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HOLY poo
Jan 12^th, 2011 at 12:05am

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* Leopard sparks panic in eight-hour rampage
* Seven people attacked before leopard shot
* Biologist says attack caused by fear

A LEOPARD attacked seven people and sparked mass panic during an eight-hour rampage through an Indian town.

The big cat strayed into Karad, 160km from Pune, and was first spotted on the roof of a house Sunday afternoon, the Mumbai Mirror reported.

As residents rushed out to look, the animal - believed to be terrified by the commotion - fled into an empty house.

Some people threw rocks inside, causing the furious animal to charge out and cause mayhem in the town.

As residents fled in terror, the leopard attacked and wounded seven of them - pinning its last victim down before a policeman fatally shot it at close range with a revolver.

Earlier attempts by police to drive it off with sticks and stones had failed.

A wildlife biologist told the Mumbai Mirror the animal would have attacked because it was scared by the humans.

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"If a leopard strays into human territory its first instinct is to find a place to hide," Vidya Athreya said.

"However, what happens usually is that a mob gathers around the animal and attacks it. This provokes the animal, which attacks in self-defence."

Read more about leopard attacks seven in eight-hour rampage at the Mumbai Mirror.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/leopard-attacks-seven-people-on-eight-hour-rampage-through-indian-town/story-e6frfkyi-1225985378724#ixzz0cJRN6N2r

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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: HOLY poo Reply #1 - Jan 12^th, 2011 at 5:29am I'm on the leopard's side.
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aussiefree2ride Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3538	Re: HOLY poo Reply #2 - Jan 12^th, 2011 at 5:23pm Some of those Indian journos sniff too much curry powder.
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aussiefree2ride Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3538	Re: HOLY poo Reply #3 - Jan 12^th, 2011 at 5:24pm Kat wrote on Jan 12^th, 2011 at 5:29am: I'm on the leopard's side. It` d be funnier if you were in front of it.
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: HOLY poo Reply #4 - Jan 15^th, 2011 at 8:03am Ah...the circle of life, animal strays to close to humans, animal realises its mistake and hides, people find animal and harrass it, animal gets ticked off and attacks a human, animal gets shot, eventual species extinction, humans screw up the delicate balance of nature, human extinction
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Re: HOLY poo
Reply #5 - Jan 15^th, 2011 at 12:11pm

JC Denton wrote on Jan 12^th, 2011 at 12:05am:

Quote:

* Leopard sparks panic in eight-hour rampage
* Seven people attacked before leopard shot
* Biologist says attack caused by fear

A LEOPARD attacked seven people and sparked mass panic during an eight-hour rampage through an Indian town.

The big cat strayed into Karad, 160km from Pune, and was first spotted on the roof of a house Sunday afternoon, the Mumbai Mirror reported.

As residents rushed out to look, the animal - believed to be terrified by the commotion - fled into an empty house.

Some people threw rocks inside, causing the furious animal to charge out and cause mayhem in the town.

As residents fled in terror, the leopard attacked and wounded seven of them - pinning its last victim down before a policeman fatally shot it at close range with a revolver.

Earlier attempts by police to drive it off with sticks and stones had failed.

A wildlife biologist told the Mumbai Mirror the animal would have attacked because it was scared by the humans.

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* Holiday quiz: Quickly around the world Herald Sun, 30 Dec 2010
* Leopard injures villagers in violent attack The Daily Telegraph, 27 Dec 2010
* What a lovely spot The Australian, 10 Dec 2010
* With the kings of the wild frontier Adelaide Now, 2 Dec 2010
* Casey the Leopard Seal The Daily Telegraph, 3 Oct 2010

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"If a leopard strays into human territory its first instinct is to find a place to hide," Vidya Athreya said.

"However, what happens usually is that a mob gathers around the animal and attacks it. This provokes the animal, which attacks in self-defence."

Read more about leopard attacks seven in eight-hour rampage at the Mumbai Mirror.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/leopard-attacks-seven-people-on-eight-hour-rampage-through-indian-town/story-e6frfkyi-1225985378724#ixzz0cJRN6N2r

LEOPARD RAMPAGE

Holy sh!t Batman, run for the hills?
Er, No, that's where the leopard is?

Ok, run for the water, leopards don't like water?
Er, No, the Rivers are Flooding!

Ok, let's all head for the idylic Bahamas?
Er, definately NOT, that's where Baha (now whatfor me) now says he hangs out and that would be a fate worse than being eaten by the leopard OR drowning in the flood?

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Re: HOLY poo
Reply #6 - Jan 15^th, 2011 at 7:44pm

perceptions_now wrote on Jan 15^th, 2011 at 12:11pm:

JC Denton wrote on Jan 12^th, 2011 at 12:05am:

Quote:

* Leopard sparks panic in eight-hour rampage
* Seven people attacked before leopard shot
* Biologist says attack caused by fear

A LEOPARD attacked seven people and sparked mass panic during an eight-hour rampage through an Indian town.

The big cat strayed into Karad, 160km from Pune, and was first spotted on the roof of a house Sunday afternoon, the Mumbai Mirror reported.

As residents rushed out to look, the animal - believed to be terrified by the commotion - fled into an empty house.

Some people threw rocks inside, causing the furious animal to charge out and cause mayhem in the town.

As residents fled in terror, the leopard attacked and wounded seven of them - pinning its last victim down before a policeman fatally shot it at close range with a revolver.

Earlier attempts by police to drive it off with sticks and stones had failed.

A wildlife biologist told the Mumbai Mirror the animal would have attacked because it was scared by the humans.

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* Holiday quiz: Quickly around the world Herald Sun, 30 Dec 2010
* Leopard injures villagers in violent attack The Daily Telegraph, 27 Dec 2010
* What a lovely spot The Australian, 10 Dec 2010
* With the kings of the wild frontier Adelaide Now, 2 Dec 2010
* Casey the Leopard Seal The Daily Telegraph, 3 Oct 2010

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"If a leopard strays into human territory its first instinct is to find a place to hide," Vidya Athreya said.

"However, what happens usually is that a mob gathers around the animal and attacks it. This provokes the animal, which attacks in self-defence."

Read more about leopard attacks seven in eight-hour rampage at the Mumbai Mirror.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/leopard-attacks-seven-people-on-eight-hour-rampage-through-indian-town/story-e6frfkyi-1225985378724#ixzz0cJRN6N2r

LEOPARD RAMPAGE

Holy sh!t Batman, run for the hills?
Er, No, that's where the leopard is?

Ok, run for the water, leopards don't like water?
Er, No, the Rivers are Flooding!

Ok, let's all head for the idylic Bahamas?
Er, definately NOT, that's where Baha (now whatfor me) now says he hangs out and that would be a fate worse than being eaten by the leopard OR drowning in the flood?

Boring perceptions.

You are as funny as a fart in a lift.

Best you stick to your graphs.

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Reply #7 - Jan 15^th, 2011 at 9:11pm

I remember back in the late 90's on a mine site in Tanzania where leopards were a problem. The locals say that you can walk past a leopard - just keep your hands hidden. They say that if they see your hands, they will attack. We had a security guard standing watch over a storage compound overnight. In the morning, he was inside the compound. He decided that it would be safer when a leopard started creeping towards him in the middle of the night. I just saw the paw prints unfortunately.

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perceptions_now

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Reply #8 - Jan 19^th, 2011 at 5:43pm

whatsforme wrote on Jan 15^th, 2011 at 7:44pm:

perceptions_now wrote on Jan 15^th, 2011 at 12:11pm:

JC Denton wrote on Jan 12^th, 2011 at 12:05am:

Quote:

* Leopard sparks panic in eight-hour rampage
* Seven people attacked before leopard shot
* Biologist says attack caused by fear

A LEOPARD attacked seven people and sparked mass panic during an eight-hour rampage through an Indian town.

The big cat strayed into Karad, 160km from Pune, and was first spotted on the roof of a house Sunday afternoon, the Mumbai Mirror reported.

As residents rushed out to look, the animal - believed to be terrified by the commotion - fled into an empty house.

Some people threw rocks inside, causing the furious animal to charge out and cause mayhem in the town.

As residents fled in terror, the leopard attacked and wounded seven of them - pinning its last victim down before a policeman fatally shot it at close range with a revolver.

Earlier attempts by police to drive it off with sticks and stones had failed.

A wildlife biologist told the Mumbai Mirror the animal would have attacked because it was scared by the humans.

Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.
Related Coverage

* Holiday quiz: Quickly around the world Herald Sun, 30 Dec 2010
* Leopard injures villagers in violent attack The Daily Telegraph, 27 Dec 2010
* What a lovely spot The Australian, 10 Dec 2010
* With the kings of the wild frontier Adelaide Now, 2 Dec 2010
* Casey the Leopard Seal The Daily Telegraph, 3 Oct 2010

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"If a leopard strays into human territory its first instinct is to find a place to hide," Vidya Athreya said.

"However, what happens usually is that a mob gathers around the animal and attacks it. This provokes the animal, which attacks in self-defence."

Read more about leopard attacks seven in eight-hour rampage at the Mumbai Mirror.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/world/leopard-attacks-seven-people-on-eight-hour-rampage-through-indian-town/story-e6frfkyi-1225985378724#ixzz0cJRN6N2r

LEOPARD RAMPAGE

Holy sh!t Batman, run for the hills?
Er, No, that's where the leopard is?

Ok, run for the water, leopards don't like water?
Er, No, the Rivers are Flooding!

Ok, let's all head for the idylic Bahamas?
Er, definately NOT, that's where Baha (now whatfor me) now says he hangs out and that would be a fate worse than being eaten by the leopard OR drowning in the flood?

Boring perceptions.

You are as funny as a fart in a lift.

Best you stick to your graphs.

Well Baha, you would know!

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