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Siberian Tiger Mauls Woman After She Gets Out of Car; How Aggressive Are Big Cats? [WATCH]

A family got in trouble when an unexpected guest joined in their argument. A couple was reportedly fighting when a tiger attacked the woman.

Tiger Attacks a Woman

A Twitter   video went viral, featuring an unexpected encounter between humans and a fierce tiger. According to Crazy Clips in the caption, the woman exited the car during an argument with her husband in a safari park.

In the video, the car stops, and the woman immediately gets off the car. The driver - her husband - opens the door on his side.

They talk or probably argue while she stands outside the car until a huge Siberian tiger approaches the woman and attacks her. The big cat drags her out of the frame of the camera.

The husband and another woman ran out of the car to rescue her.

The post has garnered 2.6 million views, 2.5 retweets, and over 20,000 likes. Several netizens also reacted to the clip.

Steve Parker suggested   that the couple should have kept their argument in the car. Lord Flacko Slim said   it was "natural selection."

Another jokingly commented  that the moral of the story was for women to wait to get home before they yell at their husbands and not do it on the grounds of "the eye of the tiger" at lunchtime in the jungle.

What Really Happened in the Video?

The incident happened in 2016. According to The New York Times , the family was in a Beijing animal park, Badaling Wildlife World, in a section that allows people to drive their vehicles.

Her husband and the other woman - who was later identified as the woman's mother - jumped out in an attempt to rescue her. The woman who was first attacked was badly injured, but her mom, who tried to save her, was mauled to death.

The husband was uninjured, and so did their child, who remained inside the vehicle.

Woman gets out of the car to argue with her husband while inside a Tiger Safari 😳 pic.twitter.com/46HI74qhZj — Crazy Clips (@crazyclipsonly) April 27, 2023

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How Aggressive Are Tigers?

The outlet noted that the tiger that attacked the woman could be a Siberian tiger, which is the largest cat in the world, according to Jack of Science . Siberian tigers are considered more powerful and bigger than Bengal tigers.

They can weigh up to 660 pounds. Aside from being heavier and larger, Siberian tigers have long claws, which gives them an edge.

In general, although tigers are seen as a threat, they are elusive and would rather avoid humans. However, they tend to be aggressive and irritable when they are ill, injured, or can't hunt properly, according to Biology Dictionary .

Tigers are both fascinating and frightful beings. John Vaillant tells the story of Vladimir Markov, a hunter, and poacher in Far Eastern Russia, in his novel " The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival ."

The gripping story detailed how a man-eating tiger was killing people in a remote village. The deadly predator was cunning, injured, and starving.

Vaillant also recounted how Markov wounded a tiger with a gunshot before snatching some of its prey.

The wounded tiger followed the hunter, searched his hut, and awaited his return home before killing and devouring him. The unusual instance shows the tiger waiting up to two days for the hunter before killing him, seemingly out of retaliation.

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THE daughter of a woman mauled to death by a protected tiger has demanded $305,500 compensation from a Beijing safari park.

Chinese national Ms Zhou was attacked by the animal while attempting to rescue her daughter Zhao, who had been dragged away by the hungry tiger moments before, The Sun reports.

The Badaling Wildlife World tragedy, which was captured on CCTV, happened after the pair got out of the safari vehicle they were travelling in following an argument.

According to reports in Chinese media, the tiger pounced on the daughter before dragging her off.

In a bid to rescue her daughter, Ms Zhou leapt from the vehicle and was attacked by a second tiger, mauling her to death.

Daughter Zhao sustained serious injuries in the attack and has apparently been left disabled.

Zhao’s mother is seen leaping from the car moments before she is mauled to death. She is now suing the wildlife park for a 1.55 million yuan payout ($AU305,500), and has called on the park to bear part responsibility for her mother’s death on July 23, 2016.

A previous official investigation into the incident ruled that there were no safety concerns at the park and cleared the business of any wrongdoing.

The payout petition apparently includes 1.25 million yuan ($AU246,500) to cover Ms Zhou’s funeral cost, life expenses for Ms Zhou’s dependants and consolation compensation for Ms Zhou’s family members.

It also included 310,000 yuan ($AU61,000) for Ms Zhao to cover her surgery fees and lost wages.

Siberian tigers are a protected species in China and are listed as endangered animals by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The 6,000-acre wildlife park previously allowed people to drive themselves through the facility, or join a guided tour.

Since the tragedy, self-driving tours of the tiger enclosure have been banned, with “do not get out of the car” signs clearly installed at the entrance.

This article was originally published by The Sun and appears here with permission.

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Mom Killed After Trying to Save Her Daughter From Horrific Tiger Attack in Safari Park

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A mother has died after trying to save her daughter from a tiger attack at a drive-through animal park in Beijing, The New York Times reports . The two women, along with the daughter's husband and the couple's child, were visiting the Badaling Wildlife World park when the attack occurred.

According to the Times , a Beijing news source has reported that the younger woman left the car after an argument with her husband. In the below video, which was captured by a park surveillance camera, you can see her exit from the passenger door and walk around to the other side of the vehicle. Within seconds, a tiger attacks, and the woman's husband and mother run after her in an attempt to save her.

Although park workers were on the scene nearly immediately after the attack (which you can also see in the surveillance camera footage), they were not able to save the woman's mother. The younger woman was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and her husband remained unharmed, the Times reports. The couple's child, who stayed in the vehicle during the time of the attack, was also unharmed.

Badaling Wildlife World visitors are prohibited from exiting their vehicles and warned to keep their car doors locked and windows closed, NBC News reports , but this isn't the first time that the park has seen a tragic animal-related death. A park employee was killed by an elephant in March, and a security guard, who had stepped out of a patrol vehicle, was killed by a tiger in 2014, according to the Times .

USA Today reports that the Yanqing County government is currently investigating the incident.

[h/t The New York Times ]

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A woman's death in China could have been prevented, and it highlights some of the problems with captive animal parks.

Surveillance video at a wildlife park in northern China shows the horrifying moment a woman is attacked by a captive tiger . The woman survived, but her mother was killed after she rushed to defend her daughter.

The woman's husband also came to his wife's rescue and was not hurt.

The deadly encounter took place Saturday at Badaling Wildlife World outside Beijing. Yet the incident could have been prevented and is a reminder of the danger—and questionable track record—of such captive animal experiences, says Luke Dollar, a conservation biologist who directs National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative .

"Lack of awareness and lack of respect for wild animals can sometimes be very expensive, and unfortunately it cost a woman her life," Dollar says.

John Goodrich, the senior program director for tigers for the conservation group Panthera , puts it thus: "If you step out of a car in a cage full of tigers, it's common sense what could happen."

According to local news reports, guests are allowed to drive their own vehicles through a section of Badaling Wildlife World that features captive Siberian tigers. But such attractions are not a good idea, Dollar and Goodrich warn.

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In fact, the park has had several other safety problems in the past. A security guard who stepped out of a vehicle was killed by a tiger there in 2014. In March, another employee was killed by an elephant . In 2009, a man was killed by a tiger after he scaled a fence and entered an enclosure.

"I hope they're not taking any actions against the tiger," Goodrich adds.

Attempts to reach Badaling Wildlife World have so far not been successful. The county government issued a statement saying they are investigating the incident, the park has been temporarily closed, and that "here we remind the tourists, walkers must comply with the relevant regulations, improve safety awareness, to avoid accidents."

Captive Tigers Can Be More Dangerous

Lions and tigers in captive situations "often don't have a healthy fear of people," Dollar says. They often associate humans with food or positive attention, especially if they are hand raised.

Some wildlife attractions even permit people to pet or hand-feed big cats, which can exacerbate unnatural behaviors, he adds.

In contrast, in the wild, big cats tend to avoid people, possibly seeing them as rival predators or even as threats, particularly in areas with a history of hunting. When a person on a safari vehicle exits a vehicle around them—which can still be dangerous—the big cats typically scatter, Dollar says. ( Read about the woman killed by a lion in South Africa .)

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"But captive cats, which may have been around people their entire lives, may be curious when people get out of a vehicle, since that probably doesn't happen on a regular basis," Dollar says.

Local media have reported that the woman who first exited her car at the park Saturday may have been arguing with her husband, although a family friend later disputed that fact. If she was raising her voice, it could have attracted the tiger, Dollar says, since it could have piqued its curiosity, or even sounded like a distress call (predators often hone in on prey in distress).

( Read about the gorilla that attacked a boy in a U.S. zoo .)

Captive Parks Can Be Problematic

As the recent controversy over Thailand's tiger temple suggests , some captive wildlife attractions have been linked to supplying the black market for bones, skins, and other valuable contraband. And some facilities have been criticized for keeping animals in unsanitary, small, and unnatural conditions. Sometimes, lions and tigers are even kept together, causing them significant stress.

What's more, there's little evidence captive breeding on such a large scale is benefitting the species overall or in the wild, Dollar says. There are more than two times more tigers in captivity in the U.S. than there are throughout the entire world in the wild.

Although he's not familiar with Badaling Wildlife World in particular, Dollar says many captive animal attractions around the world are "exploitive and profiteering." The animals often "aren't being bred to restock wild populations," Dollar adds.

As of this writing we are unable to determine whether Badaling has ever released tigers into the wild. Goodrich says he is not aware of any reintroductions of tigers across China.

Still, "cats are amazingly resilient, and they do just fine if we can adequately manage and protect them," says Dollar.

Although the study has since been contested by some biologists , an April report estimated that there about 3,890 tigers left in the wild , up from 3,200 in 2010. Yet the April report estimated only seven wild tigers in China, noting that the country has yet to do a formal count. ( Read about the recent decline of leopards .)

Goodrich adds that China remains the world's biggest market for blackmarket tiger parts, which he calls "the driving force behind the decline of tigers." The country has done some work to protect its remaining wild tigers, but more could be done, he adds.

"I love the fact that people care about big cats, but I wish people could do what they can to help them without this exploitative component [of wildlife attractions]," Dollar says.

Note: This story was updated at 1:30 pm ET with comments from Goodrich of Panthera.

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China Tiger Attack Kills Woman at Drive-Through Animal Park

Video shows tiger mauling in beijing, graphic surveillance video from an animal park in china captured a woman being attacked by a tiger after she left her car. that woman survived, while another woman who rushed to her rescue was killed..

By Austin Ramzy

• July 25, 2016

A woman was killed by a tiger over the weekend after jumping out of a car in a Beijing animal park to try to save her daughter from a tiger attack, local government officials said.

At least one tiger mauled the women on Saturday at Badaling Wildlife World in a section that allows people to drive their own vehicles through a Siberian tiger enclosure, the Yanqing County government said in a written statement .

Surveillance video that circulated widely online showed a woman exit a car, then walk to the other side of the vehicle, where she was attacked a few seconds later by a tiger. As the animal dragged her away, her husband and mother jumped out in an attempt to rescue her.

The woman left the car because of an argument with her husband, reported The Legal Evening News, based in Beijing. The Beijing News, also based in the Chinese capital, quoted a friend of the family who denied that the couple had been fighting.

The woman who was first attacked was badly injured, and her mother, who left the car in an effort to save her daughter, was killed, The Beijing News reported. The woman’s husband was uninjured, as was their child, who remained in the vehicle, the newspaper said.

The park, near a famous section of the Great Wall in a county north of central Beijing, has had serious safety problems before. In March, a park employee was killed by an elephant . A security guard who stepped out of a patrol vehicle was killed by a tiger in 2014.

In 2009, an 18-year-old man was killed by a tiger in the park after he scaled a fence with two friends to enter the animals’ enclosure. The men had apparently been trying to take a shortcut through the park after a hike along the Great Wall, reported Xinhua, a state-run news agency.

While the number of wild tigers in China has dropped to fewer than two dozen living in the far northeast, where they cross back and forth into Russia, thousands of tigers are raised in parks around the country. Visitors to parks in cities like Harbin can pay to feed them, sometimes with live animals. Critics say such breeding programs do little to help wild populations and are sometimes used as cover for the illegal trade in animal parts, like tiger pelts and wine made from their bones.

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Tiger kills woman working in safari park in Chile

Police say the woman did not realise the door of the animal’s cage was open and was immediately attacked

A young woman working at a safari park in Chile has died after a tiger attacked her, police said.

The woman, who has not been identified by police, was among staff cleaning and carrying out maintenance work on Friday in the big cats’ enclosure of a safari park in the city of Rancagua, 90km south of the capital Santiago.

Visitors drive through the safari feature, where animals can move freely. When staff are working in the area, animals are confined in enclosures.

The woman who died suffered neck wounds in the tiger attack, authorities said.

Williams Espinoza of the Rancagua police said the woman’s ordeal was brief. “She did not realize that the door of the animal’s cage was open and was immediately attacked by this tiger, causing her death on the spot,” he said.

The safari park was closed while police investigated. Jorge Mena, from the regional public prosecutor’s office, said they would be investigating possible third-party culpability for what happened.

The Rancagua Safari Park did not respond to a request for comment. The condition of the tiger was not known.

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A young woman has died after a tiger attacked her at a safari park in Chile.

The woman, who has not yet been identified by police, was a worker at the safari park and was cleaning the tiger's enclosure at the safari park, located in Rancagua, a city 60 miles south of the Chilean capital Santiago.

The animals can roam the enclosure freely, usually while guests drive through them, but they are kept in separate spaces when staff clean or perform maintenance in the enclosure.

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However, the tiger's cage door was left open, said Williams Espinoza of the Rancagua police. The tiger then escaped and attacked the woman, who suffered severe neck wounds in the brutal but brief ordeal.

A young woman working at a Chilean safari park died on Friday after a tiger attacked her, police said.

"She did not realize that the door of the animal's cage was open and was immediately attacked by this tiger, causing her death on the spot," Espinoza said, as reported by CNN .

The park was closed while police investigated the incident. Jorge Mena, an agent from the regional public prosecutor's office, stated that a separate investigation would be carried out to see if there was any third-party culpability that caused the tiger attack to happen.

Specifically, the investigation will look into why and how the door to the tiger's cage was left open while the woman went about cleaning the enclosure.

While deaths caused by big cat attacks are rare, Big Cat Rescue reports that there have been 783 incidents involving captive exotic cats in the USA alone since 1990. They report that these attacks have resulted in 25 deaths, including five children.

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Tiger kills woman working at Chilean safari park after cage left open

SANTIAGO (REUTERS) - A young woman working at a Chilean safari park died on Friday (Aug 6) after a tiger attacked her, police said.

The woman, who has not been identified by police, was among staff cleaning and performing maintenance work in the big cats' enclosure of a safari park in the city of Rancagua, 90km south of the capital Santiago.

Visitors drive through the safari feature, where animals can move freely. When staff are working in the area, animals are confined in enclosures.

The woman who died suffered neck wounds in the tiger attack, the authorities said.

Mr Williams Espinoza of the Rancagua police said the woman's ordeal was brief.

"She did not realise that the door of the animal's cage was open and was immediately attacked by this tiger, causing her death on the spot," he said.

The safari park was closed while police investigated. Mr Jorge Mena, from the regional public prosecutor's office, said they would be investigating possible third-party culpability for what happened.

The Rancagua Safari Park did not respond to a request for comment. The condition of the tiger was not known.

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Tiger attack at a Japanese safari park: a case report

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Big cat bites are highly lethal due to the enormous bite force of these animals. This article reviews the morphology of these types of injuries and key points of management through a survival case at a Japanese safari park.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 26-year-old female keeper who was attacked by a tiger. She was quickly transported to our university hospital by ambulance helicopter. The keeper was severely bitten on the head and face and had wounds all over her body. Craniofacial repair was performed by emergency surgery. She suffered mild facial nerve paralysis and trismus because of being bitten by the tiger and is currently recovering.

Conclusions

A multidisciplinary approach of the severe tiger bites successfully treated a young woman cosmetically and mentally. Animal farms and zoos that keep tigers should take strict measures to avoid direct confrontation with tigers.

In Japanese zoos and zoological parks, measures are taken to prevent people from directly confronting big cats such as tigers and lions. However, in prior accidents, individuals have been attacked by big cats due to human errors. Big cat bites are highly lethal due to the enormous bite force of these animals [ 1 ].

We report on the trauma and psychological management of a young female zookeeper who sustained severe facial trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder from a tiger bite.

In Japan, 2022 was the year of the tiger. Therefore, many spectators were expected to visit the safari park to see tigers. In the morning just before the gate opened, a 26-year-old female keeper who had worked 2 years there opened the passageway door and was faced with a tiger, which was supposed to have been placed in the cage the previous night. The Bengal tiger was 2 m long and weighed 150 kg. The keeper was attacked from the rear when she momentarily turned her back. First she was bitten on the head, knocked down on the spot, dragged for 3 m, and then bitten several times on her chest and abdomen. She was moved away from the tiger by another keeper and an ambulance was called. After 5 min, the paramedics arrived and provided first aid, such as gauze compression, after which she was directly transported to our university hospital by an ambulance helicopter. Upon presentation, Glasgow Coma Scale was E3V4M6 and respiratory rate was 36/min. Tetanus toxoids 20 IU and immunoglobulins 250 U were administered to prevent infection. Due to persistent bleeding from the head (hemoglobin 10.8 g/dL) and decreased systolic blood pressure to 70 mmHg, an emergency blood transfusion was performed. The patient required 6 units of packed red blood cells and 6 units of fresh frozen plasma. Further, tracheal intubation by rapid sequence intubation was then performed.

The results of the clinical examination were as follows: Head and face: multiple lacerations on the right midface, both sides of the neck, around the ears, and on both sides of the back of the head due to tiger bites (Fig.  1 ); the occiput showed a degloving injury on the pericranium, leaving a gap of 5 cm in the center. Chest and back: an open wound measuring approximately 10 cm on the right anterior chest, and the mammary gland had prolapsed; some bite wounds were on the back. Abdomen: an open wound in the lower right abdomen. Extremities: lacerations due to bites on the left thigh and right thumb.

Multiple lacerations in the head and face area

In the initial computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple open facial fractures (orbital floor, medial wall fracture, right maxillary comminuted fracture, right zygomatic fracture, nasal bone fracture, anterior skull base fracture, left orbital medial wall fracture, and left maxillary fractures) and pneumoencephalopathy due to the disruption of the frontal and ethmoid sinuses and the entire skull base (Fig.  2 A, B). There was a small pneumothorax on the right side (Fig.  2 C). A small gas image was detected in the abdominal cavity; however, no organ damage was observed. There were fractures in the C1 cervical transverse process fracture (Fig.  3 ) and the T12 and L1 spinous processes (Fig.  4 ). No vascular injury was observed. A 28Fr chest drain was placed in the right thoracic cavity, and a Penrose drain was placed in the abdominal cavity. Wounds found on the chest, abdomen, and extremities were washed and sutured. The initial prophylactic antibiotic was sulbactam/ampicillin for 9 days in the absence of a wound infection.

Computed tomography (CT) images. A 3D reconstruction of the initial CT scan showing multiple open facial fractures. B Head CT scan showing pneumoencephalopathy due to disruption of the frontal sinus (arrow). C Chest CT scan showing a small pneumothorax on the right side

Cervical spine computed tomography scan: C1 cervical transverse fracture (arrow)

Thoracolumbar spine computed tomography scan: T12 and L1 spinous process fractures

Emergency surgery was initiated 5 h after arrival at the hospital. A large amount of saline was used to wash the head and face to remove as many fine bone fragments as possible. The prolapsed right eyeball was restored due to optic nerve damage, and the upper and lower bulbar conjunctiva were intact and maintained continuity; however, the eyeball was exposed due to contracture of the right upper eyelid. To maintain the facial shape, only the third largest bone fragment was fixed to a titanium plate. The right zygomatic frontal suture was fixed using a straight 6-hole microplate with a 4-hole 5 mm screw. The suprafrontal suture was fixed with a 4-hole 5 mm screw in a 5-hole Y microplate. The bilateral full-thickness injury of parotid gland and masseter muscle injury were suspected to result in bilateral facial nerve palsy. Skin suturing was performed without soft-tissue repair. No skin defects were observed.

Two Penrose drains were placed in the right anterior chest and one in each of the left lower abdomen, left hip, left groin, and left ilium.

On the day after the surgery, the patient was extubated. Two days after the surgery, enteral nutrition was initiated, and the chest tube was removed. Three days postoperatively, the patient experienced nightmares, underwent psychiatric treatment, and was diagnosed with an acute stress reaction; eszopiclone 3 mg was initiated. Oral intake was initiated on the fifth postoperative day, and the patient was discharged from the intensive care unit.

Fourteen days after the injury, open reduction of the zygomatic fracture was performed. In addition, because the eyelid could not be closed on the right inner canthus side, orbital and nasal bone reconstructions were performed. The patient was doing well and was discharged 21 days after the injury.

The patient was readmitted to the hospital and underwent surgery for removal of the right mandibular muscle process and right mandibular scar in the Oral Surgery Department because of concomitant contracture-induced trismus. After that, she continued to visit the hospital, and although the root of her nose was slightly shifted to the right side, she regained her cosmetic appearance and her oral intake has improved (Fig.  5 ).

Postoperative result after 7 months show the root of her nose was slightly shifted to the right side

Five months after being discharged from the hospital, she began complaining of flashbacks and nightmares of the scene at the time of the accident. The patient was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder by a psychiatrist and started on sertraline 50 mg and has been improving since then.

Regarding facial nerve palsy, only the mandibular branch remained on the right side, and only the mandibular branch was completely paralyzed on the left side. Right buccinator muscle branch reconstruction surgery was considered; however, 7 months after being discharged from the hospital, he was able to lift his right eyebrow, and the movement of the orbicularis oris muscle also improved.

Discussion and conclusions

As wild tigers are declining worldwide, currently, a majority of their attacks on humans are in captivity [ 2 ]. Globally, there have been reports of staff being attacked by big cats, such as tigers, at zoos and parks. [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. In Japan, 11 cases of big cat attacks have been reported to date, with 7 deaths. In these zoos, measures have been devised to prevent direct contact with the animals; however, human error has caused accidents in which zookeepers have been attacked [ 9 ].

Similar to wild tigers, tigers in captivity instinctively bite the head and neck of the victim, depriving them of movement [ 5 ]. Tigers have an extremely strong bite force of 1500 N [ 10 ], and there have been cases of death due to damage to the carotid artery caused by being bitten on the neck. Fortunately, this case was not lethal because there were no severe bites on the neck; however, there was a high degree of craniofacial tissue destruction. The patient was transported to a university hospital by helicopter, and emergency surgery was quickly performed by a complex department that mainly focused on plastic surgery. Thorough debridement and irrigation of the affected area and the administration of Pasteurella -targeted antibiotics and tetanus toxoids resulted in effective control without wound infection during the course of hospitalization.

Due to the severe facial damage, multiple functional disorders such as visual impairment due to left optic nerve rupture, bilateral facial paralysis due to facial muscle damage, and trismus due to contracture occurred, and multiple surgeries were performed. Therefore, long-term follow up is still required. Aside from the craniofacial lesion, the thoracic injury extended into the thoracic cavity and formed a pneumothorax. Multiple lacerations and fractures were also observed. As tiger canine teeth are long, bites and claw injuries can affect the entire body; therefore, detailed whole-body trauma assessment is important. CT scan has been reported to be useful for a detailed whole-body search, and it was extremely effective in this case [ 7 ].

The patient in this case was a young woman, and cosmetic considerations were very important to improve her aesthetics. In such cases, mental shock may occur and lead to an acute stress reaction and posttraumatic stress disorder; therefore, a psychiatric approach is also very important. Multidisciplinary treatment including many departments such as plastic surgery, otolaryngology, surgery, and psychiatry was effective. Therefore, treatment at a large hospital such as our university hospital is desirable, and early or direct transportation should be considered [ 11 ].

Tiger bite, such as this case, causes severe trauma to the whole body, especially the head and neck region. In this case, a multidisciplinary approach including plastic surgery, otolaryngology, surgery, and psychiatry at the university hospital successfully treated a young woman cosmetically and mentally. Animal farms and zoos that keep tigers should take strict measures to eliminate human error and avoid direct confrontation with tigers.

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Because humans hunt it and destroy its habitat, which once stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

Tiger habitats are pretty diverse and can be found in more places than you’d think! They live in Siberia’s dense forests and roam Malaysia’s jungles. But things are not going well for these elegant cats of prey. Although the tiger has no natural enemies, it is threatened with extinction. 

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The IUCN red list puts the Tiger status to endangered : 

Poachers are also a great danger. They hunt the tigers because they can sell the big cats’ body parts well. Because claws, teeth, brain, and other parts are processed into medicine in traditional Chinese medicine and are in great demand. Hunting tigers as trophies have cost many animals their lives, especially in the last century.

The World Wide Fund For Nature ( WWF ) assumes that less than ten percent of the original habitat is left. The reasons are manifold. For example, mineral resources such as coal or oil are extracted in some regions. Deforestation of the rainforest is also a significant problem, as is the development of inaccessible areas by roads.

The South Chinese tiger is considered extinct in the accessible wilderness. According to the WWF species lexicon, experts assume that there are only a few isolated individuals, if at all. Therefore, the last hope of preserving the species lies in the few animals in Chinese zoos. The remaining five species now live in only 13 countries in Asia. Most of them are native to India, where it is estimated that there are about 1700 tigers.

A little more than a hundred years ago, there were still about 100,000 tigers living in large parts of Asia . There are still about 3900 animals; the Bali, Caspian, and Java tigers are extinct. Amazing animals for a Tiger Safari or Tour.

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That is why wild animals respect them. But if a trainer, for example, stumbles and loses his position of power, it can become dangerous even for him. Also, to strange tigers, he would not dare to enter the cage. By the way, in the wilderness, animals only rarely attack humans. If, for example, a shark hurts a surfer, it is only because he mistakes him for a seal. You can see this because, unlike its usual prey, it does not eat it. 

Nevertheless, some people can go into a tiger or lion cage without being attacked, for example, tamers in the circus. They know their animals well and are something like the leader. 

For Tiger, a human being is a big animal. And when an animal is in its enclosure, the tiger wants to hunt it because he has an innate hunting instinct. 

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Apart from the waiting times, which can amount up to 2 hours, this arrangement is for really interested rather a farce animal protection can not function so! However the park is worthwhile also independently of its tigers. One should let oneself in simply on the species-rich fauna. A tiger sighting is not everything!

Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh is one of India’s most famous national parks due to its size. However, because of this size, one does oneself hard to get the tigers hoped by every traveler also to face.  Unless one has nothing against the extremely questionable tiger show, where tigers are driven out of the undergrowth with the help of elephants, so hordes of Indian families wait noisily with the car until the elephant is ready to carry the customers up to the tiger. 

India offers one of the best Tiger spotting opportunities in the world, with over 50 Tier resorts called the "Tiger State". 

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The best-known animal species in the park is the Bengal tiger, of which almost 50 animals lived in the park in 1997. The big cats are not shy and can be observed particularly well here.

Some of these swamps still exist. Salt forests dominate the rest. 

The hilly landscape is dominated by a plateau on which once stood the fort of the Maharajas. Nearby are grasslands rich in game, originating from swamps that were once created to protect the fort. 

The park is considered one of the most reliable places to observe wild tigers.

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This is a different kind of tiger sanctuary with so many differences in altitude and gorgeous greenery, reminiscent of Robert Frost’s beautiful forests. There is a lot of wildlife here. It is undoubtedly an underestimated but wonderful place worth visiting. The drive to the place itself through the mountains is amazingly scenic.

Even though the chances of tiger sightings in Satpura Tiger Reserve are not the highest, the park offers walking safaris, a unique way to experience wildlife. 

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The main form of vegetation is the saline forests, at higher altitudes there are also some pine stands. In the lowlands there are riverine forests, whose stands are interrupted by grasslands called “chaurs” by the locals. It is only open from November to June.

The largest river in the park is the Ramganga, which flows into a large lake at the western border of the reserve. The landscape is characterized by broad valleys and hills. A chain of hills runs east-west in the middle of the area. 

It was initially called Hailey National Park, but in 1957 it was renamed Corbett National Park after it was temporarily called Ramganga National Park from 1952. Corbett National Park covers almost 521 square kilometres. Together with the adjacent Sonanadi Conservation Area it forms the Corbett Tiger Reserve, established in 1973 as part of Project Tiger.

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The Sundarbans are the most extensive mangrove forests in the world and the only ones where Bengal tigers live at the same time, they have been a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 1987. 

West Bengal is home to one of the world’s largest tiger populations, with over 350 tigers in a 140,000-hectare mangrove forest close to the Bangladesh border. It is a world heritage site, and visitors can take boat safaris. A very famous place for Tiger Safari or Tours.

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Tourist tiger safaris are organized like science tours, tracking pug marks on snowmobiles and on food, setting camera traps reviewing footage. What else is there? You can see wolves, lynxes, badgers, foxes, and raptors. In the summer even Asian black bears

However, with only around 540 individuals left in the wild, the chance to see one is slight. Most of the Tiger Safari tours are based in Durminskoye Reserve, it is a 50.000-acre wildlife sanctuary a three hours drive from Khabarovsk in southeast Russia. It is the last prime habitat for Siberian tigers.

In the 1940s, they were hunted to the brink of extinction and only saved due to the new protection grant of tigers in Russia in 1965. 

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How to get there: The main entrance and the national park office are in Sungai Penuh. There you can get a visit permit and find hiking guides. Alternatively, accommodations in the Kerinci Seblat National Park’s surroundings often help their guests get a visit permit and reliable hiking guides. Look for a Tiger Safari or Tour.

There are also about 200 bird species. Among the more than 4000 plant species that grow in Kerinci Seblat National Park are the giant reflower, the titan’s root, various orchids and the edelweiss.

Numerous rare or even endangered species, such as the Sumatran tiger, the clouded leopard, the tree leopard, the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Malay bear, and the Malayan tapir, is at home in Kerinci Seblat National Park. 

Various species accordingly characterize the fauna and flora of the Kerinci Seblat National Park. 

However, the National Park offers another Sighting, the Sumatran Tiger . Around 200 Tigers roam in the wild, using Tourists as one factor to save their habitat and survival. 

The Kerinci Seblat National Park is twice the size of the famous Bali Island, which is well known for its tourists. 

Tigers in Zoos and National Parks

The consequences for the animals are fatal: Massive damage to their health, severe behavioral disorders, and increased mortality.  This Tiger Safari or Tour guide should highlight only sustainable places to go.

• Perform feats for which they are often trained by force,
• Have to change venues 50 times a year on average,
• Spend most of their time in small cages, inadequate enclosures, or in the transport wagon,
• That essential species-specific behavior such as social contacts or movement are considerably restricted or made completely impossible,
• that they have little variety or occupation,
• that they are often not fed and cared for appropriately,
• That veterinary control or care is often inadequate because there are only a few specialized veterinarians for wild animals nationwide or the circus cannot or will not afford the treatment financially,
• that in many cases the circus operators lack the necessary expertise,
• that there is no fixed winter quarters during the play-free period. Only about every tenth company can call a winter accommodation its own.

Nevertheless, animals of wild species can still be seen in many circus operations that travel around the world: Tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, giraffes, sea lions or monkeys – the range of animal species carried along is extensive. Wild animals suffer in the circus. They suffer massively, because:

Wild animals make exceptionally high demands on their keeping and accommodation. In a circus enterprise, responsible keeping wild animals is generally impossible.

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Apr 24 2017

City Street Guides by f.d. walker: A Street Photography Guide to Moscow, Russia

*A series of guides on shooting Street Photography in cities around the world. Find the best spots to shoot, things to capture, street walks, street tips, safety concerns, and more for cities around the world. I have personally researched, explored and shot Street Photography in every city that I create a guide for. So you can be ready to capture the streets as soon as you step outside with your camera!

At over 12 million people, Moscow is the largest city in Russia and second largest in Europe by population ( Istanbul is #1). An urban, cosmopolitan metropolis with more than enough glitz and glam to cater to the elite, but without losing its fair share of Soviet era roughness around the edges. It can be fast paced, brash, busy, and trendy like other big cities, but it has its blend of West meets Russia atmosphere and beauty that provides plenty of unique interest. The Red Square is as famous as it gets, but there’s so much more to this city, including the most beautiful subway system you’ve ever seen. It would take years to capture all of Moscow, but that means you have an endless amount of areas to discover.

So here’s a Street Photography guide so you can be ready to capture all that Moscow has to offer before you even arrive!

• Patriarch’s Pond
• Old Arbat Street
• Maroseyka Street
• Tverskoy Boulevard

Top 5 Street Spots:

1. red square.

The Red Square is the most famous square in not just Russia, but all of Eastern Europe. The name actually doesn’t come from the color of the bricks or communism, but from the name in Russian, Krásnaya, once meaning “beautiful” before its meaning changed to “red.” This large plaza is what you see on the cover of guide books and magazines for Moscow, with St. Basil’s Cathedral being the center piece next to Lenin’s Mausoleum surrounded by the Kremlin Wall. Of course, the Red Square attracts hordes of tourist due to the main attractions, but all that activity around an interesting atmosphere does provide street photo opportunities. It’s also the central square connecting to the city’s major streets, providing a good starting point to explore outward.

You’ll also find the popular pedestrian only Nikolskaya Street connecting the Red Square to Lubyanka Square. This line of expensive shops includes plenty of activity, while also leading you to another popular square. Filled with history rivaling any city, the Red Square and surrounding areas are the heart and soul of Russia.

2. Patriarch’s Ponds

Patriarch’s Ponds is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Moscow. Despite the name being plural, there’s only one large pond, but it’s worth a visit with your camera. It’s a popular spot for locals and expats to come relax or take a stroll around the pond. You get an interesting mix of young and old too, from young love to “babushkas” feeding pigeons. It’s a very peaceful park atmosphere in one of the nicer areas within the city center, while bringing enough activity for street photography. 

The pond is shallow and in the winter becomes a popular spot for ice-skating too. The area is also well-known for the location in the famous Russian novel, The Master and Margarita. 

3. Old Arbat (Stary Arbat)

Old Arbat is the most famous pedestrian street in Moscow, and dating back to the 15th century, also one of its oldest. Originally, it was an area of trade, but soon became the most prestigious residential area in Moscow. During the 18th century, Arbat started attracting the city’s scholars and artists, including Alexander Pushkin. Cafes lined the streets and impressive homes filled the neighborhood. Since then, New Arbat street was created as a highway in the area, while Old Arbat was paved for a 1km pedestrian only walkway.

Due to the historic buildings, famous artists that lived here, and the bohemian atmosphere, Old Arbat has become a big attraction for tourists today. Now, there’s a mix of cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops, street performers, street merchants and other attractions for visitors, and some locals, to come enjoy. It can get really busy here and there’s usually something interesting going on so it’s a good street to come walk with your camera for guaranteed life.

4. Gorky Park

One of the most famous places in Moscow is Gorky Park. The official name is Maxim Gorky’s Central Park of Culture & Leisure, which gives you an idea of what goes on here. When built, it was the first of its kind in the Soviet Union. Divided into two parts, it stretches along Moscow River. One end contains fair rides, foods stands, tennis courts, a sports club, a lake for boat rides, and more. This end brings more active life due to its number of attractions, while the other end is more relaxed, where you’ll find gardens, trees, older buildings, and an outdoor amphitheater.

Gorky Park attracts mostly locals so it’s a good spot to capture the non-tourist side of Moscow life. Muscovites come here to escape the city and unwind in a picturesque setting. The park remains alive outside of the warmer months too, especially when the lake turns into the city’s largest outdoor skating rink. I’d recommend taking the metro out here to spend at least half a day exploring the massive park’s life with your camera.

5. Maroseyka Street

Maroseyka Street is a popular area not too far from the Red Square. The long, winding street turns into Pokrovka and is lined with restaurants, cafes, bars and places to stay. It’s actually where I like to stay when I’m in Moscow due to its location and solid street photography opportunities itself. You have Kitay-gorod station near and if you keep walking southwest, you’ll get to the Red Square. But if you walk northwest, as it changes to Pokrovka, you can find a long street of activity for photography with its own interesting atmosphere.

6. Tverskoy Boulevard

Tverskoy Boulevard is the oldest and longest boulevard in Moscow, beginning at the end of Nikitsky Boulevard, and finishing at Pushkin Square, a spot to come for activity itself. The boulevard is made up of two avenues, with pedestrian walkways in-between. You’ll find grass, shrubbery, trees, benches and more walking it’s almost kilometer length. Many people come here to enjoy some relaxation, walk their dog, or just to use it to walk wherever they’re going. Its center location also provides a nice place to walk with your camera near plenty of other spots you’ll want to check out anyway.

Sample Street Walk:

For a full day of Street Photography, covering some of the best spots, you can follow this sample street walk for Moscow:

• Start your morning walking around the Red Square (1), while exploring the surrounding area, including Nikolskaya Street
• Then walk northwest to Patriarch’s Ponds (2) and slowly walk the pond and surrounding area with your camera
• Next, walk east to the Pushkin Monument and stroll down Tverskoy Boulevard (6)
• Once Tverskoy Boulevard (6) ends, it will turn into Nikitsky Boulevard. Follow this down until you get to the start of Old Arbat Street (3), across from Arbatskaya station
• After you’re done walking down Old Arbat Street (3) for more street photography, spend some time checking out Moscow’s beautiful metro stations
• To finish off the day with more street photography, get off the metro near Red Square (1) again, Maroseyka Street (5) or wherever you’re staying for the night.

3 Things I’ll Remember about Shooting in Moscow:

1. museum metro.

The Moscow metro system was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union and today includes 203 stations across 340km of routes. The elaborate system has some of the deepest stations in the world too, with escalators that seem to go on forever. None of this is what makes it so special, though. Many of its stations feel like stepping inside a museum, making it without a doubt the most interesting and beautiful metro system I’ve been in.

When built, Stalin wanted to make the metro stations “palaces for the people” with marble, chandeliers, and grand architecture. The best part is the variety of architecture and styles used, making many of the stations a completely different experience visually. You could easily spend a whole day traveling the stations and there are even tours available for people who wish to do just that. My advice, though, would be just to buy a ticket and hop on and off at different stations, while exploring different lines. The museum-like surrounding mixed with the crowds of characters can make for a great photography experience.

Since there are so many stations, here are some of my favorites to check out:

• Novoslobodskaya
• Mayakovskaya
• Elektrozavodskaya
• Komsomolskaya
• Ploschad Revolyutsii
• Dostoyevskaya
• Prospekt Mira

2. Moscow is Big

It’s no secret that Moscow is a big city, but it can feel even bigger with how spread out much of it is. This is especially true if you compare it to cities outside of Asia. If I compared it to cities in Europe, I’d probably say only Istanbul would warrant more time to really discover the depths of this city. Most only explore around the Red Square and surrounding area, but that is such a small part of the city. Although, that central area does give you plenty to see on its own.

Fortunately, I had a good friend living in the city to show me around, but it opened up my eyes even more to how much there is to discover in Moscow. It’s a big city with a variety of atmosphere that can take you from “east” to “west” and trendy to rugged depending on where you go. I’d imagine you’d have to live here a while to really know the city.

3. Cosmopolitan Mix of East meets West

Modern skyscrapers mixed with amazing architecture, a world-class metro system with museum-like beauty, trendy fashion and chic clubs, Moscow is a rich mix of Russian culture and history in a more western cosmopolitan package. There is a push to keep the Russian culture, while also pushing forward with a modern metropolis the whole world will envy. This comes with an impressive skyline, that continues to grow, and endless modernities, but with soviet nostalgia and atmosphere mixed in for good measure.

Mixed in with this grand western cosmopolitan atmosphere, is a strong national pride in Russia. This includes their famous leader, Vladimir Putin. Maybe no other place will you see a country’s leader more often. All over, from the pricey tourist shops to the underground walkway stalls, you’ll find goods with Putin’s likeness covering them. From t-shirts to magnets to Matryoshka dolls. There’s a strong national pride that can be seen around the city, which also extends to their leader. Moscow is many things. It’s East meets West, modernizations meets Soviet era, and a whole lot more.

What To Do For a Street Photography Break?:

Eat at a stolovaya.

Stolovayas are Russian cafeterias that became popular in the Soviet days. You grab a tray and walk down the line of freshly prepared local dishes, and select whatever you want from the chefs. They’re usually inexpensive and a much better value than restaurants, while giving you the opportunity to try from a wide selection of everyday Russian food. They’re also very tasty. I always include some borsch on my tray and go from there. The places themselves are all over Moscow and usually come with Soviet-era aesthetics to complete the experience.

Street Safety Score: 7

*As always, no place is completely safe! So when I talk about safety, I’m speaking in general comparison to other places. Always take precaution, be smart, observe your surroundings and trust your instincts anywhere you go!

Being the 2nd largest city in Europe with over 12 million people, you’re going to have your dangerous areas, but for the most part, it feels safe walking around. Russia is statistically higher in crime compared to most of Europe, but this generally doesn’t apply to tourists and visitors. Around the Red Square and surrounding city center, you should feel completely safe walking around. Pick pocketing can happen, but no more than other touristic places. I always explore Moscow freely without coming across too much to worry about. It’s a spread out city, though, so of course it matters where you are. Just use basic street smarts, know where you are and Moscow shouldn’t give you a problem. 

People’s Reaction Score: 7

Moscow is fast paced, big city life, which usually means people aren’t too concerned with you, or your camera. I don’t find people notice or pay much attention to me when I’m out taking photos in Moscow. For the most part, people just go about their day. You shouldn’t get too many looks or concern. But it can depend on the area you are in. The more you stick out, the more you might get noticed with suspicions. I’ve never had any problems in Moscow, or Russia, but just be careful who you’re taking a photo of if you get out of the city center. Other than that, it’s about average for reactions. 

Street Tips:

Learn the alphabet .

Much of Moscow, including the metro system, doesn’t use english. The Russian alphabet uses letters from the Cyrillic script, which if you aren’t familiar with it and don’t know the sounds, can be hard to decipher the words. This is most important for street names and metro stops when trying to get around. It can save confusion and make it easier getting around if you learn the basic alphabet. At the very least then, you can sound out the words to see which are similar in the english conversion, which can help matching them to maps. When out shooting street photography, getting around is as important as anything. So save yourself some time and frustration by learning the Russian Alphabet.

Use the metro

While Saint-Petersburg feels very walkable for a city its size, Moscow can feel very spread out, even for its bigger size. Outside of the Red Square area, you can have plenty of walking before getting anywhere very interesting, so you’ll need to take the metro a lot if you really want to explore the city. Maps are deceiving here too, it will always be further than it looks.

Another reason it’s less walkable than Saint-Petersburg is its completely different set-up. Moscow’s streets are mostly contstructed in rings with narrow, winding streets in-between. This is common with medieval city cities that used to be confined by walls, but you usually don’t have it in a city this massive. Saint-Petersburg has a more grid-like pattern that also uses the canals to help you know your way around. When it comes to navigating on foot in Moscow, it can be more difficult, so bring a map and take the metro when needed. It’s why Moscow’s metro carries more passengers per day than the London and Paris subways combined.

Explore other areas if you have time

Moscow is really big. While most people stay around the Red Square within the Boulevard Ring, there’s so much more to the city. I covered some other spots outside of this circle, but if you really want to see the city, you’ll need time. If you do have time, some other areas I’d check out first are Zamoskvarechye, along some of the south and western Moscow.

Inspiration:

For some more inspiration, you can look through the Street Photography of Moscow photographer Artem Zhitenev  and check out 33 of my photos taken in Moscow .

Conclusion:

Moscow’s name brings a certain mystique, but once you’re there it might bring a different atmosphere than you expect. It’s big and sprawling, but beautiful in many ways. It can feel like a European capital on a grand scale, but you can definitely find its Russian side in there.

The urban sprawl of Moscow can be intimidating, but give it enough time and you’ll be rewarded with plenty to discover. All with the world’s best metro system to take you around.

I hope this guide can help you start to experience some of what Moscow contains. So grab your camera and capture all that Moscow has to offer for Street Photography!

If you still have any questions about shooting in Moscow, feel free to comment below or email me!

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