Man-Animal Interaction: Conflict & Coexistance

[peter]

(01-27-2020, 02:00 AM)Dark Jaguar Wrote: Is it allowed to post humans attacked and devoured by jaguars here? but the photos are very graphic and strong, I just wanna make sure before posting it here.

Wild animals occasionally attack and kill humans. Some individuals develop into habitual man-killers. In some parts of British India, roque elephants were as dangerous as big cats, if not more so. A big cat is different from other animals in that it usually eats what it kills. If an individual develops into a man-killer, chances are it will consume a human kill sooner or later. Confirmed man-eaters, however, were few and far between. The thread 'Man-eaters' has reliable information about man-eating big cats shot in British India and Africa. 

A century ago, most man-eating big cats in British India died of old age. Some of those hunted, however, featured in books. Jim Corbett's 'Man-eaters of Kumaon' is one of the best, but the books written by Kenneth Anderson compared. 

I read quite a few books in which man-eating big cats featured and never saw photographs of victims. Over the years, however, things changed in this respect. Nearly all papers in which incidents are discussed have photographs. Same for papers discussing attacks in zoos and private facilities. In 2012, a keeper was killed by a 4-year old male Amur tiger in the Köln Zoo (Germany). The paper in which the incident is discussed was posted in the tiger extinction thread some time ago. 

Those who wrote about jaguars agree attacks on humans are quite rare. What I heard in Surinam and, in particular, French Guyana and the northern part of Brazil, however, seems to contradict that conclusion. Those who make their home in the forest told me people have been killed and eaten by jaguars. Indians in particular feared jaguars. 

I only read one paper discussing attacks of jaguars, but it's likely there are more. My guess is our members would appreciate information about the way wild jaguars and humans interact.  

As to posting photographs of humans killed and eaten by wild big cats (and other large wild carnivores). Photographs of abused captive animals not seldom result in heated discussions. Photographs of humans killed and eaten by wild carnivores, on the other hand, do not. Those who researched incidents used photographs to illustrate their findings. This resulted in specific knowledge. The papers I read suggest tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards use different methods to kill a human. If the photographs you have serve a specific purpose, you can post them. Before you do, add a remark.

If you have specific information about habitual man-killers or man-eaters, you can post a copy in the thread 'Man-eaters'. Reply