| json_metadata | "{"app":"musing/1.1","appTags":["afraid"],"appCategory":"afraid","appTitle":"If you see any animal you are afraid and why are you afraid?","appBody":"<p>Encounters with wild animals can indeed be terrifying, and animals \"<em>smell fear</em>\", so understanding this may help you deal with the situation in a manner which will not result in the animal attacking. </p>\n<p>There are some different things to consider when thinking about this. </p>\n<p>First, how to deal with an encounter. It was taught to me, to maintain eye contact while backing up <em>slowly </em>, until you feel you are a safe distance to turn around and start walking, <strong>do NOT run. </strong>Running will trigger the animals primal instinct to attack. </p>\n<p>I encountered a bob cat from 5 feet away one time, and it was an accidental encounter. I would have never purposely come this close to a wild cat.</p>\n<p>There is absolutely no question in my mind that it was in defensive attack mode. </p>\n<p>We locked eye's, and I did exactly what I was taught, which was to maintain eye contact, and back up slowly, until I was about 20 feet from the animal, and then I slowly turned around and started walking, without looking back. It did not attack. </p>\n<p>Had the animal attacked, I would have tried to kill it. </p>\n<p>If you are under attack by a wild animal, you need to assume it's trying to kill you, and act in accordance with protecting your own life. The underbelly is a good area to focus on if this becomes imminent, and you must act quickly without thinking. Plain and simple. </p>\n<p>In the case with the bob cat, I was afraid to an extent, but I imposed a \"<em>mental will</em>\" if you will, an alpha mindset, that was consistent with \"<em>I mean business</em>\". I'm quite sure animals have a sense for this, and it knew it would have a fight if it attacked me. It might sound strange, but in that moment, I felt a strange connection, or perhaps \"understanding\" would be a better terminology. I don't think the animal wanted to attack, but it felt threatened, as I did. </p>\n<p>Cats aren't going to back down from a fight. Feline animals are killers, and it's very possible that animal would have killed me. I'm happy I was able to apply what I learned and have it work out for me. </p>\n<p>I hope you found this answer helpful. </p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"f3ccsaqkw","appParentAuthor":"tumpa1996","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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