How To Survive An Animal Attack
If you needed to outwit a wild foe, would you know what to do? Play dead, fight back… or leg it?
Read on to find out what to do and how to survive certain animals.
How to survive a shark attack
Imagine you’re surfing in the ocean and catching some amazing waves. It’s so much fun that you haven’t even noticed you’ve got company. You feel a tug on your leg and look down to discover, to your horror, that a shark has its mouth around it.
Try to defend yourself with whatever weapon you can (avoid using your bare hands or feet if possible). Concentrate your blows on vulnerable spots; the mantra is: ‘eyes, gills, snout’.
Humans are not natural prey for sharks and once they realise you’re not a seal they’re likely to spit you out.
How to survive an Elephant attack
You’re on a jungle trek when, all of a sudden, an aggressive-looking elephant comes running out of the trees in your direction.
Signs that an elephant is in an aggressive mood include pinned back ears, a lowered head, and a curled in trunk. If the elephant’s ears are relaxed, it could be a mock charge, and you have the option of standing your ground, although their size would influence that decision.
Death is much more likely if you turn your back on a charging elephant and run. One ploy that can work is to climb a tree – just make sure it’s too big to be pushed over. And if Jumbo does attack you, play dead until he gets tired of tossing your body around.
How to survive Killer Bees
If you’re in the Americas you’re in Africanised bee (“killer bee”) territory and these are much more aggressive than European bees.
They aim for your nose and mouth first, so pull your top over your lower face and leg it. Run as fast and as far as you can and make sure you don’t give up too soon – they’ve been known to chase victims beyond 400 metres. If possible, hide in a building or a car.
Despite what cartoons would have us believe, diving into water is a bad idea – the bees will wait until you come up for air. If a bee bumps into you it’s not an accident, it’s a guard bee sent out by a colony to warn predators away. Run before you’re attacked by the entire hive.
How to Survive a Monkey Attack
You’re on holiday in India and stop for lunch outside a temple. There are rhesus macaques everywhere and they’re rather cute – until one lunges forward, bears its teeth at you and tries to grab your sandwich. What should you do?
Sacrifice your sarnie; they’re more interested in eating that than you. Failing that, use the ‘open-mouth threat’: make an ‘O’ with your lips, lean forward, raise your eyebrows and then back away slowly.
If that doesn’t work, call upon the assistance of the nearest large male (monkeys are more afraid of men than women).
How to Survive a Crocodile Attack
Crocodiles are dangerous predators with incredibly powerful jaws; you really don’t want to start an argument with one. However, if you did find yourself attacked by a crocodile and your leg in its mouth, poke it in the eye in the hope that the sudden pain and shock might result in it releasing you. Crocodiles’ jaws can potentially be pried open, but they have such strong neck muscles that they can easily shake off a person who is trying this manoeuvre.
Join the Army Cadets to learn more survival skills; একটি ACF বিচ্ছিন্নতা খুঁজুন near you!
আরও চরম পরিস্থিতিতে কীভাবে বেঁচে থাকতে হয় তা শিখুন
হাইপোথার্মিয়া থেকে কীভাবে বাঁচবেন
তাপ ক্লান্তি থেকে কীভাবে বাঁচবেন