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Have you ever been attacked by a wild animal?

If you have, please elaborate.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Not a wild animal no except for bees and wasps…I got attacked by a horse when i was 8 years old and it could have ended badly because he stomped me repeatedly…passed out with the first hard kick to the back so I didn’t have a clue about what was happening, woke up inside the house. My uncle was watching from the farmhouse and saw the horse, he was pawing the ground like an angry bull. Also got attacked by a turkey when i was 2 years old and he had me down in the dirt flogging me while I was screaming bloody murder.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@FurryFace they are strong enough to knock a grown man down and break his back, I watched a documentary about a man who raised some turkey chicks that were orphaned and the last one who didn’t pair up with a mate gave him a strange look one morning and made a weird noise he never heard any of the other turkeys make and then attacked him knocking him to the ground. The man picked up a good sized tree branch and whacked the turkey hard and he ran off and that man never saw him again. That’s how the story ended and the man said he could have broken his back.
FurryFace · 61-69, M
@cherokeepatti remind sme of another story where a Pet Squirrels defended his oweners place
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@FurryFace The squirrel was just defending his own territory.
BlueVeins · 22-25
A few times, yes. On one occasion, I was biking by a family of geese and I must've gotten too close to the goslings. The mother rushed me, hissed, and flapped her wings, but did not make contact. So calling this an attack is perhaps questionable, as it merely intended to deter me.

More noticeable was an incident back at Boy Scout camp. We were practicing our water rescue tests and a snapping turtle emerged between myself and the boat and chased me at least a few meters. The turtle was very slow, but I was wearing a life jacket, and thus, was also very slow. It was genuinely quite frightening.

I'm also pretty sure squirrels used to throw stuff at my ankles while running near my school and other runners reported the same. But that's unconfirmed.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@ProfessorPlum77 I don't know for sure, all I know is that rocks and stuff kept flyin' out from the forest at ankle-height and hitting me
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@BlueVeins They say Bigfoot throw rocks at people.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@ProfessorPlum77 in this case, it musta been littlefoot
A coyote tried to attack my late dog, when I was right beside her. I gave that coyote such a a kick in the ass I'll bet he hasn't attacked anyone since.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
I got launched over a snow covered cutbank by an irate cow trying to protect her calf. Of course I was trying to safe the calf because it had fallen over the cutbank and was stuck in the snow. Her head hit my butt and I was airborne.
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@hippyjoe1955 But later on, probably laughed about it. 🤓
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@ProfessorPlum77 To this day! It is one of the risks you take when working with large animals. I think I was more upset with myself for breaking a cardinal rule. NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON A COW WHEN YOU ARE NEAR HER CALF!!!!
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@hippyjoe1955 gotta respect an animal who protects their young though. People should all be that good about it.
FurryFace · 61-69, M
no but a Bunch of golden squirrels ran around a nearby tree and the leader of em gave me shit ya yaya ya he said twice , meaning get the Fuck outta here , this is our playground , was napping on the ground nearby
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
When I was a kid I was petting a British Bulldog. While petting it it launch an attack at my hand. Thank God he didn't get a full grip. My hand hurt but wasn't that bad. Just few bruises
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
No I haven't
Keepitsimple · 51-55, F
I think somebody was foaming at the mouth the other night talking to me while I was on here if that counts.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@Keepitsimple yah that would count
Fishy · F
Been swooped by magpies a bunch of times.

I hate those things during spring
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Fishy Oh yeah been hit in the head by a mockingbird (they were after my sister one time and I guess they didn’t know I was someone else) and hit in the head by a blue-jay a few hours after I took a photo of it’s baby sitting on a fence next to my daughter. They hit hard.
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@Fishy Where are you from?
Wiseacre · F
Not yet...we have coyotes biting people .
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@Wiseacre Wow!
Azlotto · M
Yes. Seems bees don't like me.
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@Azlotto Interesting.

 
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