Posted on 08/06/2021 6:17:58 PM PDT by simpson96
One of the greatest questions of our time, something truly unanswerable and impossible to imagine the consequences of, is: “what could possibly go wrong if I stick my hand into a big cat enclosure and taunt a jaguar?”.
A man from Florida took it upon himself to decipher the riddle, and reportedly stuck his hand into the jaguar enclosure in Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Florida on August 3. The big cat responded as most big cats would when confronted with an uninvited stranger in its territory and clawed his arm, leaving behind a trail of blood and a wounded man, reports WJXT News4Jax. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to the incident, before the individual, said to be in his 20s, was transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
According to local news outlets, the incident occurred after the man climbed over the safety barrier of the Range of the Jaguar exhibit, seeking a more intimate interaction with the jaguar. Still not close enough, the man proceeded to reportedly stick his hand through the second barrier, this time a fence, and taunted the cat.
“This is an individual that wasn’t using his head,” deputy zoo director Dan Maloney said. “He stuck his hand in through the mesh that separates the jaguars from the outside.”(snip)
The man himself claimed he had dropped his cellphone into the enclosure and wished to retrieve it, but a video captured by zoo officials saw him waving at the animal to get its attention and stating the jaguar “seemed cool”. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens do not intend to press charges.
There's a reason people love to go to zoos and see exotic animals. But even zookeepers will tell you, never forget, even if they were born and raised in captivity, these are not domesticated animals.
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Dumbass.
Florida man
The Darwin Award is awarded to……
Ah Florida Man. So stupid. So entertaining.
Most likely smoked or otherwise ingested...something.
Well, duh. He was using his hand.
A man of culture. We are all in his debt.
What a gorgeous animal!
What does this have to do with science?
IFL Science is another liberal propaganda site.
Buy the ticket, you gotta take the ride.
We can assume his beer was held by Assistant Florida Man during the incident.
Back when ads were often funny - the Bud Light “Real Men of Genius” campaign was pretty good.
“Mr. stick your hand in the jaguar cage - we salute you!”
Bringing a hand to a claw fight.
Steel bars-1, Darwin-0.
an attorney once described starting a lawsuit as riding a tiger once you are on you need to hold on tight, if you fall off well you might get mangled a bit.let the other guy fall off his tiger first.
It’s just as well, since jaguars incapacitate their prey by biting through their skulls.
Dana Loesch, pick up the white courtesy phone, Dana Loesch...
Well now he knows who was the cat and who was the mouse.
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