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Meet Zena… |
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…and Zia – they’re 8 week old tiger cubs!
They’re still being bottle fed at the moment, and have only just started to eat pieces of chicken and diced beef.
They’re not exactly a threat to human life just yet.
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But when they’re fully grown they’ll be fearsome predators – just like Raja here.
She’s an Indian tiger – number one in the Brilliant But Deadly top five countdown.
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A fully grown tiger can pull down an animal three times as heavy as itself!
They hunt down antelope and even tackle buffalo.
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But when tigers aren’t hunting the local wildlife, they’re shy and secretive – and they prefer to stay away from humans.
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Some tigers are man eaters.
In certain parts of India and Bangladesh rogue tigers actually hunt down and eat people!
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Man eating tigers kill dozens of people every year.
Human casualties have become a real problem.
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In just 8 years, a lone tiger in India hunted down and killed 436 people!
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It doesn’t happen often, but once a tiger has targeted humans as a main source of food, it becomes a serious threat to human life.
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The tiger uses its giant front paws to pin down victims, before inflicting a fatal bite to the neck or throat.
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You can easily see the tiger’s massive teeth – perfectly designed for ripping and tearing at flesh.
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In some regions of India and Bangladesh, the problem has got really big, but the local people have come up with a solution.
Tigers don’t attack face on – they like to stalk them and take them from surprise from behind. So people have started to wear masks on the backs of their heads!
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Tigers will not attack people looking at them face on.
But despite the masks, people are still being eaten by tigers each year.
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So – what’s the risk zone?
Well, man eating tigers are restricted to certain areas of India and Bangladesh.
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Time till death – only seconds!
Or if you’re very unlucky, minutes.
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Treatment – if you were to survive an attack you’d need immediate hospital attention for severe bites and claw wounds
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Deaths – the record is 436 in 8 years, but the average is closer to 20 per year.
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What a finish to a series - the Brilliant But Deadly man eating tiger.
Beware!
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