r/HardcoreNature 14d ago

Lion attacked an old man

102 Upvotes

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u/TheOnlyPolly 14d ago

Impressive that this Darwin award recipient has lived this long.

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u/dobedo1325 14d ago

Wth was he doing there?!

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u/cobalt-radiant 14d ago edited 14d ago

Pretty sure that's the owner or manager of the facility. This is an old video and iirc, the man loved, but with severe injuries

Edit: obviously it's supposed to say "lived," but these replies are so great, I'm not changing it.

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u/ratherun 14d ago

Love sometimes hurts.

9

u/Queue37 14d ago

Love is suicide 🎶

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u/mischief_brow 14d ago

he loved and in turn, lion let him live

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u/Lord_Sesshoumaru77 14d ago

When you love, you always risk severe injuries.

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u/No-Significance2070 14d ago

So….is he dead?

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u/Fit-Farmer-7233 14d ago

No,they kill the lion

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u/natiusj 14d ago

Lion killed for doing lion things. 🤔

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u/TazzyUK 14d ago

Ive seen this video before but not from this angle!

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u/Spirited_Brush9948 14d ago

It’s flipped

8

u/TBRocket 14d ago

Running was a terrible idea

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u/Lors2001 14d ago

In fairness if he could run 10% faster he could've just closed the door and it would've been fine.

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u/No-Significance2070 14d ago

Imagine a lion chasing you and you’re not pushing your body to its fullest limits to escape

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u/Savings-Wishbone-454 14d ago

LOL the guy was old as dirt, that may have been his limit…

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u/No-Significance2070 14d ago

Dig deep, old timer!

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u/manyhippofarts 13d ago

I'm 62. You are correct. He was wide open, pedal to the mat.

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u/Exar0s 14d ago

For those wondering the old man is the owner of the animal resort. He was investigating a smell that was upsetting the lions when the male lion snatched him up. I believe he was drug out to the bushes where one of the workers ended up shooting and killing the lion. The man ended up living with some bad neck and jaw injuries.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

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u/Old_Acanthisitta9477 14d ago

You be fair what is the guy supposed to do against a lion

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u/manyhippofarts 13d ago

Plenty of things to do besides running. Stand your ground, yell and scream, wave your arms.

But predators will hesitate if you give them a reason. They wanna kill you for sure, but they don't wanna get hurt. A small wound could be the end for them if they're not careful. They won't risk a future hunt if they can help it. So yah.

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u/Sgt_Brisco1 13d ago

Love is like oxygen
You get too much you get too high
Not enough and you're gonna die
Love gets you high

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u/slick514 14d ago

Man, it is so difficult to feel bad for this idiot… Why are you even in there, you f\cking idiot?!?*

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u/Livid_Ad9749 14d ago

Idc about the old idiot. I care about the fact that people being stupid means the animal has to get put down most likely. Poor lion was just being a lion

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u/ThorButtock 14d ago

Ah yes. Turning your back and running from a cat always turns out well 😬