loyal farm dog.
I don't want a dog that enjoys killing another dog or is so anti-social that sometimes you are not sure about the neighbors safety.
I have great respect for these level headed though highly intelligent dogs.
My neighbor (ex Rhodesian) told me how her grandfather used them for their courage while Lion hunting on the farm. Simply the best for a loyal farm dog.
Pilot Flies Old Dog 400 Miles To Get A New Home
Ashlyn was an old dog at a shelter in North Carolina — and she really wasn’t doing well.
She’d dropped a ton of weight and she suffered from sarcomas — cancerous tumors under her skin. Yet it wasn’t too late for her to have a stroke of luck.
When people at the New England Humane Society (NEHS) discovered someone with a perfect home where Ashlyn could spend the last few weeks of her life, she just needed a way to get there. So Paul Steklenski, founder of Flying Fur Animal Rescue (FFAR), decided to fly her up in his plane.
As he flew the plane with Ashlyn in the seat beside him, Steklenski started getting emotional thinking about how this might be her last ride anywhere.
Even though he’s used to flying needy dogs to rescues so they can get the homes they deserve — he usually transports about 15 to 30 dogs per month — the senior dogs particularly pull at Steklenski’s heartstrings. “Those are the ones where you focus even more on what they’re going through,” Steklenski told The Dodo.
At the beginning of the two-hour ride, Ashlyn was a bit hesitant. “She started off a little bit distant,” Steklenski said. “Then she would kind open up a bit, and she got closer.”
The dog biscuits he fed her definitely helped her feel more comfortable. “Then she gave me one paw and then the other,” he said.
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She’d dropped a ton of weight and she suffered from sarcomas — cancerous tumors under her skin. Yet it wasn’t too late for her to have a stroke of luck.
When people at the New England Humane Society (NEHS) discovered someone with a perfect home where Ashlyn could spend the last few weeks of her life, she just needed a way to get there. So Paul Steklenski, founder of Flying Fur Animal Rescue (FFAR), decided to fly her up in his plane.
As he flew the plane with Ashlyn in the seat beside him, Steklenski started getting emotional thinking about how this might be her last ride anywhere.
Even though he’s used to flying needy dogs to rescues so they can get the homes they deserve — he usually transports about 15 to 30 dogs per month — the senior dogs particularly pull at Steklenski’s heartstrings. “Those are the ones where you focus even more on what they’re going through,” Steklenski told The Dodo.
At the beginning of the two-hour ride, Ashlyn was a bit hesitant. “She started off a little bit distant,” Steklenski said. “Then she would kind open up a bit, and she got closer.”
The dog biscuits he fed her definitely helped her feel more comfortable. “Then she gave me one paw and then the other,” he said.
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Snakes season is here.
These are SA’s 5 most lethal snakes.
Active now.
Cape Cobra
Africa’s most potent species of Cobra having a mainly neurotoxic venom, these snakes do not spit/spray their venom. Polyvalent anti-venom is used in the effective treatment of bites.
Black Mamba
Undoubtedly the most iconic and feared snake in Africa, mostly without reason, as these snakes do not readily feature in snake bite statistics in Durban. They’re the largest venomous snake in Durban and can reach a maximum of 4.5m.
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
This is one of the most common, highly venomous snakes found in and around Durban. The Mozambique Spitting Cobra is responsible for the majority of the serious snake bites that occur in KwaZulu-Natal, particularly in the Northern regions. Averaging only 1.2 metres in length, these snakes are commonly found in the west of Durban; often in residential gardens particularly, those bordering nature reserves.
Boomslang
These snakes are strictly tree-dwelling animals and seldom venture down to the ground, except to feed or drink. Boomslangs are not commonly found in Durban due to their secretive nature and excellent camouflage. They are one of the few snakes in Southern Africa that are sexually dimorphic, meaning that the males and females feature different colouring. Often the males are bright green, and the females dull brown/grey or olive.
Puff Adder
Probably South Africa’s most widely-spread, common venomous snake, the Puff Adder is relatively scarce in Durban itself, only being found just west of Durban.
The Mozambique Spitting Cobra and the Puff Adder account for the majority of serious snakebites in KwaZulu-Natal. The Puff Adder is a snake with excellent camouflage, and it prefers to sit and wait for an opportunity when it comes to feeding. These snakes may remain in an ambush position for several weeks, waiting for a potential meal to pass by.
Active now.
Cape Cobra
Africa’s most potent species of Cobra having a mainly neurotoxic venom, these snakes do not spit/spray their venom. Polyvalent anti-venom is used in the effective treatment of bites.
Black Mamba
Undoubtedly the most iconic and feared snake in Africa, mostly without reason, as these snakes do not readily feature in snake bite statistics in Durban. They’re the largest venomous snake in Durban and can reach a maximum of 4.5m.
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
This is one of the most common, highly venomous snakes found in and around Durban. The Mozambique Spitting Cobra is responsible for the majority of the serious snake bites that occur in KwaZulu-Natal, particularly in the Northern regions. Averaging only 1.2 metres in length, these snakes are commonly found in the west of Durban; often in residential gardens particularly, those bordering nature reserves.
Boomslang
These snakes are strictly tree-dwelling animals and seldom venture down to the ground, except to feed or drink. Boomslangs are not commonly found in Durban due to their secretive nature and excellent camouflage. They are one of the few snakes in Southern Africa that are sexually dimorphic, meaning that the males and females feature different colouring. Often the males are bright green, and the females dull brown/grey or olive.
Puff Adder
Probably South Africa’s most widely-spread, common venomous snake, the Puff Adder is relatively scarce in Durban itself, only being found just west of Durban.
The Mozambique Spitting Cobra and the Puff Adder account for the majority of serious snakebites in KwaZulu-Natal. The Puff Adder is a snake with excellent camouflage, and it prefers to sit and wait for an opportunity when it comes to feeding. These snakes may remain in an ambush position for several weeks, waiting for a potential meal to pass by.
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