Death by animals. Cases of attacks by wild animals on people Death on the hunt from wild animals

Incredible Facts

Many animals serve as a source of inspiration and admiration for us.

Their beauty is so impressive that sometimes we forget that they are wild animals and we may be their next meal.

21. Bears

Bears usually avoid humans, but they are still dangerous and can easily kill a human. It is believed that about 10 people die from bears every year.

20. Sharks

Sharks attack an average of 75 people every year. Of these, 10 cases are fatal. The most commonly attacked are great white sharks and bull sharks.

19. Leopards

Although a complete database of leopard attacks does not exist, skirmishes between leopards and humans are quite common in India. So, for example, in one year leopards killed 15 people.

18. Horses

Horses generally have no intention of harming or killing humans. However, while riding horses, accidents often occur, which takes the lives of several dozen people.

17. Cows

Cows seem to be rather meek creatures, but they can be very dangerous if provoked. Several dozen people die every year, mostly from kicking blows.

Animals dangerous to humans

16. Ants

It's hard to believe, but every year about 30 people die from ants.

15. Bees

Despite their small size, bees can kill humans, mainly by causing allergic reaction. More than 50 people are killed by bees every year, and this number will increase due to aggressive Africanized bees.

14 African Lions

Humans are not usually part of a lion's diet, as they prefer animals with lots of meat. However, lions are known to prey on humans, and about 70 people are killed each year by lions.

13. Jellyfish

Many people know that jellyfish are able to sting painfully with their tentacles and many people die from this. So, for example, according to the Medical Journal of Australia, jellyfish lead to death 15-30 times more people than unprovoked shark attacks around the world.

12. Tigers

Tigers killed more people than any other big cats. According to some reports, from tens to hundreds of people die from the paws of wild tigers, not including those who live in captivity.

11. Deer

Deer antlers can be fatal to humans. However, most of the deaths caused by deer are not due to their antlers, but due to accidents on the road. Reindeer often cross the road and stop in the middle of the road, causing car collisions. About 120 people die each year due to deer.

10. Domestic dogs

Every year, several hundred people die from dog attacks. If provoked, domestic and stray dogs can be just as dangerous as wild animals. It is worth noting that the most aggressive actions on the part of dogs are the result of incorrect human behavior.

9. African buffalo

African buffaloes are heavy animals that can weigh up to 1.5 tons, grow up to 1.7 meters, and are 2.8 meters long. These animals attack people with sharp horns, especially if they feel danger. According to statistics, they cause about 200 deaths per year.

The most dangerous animals in the world

8. Elephants

Large elephants can be very dangerous if provoked. The largest terrestrial animal can weigh up to 7000 kg and reach a height of 4 meters. Elephants kill about 500 people every year.

7. Crocodiles

Crocodiles are huge and very dangerous animals that are able to merge with environment and become deadly machines in the water. About 1000 -2500 people die every year from crocodiles.

6 Hippos

Considered the most dangerous animal in Africa, the hippopotamus seems to be a rather peaceful mammal, but rather cruel when provoked. About 2,900 people die each year from hippos.

5. Scorpions

One of the oldest animals on earth, scorpions have evolved from sea ​​creatures in dangerous terrestrial animals 340 million years ago. There are between 1300 and 2000 species of scorpions in the world, but only 25 of them contain poison that is dangerous enough to kill a person. However, 1,000 to 5,000 people die from scorpions every year.

4. Snakes

If you are afraid of snakes, your fear is justified. Snakes kill an average of 50,000 people worldwide each year. Most deaths are caused by snakes that are frightened by the presence and actions of humans.

3. Tsetse flies

Tsetse flies spread sleeping sickness, which affects about 500,000 people, 80 percent of whom die.

2. Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are one of the smallest animals on this list, but among the deadliest. These insects carry deadly diseases such as malaria and dengue fever that kill between 660,000 and 1 million people a year.

1. People

While this is a fairly predictable end to this list, no one has ever been more successful at killing people than humans themselves.

Although man considers himself the king of nature, other God's creatures sometimes, not without success, challenge this opinion. Even in the last century, death from animals was quite a mass phenomenon - at least in Russia. So, from 1870 to 1887, 1246 people were eaten by animals in our country. But even today, in some regions of the world, people have to be afraid of wild animals. For example, in India from 1987 to 1990, 80 people died after being attacked by Bengal tigers*. In the 1970s man-eating tigers killed about 40 people a year. And at the beginning of the century, the tsifiri were even worse. In 1907, Colonel Jim Corbet shot a tigress in the Champovat area, which alone killed 436 people!

Until recently, it was believed that only those animals that, due to illness, old age or injury, cannot hunt animals become cannibals. But the studies carried out International Fund protection of wild animals showed that tigers attack humans not because of hunger. They are driven to this thirst, which is caused in the body of a predator chemical processes if he gets drunk brackish water. A person is "good" in that his soft tissues have a corrective effect, contributing to the cessation of thirst. Since the 1980s In India, the construction of large reservoirs is practiced with drinking water in forests where tigers attack people.

Often a person himself goes towards danger - this primarily applies to hunters of wild animals. Of course weapon gives a man a fantastic advantage over the beast, but sometimes weapons do not help either. It can fail or falter in the hand... And besides, some African tribes still hunt lions with the help of... spears. This is what the Maasai do. Martial arts with the Lion is considered by this nation to be the highest military prowess. The hunt is not for every lion, but only for those who kill buffaloes, drag sheep or scare people. Ruthless statistics say that in the history of the Maasai, a man came out victorious in single combat with a lion in only one case out of three. The remaining two ended, as a rule, with the death of the hunter.

According to the degree of danger to a person, a leopard should be placed next to a lion. One of the representatives of this cat family in the mid-1960s. took 8 babies to the Abyssinian jungle, and this is only a small fraction of his exploits.

It is worth noting that the Bengal tiger attacks a person only from behind. Based on this observation, those who go to tiger reserves, it was recommended to cover the back of the head with a mask depicting human face. Not a single person who did this was harmed. And those 30 that died did not rely on a mask, but on the miraculous power of amulets of prayers and spells.

Bears... If you see an aggressive female bear in front of you, it is possible that she has cubs nearby. If there are trees nearby, then most likely they will be on one of them. When leaving, it is worth looking around so as not to go in their direction.

If the animal is close to a person, at 10-15 m, it is not recommended to look him directly in the eye. Many large predators a direct look is a threat signal, an invitation to a fight. And you don't need it - as a reasonable person, you naturally prefer the worst peace to any good quarrel. Therefore, look at him not directly and point-blank, but sideways and not all the time, but with pauses, or something.

If the bear, despite your behavior, does not run away, but approaches, and even looks directly at you, without turning its head and looking to the side, as usual, do not waste time looking askance at it, especially with pauses. It is necessary, without hesitation, to urgently look after suitable tree and, without hesitation, climb higher. If you have a basket, a bag, a hat on your head or a backpack on your back in your hands, throw it to the beast: while he satisfies his curiosity by studying an unfamiliar object or its contents, you will have time to climb a tree. It is unlikely that he will climb there for you - adult bears usually do not do this. It is unlikely that a meeting with a bear may end in tree climbing, but this cannot be completely ruled out.

In about a dozen close encounters with bears, I have never seen them look at me directly - there were only short quick glances sideways. I have not yet seen a bear's gaze, and somehow I do not regret it. Perhaps because the meetings usually took place in an alpine (treeless) area, and my gun often remained in a tent, several kilometers away.

If the beast attacked a man, then the best thing would be to fall face down on the ground, be silent and not move until the beast has gone as far as possible. Most likely, he will not touch a person. This method of self-defense is widespread in the world of wildlife - pretending to be dead, many animals often save their lives. More than once people have avoided bear attacks in this way.

When a bear attacks for real, be it a hungry connecting rod, a wounded animal or an animal guarding its prey, then everything happens quickly. Even from a distance, noticing a person, the predator jumps right at him, often silently, sometimes with a roar, knocks him down with a paw, tears with his claws and bites with his teeth. It is difficult for an experienced hunter to fight off such a swift attack - there may not be enough time to prepare for a rebuff. If the animal stops during the attack, stands on its hind legs, "puffs", roars, then this is most likely a demonstration of the attack. With the wrong behavior of a person, it can end in a real attack.

There are currently several thousand bears in the Altai mountains. There is no place in our country where a hunter could boast of 3-4 hundreds of killed bears. In Altai, such hunters live or lived in the most recent past.

A lot of bears die in nooses. Loops on animal trails are one of the worst forms of poaching. Moose, deer, sometimes cows and horses get into them. The meat of ungulates, as a rule, before the arrival of the hunter has time to deteriorate even in frosty weather, it is all soaked strong smell manure.

The brown bear is the highlight of the animal world, which makes the mountains and forests of Altai particularly attractive, leaving tourists and hunters with indelible, unforgettable impressions of exciting meetings with him...

Going hunting for a dangerous and large animal is an exciting activity exclusively for men. Having shot a hare or a game, the hunter will also be happy, but in such a hunt you will not feel any struggle or opposition to a strong opponent, when the hunter himself becomes the subject of an animal hunt. There is more than enough adrenaline on such a hunt, since danger lurks literally at every step, in contrast to the paperwork that is required if you need to purchase a visa to China, which you apply for by contacting a professional agency.

The wild boar is one of the most dangerous animals on the hunt.

Brown bear

The most dangerous animal on the hunt in the Russian Federation is considered Brown bear. More than a hundred hunters have suffered from the paws of this smart, strong, cunning and most vicious predator. For inexperienced hunters, the bear is the most dangerous beast, therefore, you can’t go after him alone, who want to get their dose of adrenaline too. The danger posed by forest predator, it threatens with various injuries and even death.

Someone will object that in Ancient Russia they hunted a bear alone, armed only with a horn, but in quiet glories there is more bravado, designed for foreign tourists. Modern hunters consider this type of hunting to be suicide.
It is best to hunt a bear with a group, which consists of at least three people, and the presence of an experienced huntsman is also essential for such a hunt. Those who ignored these rules, written with human blood, have every chance to pay for these mistakes with their lives.

The hunter must know almost everything about bear habits. Winter hibernation is a rather deep sleep of a powerful predator, but a bear can easily hear rustles while in this state. The sound of a crunching branch easily becomes the reason for his awakening. And hunters who are completely unprepared for this expect the most terrible moments, during which they will have to seriously fight for their lives and health, fighting with a mighty bear.

A wild boar

A wild boar, which also has enough power, strength and anger, is no less dangerous for hunters.
A wild boar weighs more than one hundred kilos, has sharp fangs, the length of which can be 15 cm, and it is they who cause the death of hunters and their faithful helpers - hunting dogs. There were cases when an already wounded wild animal attacked the hunter, wielding its fangs and front legs, in other words, trampling its prey if it caught the hunter or dog by surprise.

Knowing about such a boar habit, huntsmen pre-prepare special platforms in the place of the intended hunt. Remembering that the boar's neck is massive and almost motionless, the animal will no longer be able to trample the hunter.
It must be remembered that the boar shows caution and sensitivity in everything. He is able to see the targets of his pursuers beyond 150 m, not disregarding even minor movements. Sensing danger, he changes the direction of his run with lightning speed. During periods of feeding, the wild boar moves against the wind in order to sense the danger that threatens it in time.

The boar has powerful muscles on the chest, on thick sides and on the back of the neck, which make it almost invulnerable to small-caliber cartridges. A wounded boar completely forgets about caution and rushes with fury to his offenders, i.e. to the hunter and his dog. At the time of the boar's throw, the hunter must jump to the side in a split second, and the animal will run past, and the boars do not attack the second time.

Participate in the hunt for dangerous and large animal- This is a purely male fascinating occupation. Having shot a game or a hare, you will also rejoice in your luck, but in this case there is no struggle and confrontation with a strong beast, in which you yourself become the subject of an animal hunt. With such a confrontation, adrenaline is more than enough, because danger can lie in wait for you at every step.

Adrenaline for strong men

The most dangerous animal on the hunt in the territory Russian Federation considered a brown bear. More than a dozen hunters suffered from the paws of a strong, intelligent, cunning and extremely vicious beast. For beginners, the most dangerous animal is a bear, which is not recommended for hunting by single hunters, lovers of a large portion of adrenaline, this prohibition also applies. It is bad when a dangerous beast is underestimated, usually this ends with the death of the hunter. It may be objected that ancient Russia they went to the bear alone with a horn prepared from a tree, and this was considered a valiant daring, although in fact, there is more unjustified bravado. Our contemporaries similar view hunting is considered a romantic way of committing suicide. The rules for conducting such a hunt, mind you, oblige to organize such a hunt in the composition of three or more people, and the presence of a huntsman on such a hunt is strictly necessary. Those who ignored these rules, written in human blood, basically pay with their lives. For those who do not know everything about bearish habits, it is useful to know that hibernation- this is a deep enough sleep strong beast, but to catch the rustles, being in this state, he can. The sound of a crunching branch can cause him to wake up. It was then that for the hunters who were not ready for this and the most severe time begins, the struggle for their own and the chances of winning in this struggle will be equal with the beast.

No less dangerous is the wild boar, which has powerful force. Body wild beast, having a weight mass of several hundred kilograms, with the presence of sharp fangs, the length of which reaches fifteen centimeters, is one of the causes of the death of hunters and their four-legged friends, dogs. There are a number of cases from practical hunting, when an already wounded wild boar pounced on his hunter, using fangs and front legs, that is, he simply trampled his prey, taking him by surprise. Having knowledge of such an animal habit, the huntsmen prepare special platforms in advance in the places of the alleged hunting. Considering that the boar's neck is massive and practically motionless, in this case it will not be possible to trample the hunter. It is necessary to know that the sensitivity and caution of the boar is manifested in everything. He can spot the targets of his pursuers from a distance of one hundred and fifty meters, noting even minor body movements. In case of danger, it instantly changes the direction of its run. During the feeding period, it moves against the wind in order to feel the impending danger in time.
The boar's powerful muscles of the chest and on the scruff, as well as on the thick sides, make the beast invulnerable to small-caliber bullets. The wounded animal forgets about its caution and with fury pounces on its offender, in the face of hunters and dogs. At the time of the boar's throw, you should instantly jump to the side, then the boar will run past, and re-attacking is not the lot of these animals.

In terms of its aggressiveness and mobility, the elk is in no way inferior to wild boar. Accidents with severe consequences are most often encountered in moose hunting. The most common error occurs in battue hunts when the animal is driven, and after the animal is lost, negligent and undisciplined hunters, in pursuit of prey, open fire on all moving bushes. In excitement, not noticing that they are no longer firing in their sector. As a result, at least another hunter gets injured.

This is one of the most popular types of hunting animals related to large ones. Noisy mass corrals are arranged for him in the hope, after successful shots, not only to feast on fresh liver, but also to bring home at least a few kilograms of delicious underyearling meat. If permission is obtained for the extraction of an adult boar and the funds allow you to shoot a billhook with impressive fangs, then there is a chance to become the owner of a beautiful trophy. Unfortunately, in this case, the meat is not very High Quality, although there are many.

In addition, hunting for a cautious powerful beast is always emotional, and often dangerous - adrenaline after it in the blood is abundant.

The boar does not need to be described, each represents its appearance and main features of behavior, comparing it with domesticated "relatives". However, it is quite different from a well-fed and “whitened” domestic pig. It is worth mentioning that with short legs he is “not a walker” in deep snow, but his wedge-shaped body with a muzzle stretched forward helps him to break through, like a battering ram, thickets of grasses, bushes, and even snowdrifts.

Nowadays it is very widespread, but it should be remembered that even in middle lane not to mention more northern sections its habitat, the wild boar cannot survive the snowy winter without human help. Only thanks to the constant feeding by employees of hunting farms, it is possible to keep the populations at an acceptable level of numbers. In particular difficult winters emaciated underyearlings almost from the hand of a huntsman, who has long been familiar, grab the food brought to the feeding area. So hunting for a wild boar is strictly regulated: each animal has its own "owner", who spent some money on it. But experienced huntsmen are well aware that a poorly fed animal, if it does not die, will definitely go to a more generous neighbor. In the summer, the wild boar will always find shelter and food in almost any forest, and even in marshy vines overgrown with reeds and sedges, and reeds. But still, in the anthropogenic landscape, he will prefer fields with agricultural crops: corn, potatoes, beets, oats.

All these circumstances determine the methods of hunting wild boar. Even if the hunter goes to him alone, then only with the knowledge and under the control of the huntsman. But most often, corrals are arranged for a wild boar. An experienced pig leads a herd of wild boars - it is not so easy to drive him to shooters. Departing from the beaters, the animals go quickly and carefully through the strongest places, stopping under the cover of writhing, brushwood, and thickets to sniff and listen. Clearings and other open places they slip at high speed. So it is rarely possible to shoot at a standing boar in driven hunting, and it is very difficult to hit a running boar with a bullet.

No wonder there is special exercise for shooters-hunters "running boar" to learn to shoot at a moving target. Therefore, although pens may be short-lived, very often they end up wasted.

Even experienced driven shooters cannot always reliably bring down a wild boar with one or two shots. Moreover, only underyearlings are allowed to shoot with buckshot, only a bullet is suitable for an adult boar. And even that, not everyone can pierce the Kalkan or the skull of this “well-cut and tightly sewn” animal. Scientists know amazing cases the amazing vitality of wild boars, when the most terrible bullet wounds healed on the beast, including on the skull. This confirms known to hunters the truth that a wild boar must be shot from a reliable weapon and on the spot. In the instructions to the hunter they write:

“Shooting a wild boar and an elk is allowed in killing places (with a bullet) - in the neck and behind the shoulder blade, in the heart. An oncoming boar can be shot head-on, letting it get closer to reduce aiming error. But it’s better to let the beast through and shoot him half-stealing in the neck or heart. It is impossible to shoot at the head of an animal running or standing at a considerable distance, since there is very little chance of hitting an animal that is insignificant compared to overall size brain, and the more likely injury to the jaws with such shooting will not stop the beast and will lead to its slow death from exhaustion.

Wild boar hunting from ambush, which is most often equipped on a tower, is becoming more common. From above it is more convenient to aim the right animal among the rest, and it is more difficult for boars to smell a person. Experienced organizers of the hunting economy know where it is best to place the tower - hunting from it for a long time can be effective.

There are many stories among hunters about escaping on a tree from an angry wounded billhook, who very often attacks the offender. They wrote that V. Vysotsky had to save himself in this way. German hunters even make a weather vane for a hunting lodge in the form of a silhouette of a similar picture.

Usually everything ends well, but sometimes there are tragic cases. Here are the words of the military doctor V. Kryzhov: “The boar broke with his sharp fangs femur and tore the main vessels to the hunter, who did not have time to dodge. Death came from acute blood loss and traumatic shock.

The trail of a wild boar is similar to that of an elk, because both animals on the go imprint not only the main pair of hooves, but also the fingers located above - “stepchildren”. True, the long-legged elk walks widely, and the wild boar takes small steps, moreover, in general, its footprint is smaller in size.

Fans of individual hunts prefer to hunt wild boars, mainly billhooks, from the approach. The wild boar is a very cautious and sensitive animal, but if you approach it at dusk or under the moon from the lee side without too much noise, you can even approach it a few meters. An experienced hunter said that, approaching a feeding boar for an hour or more, taking off his shoes, in some woolen socks, almost "stepped" on the beast - I even had to move back a little to make a full shot.

Among hunters, they talk and argue a lot about the maximum size of the old billhooks. You can often hear how someone "filled up" a wild boar by 300 or more kilograms. When clarifying the details, you make sure that the weight was determined by eye for lack of suitable scales. Such boars are not common, in most cases much smaller specimens are mistaken for giants.

Wild boars are omnivorous, they literally plow up abandoned fields in the forest, looking for dandelion roots and just as diligently can dig up earthworms. When wolves once disturbed by hunters left a roe deer not eaten by them, its remains were completely destroyed overnight by wild boars, hungry in winter. In warm rainy winters, which are not uncommon in recent times, wild boars may be reluctant to feed, digging rhizomes of reeds and other plants in the swamp.