Starting from the school we talk about human exceptionalism, calling him "the crown of creation."In some ways this is true, but some animals do not cause people absolutely no trepidation.
In particular, there are some dangerous animals attacking people from which there often.In such cases, the opinions are divided: one speaks of "monsters, hungry for human flesh," and someone recalled that the man himself often provokes aggressive attitude.
So who is right?Let's deal.We decide what will be considered "acts of aggression" only by mammals (and sharks), as the same poisonous jellyfish can not be deliberately unfriendly disposed towards people.
So, what are animals?The attack on the people often comes from the lions, tigers, sharks, buffaloes, rhinos, elephants ... In short, the list is endless.In our woods you risk to get in the diet of the bear, wolf or lynx.
As for bears, in the summer they attack only when one of their own on this provokes.A classic case - podranennoe hunting animal to deliberately take revenge on the man.On a similar situation trot, but "terrible gray wolves" most people are simply afraid.
But in winter, all slightly different.With regard to the same bears, in this time of year they sleep.Come out of the den in winter "Bruin Bear" - a terrible beast that hunger will attack any living creature.Hunger can be guided by a wolf pack and lynx, but these animals attacking people from which is very rare, a man more likely to avoid.
fauna of tropical countries - is another matter.Seasoned travelers say that the elephants should be extremely cautious.Of course, representatives of domesticated species in 99% of cases, completely harmless, but among their wild relatives are often found individuals injured by poachers.Such animals, attack on people who do not perform ordinary cases, can be a real disaster.So
wounded man Indian elephants sometimes devastated entire villages, just trampling the entire population under the cover of night.With the Indian tigers have similar stories.For example, the construction of entire branches of railways sometimes delayed due to the fact that workers terrorized man-eating tiger.
What caused the attack of wild animals to humans in this case?In contrast to the hungry bears, elephants and other injured victims of hunters, striped predators are cannibals because of ... old age!
fact that old tiger is very difficult to catch some large animal, and almost missing teeth and blunt claws somehow did not contribute to a successful hunt.The man - a different matter.He is careless, can not run fast, prone to panic.In short, it is an ideal target for attack.
So because of what is happening to the animals attack people: they are guided by some aggression to the person or just hungry?Certainly hard to say.Despite the distributed media "horror stories" about similar cases from wild animals die a thousand times fewer people than road accidents.
Each case is unique.Most often, the attack wounded animal, and animals, which "lucky" to get acquainted with a hunting trap.Exceptions are only man-eating tigers but bears, connecting rods, to which man - a walking lunch or dinner.
