How To Survive A Lion Attack

Should you ever happen to be in the path
of a lion while out on a walking safari in
Africa (or any safari park) or due to the
sheer bad luck of falling into the lion
enclosure at your local zoo, then you'll
need to know what to do. Like most
information of this sort, it's better read
now and tucked away for future reference,
in the off chance you might actually need
to draw on it when it matters most.
Steps
Tips and Warnings
See if the lion is not interested at all. In
fact, most lions will choose to run when
confronted by a human, especially if you
show any signs of being scrawny, as they
prefer to avoid confrontation with non-
typical prey species. However, the desire to
run away can't be said of all lions,
especially those that feel cornered, are
starving or feel that their territory or cubs
are threatened.
1.Above all, do not run. Running around
any animal that hunts for a living will incite
its prey chasing mechanism faster than you
can blink. It will be difficult but hold your
ground and breathe steadily.
2. Tell yourself over and over, "I will not
run, I will not bolt, for if I do, the lion will
too."
Talk in a calm and firm voice to the lion.
You can tell it anything you like really,
provided it's calm and firm. After all, lions
don't know a single human language, so
it's all down to body and facial signals and
a steady voice.
3. Try to make yourself appear larger than
you really are. Lions are fairly lazy on the
whole and if you look like a challenge, the
chances are that the lion will treat you as
such and be less inclined to attack. Things
that might help increase your physical size
appearance include:
4. Raising your hands above your head and
keeping them there.
Pitching your jacket between your raised
hands to look like a sail, and hopefully a
bigger you.
Widening your stance gently and not so
much as to overbalance.
Don't spend too long attempting this; it
probably won't work that well.

Retreat very slowly backwards, continuing
to face the lion. As you walk backwards,
maintain eye contact. Never turn your back;
this just makes it really easy for the lion to
see a clear leaping space without eye
contact to disarm him.
5. Clap, shout, and wave your arms. This
isn't normal prey behavior, so this will
confuse it, and give the lion the illusion
that you are one noisy nuisance that needs
to be avoided. Unfortunately, this conflicts
with the next piece of advice, which is to
avoid making sudden movements. So you'll
need to clap and shout without being too
effusive in the process.
6. Ready yourself for an attack. Most of the
time a first and possibly even later charges
are only a warning, but not always. Listen
for a deep growling roar just prior to a
charge. This means that you need to be
prepared to do whatever you can to fight
off the lion.
7. If a lion does charge you, then hold your
ground, remain standing and do not bolt.
Instead, clap your hands, wave your arms
(no need to worry about sudden moves
anymore, it's defend yourself time) and
make noise like shouting.
If need be, fight back with whatever you
have to hand, such as sticks, rocks, your
backpack, your belt, your safari pack, your
binoculars, whatever. Throw as hard as you
can and aim for the face, the eyes and
anywhere else likely to cause pain.
Lions will go for your throat; by staying
standing and fighting back (punching,
kicking, hitting with objects, etc.), you may
survive––there are accounts of people
having done so this way.
Only run if there is enough space between
you, the lion and safety. Judging that is
contextual.
Tips
Lions are powerful, beautiful animals. Take
all necessary precautions to stay out of
their way and let them live as nature
intended. Especially as a tourist or visitor to
Africa, don't do silly things like walking
alone or unaided in lion country, and going
where you haven't a clue what's going on.
⁠Obey all the rules in safari parks. The
rules are there to protect you; disobey them
at your own risk.
-Wiki

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