There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Perhaps during the thick of the attack by a lion or a tiger you don't feel any pain, only because you're completely stunned, shocked. There are some famous accounts, like the XIXth century famous explorer of Africa David Livingstone's one (1813-1873), who was brutaly attacked and caught by a lion and testifyed to "have been shook like a rat by a terrier dog". The pain occured after the attack, not during.
So, this is perhaps the case as concerns the preys...