I certainly agree that most animal attacks are indeed cases of mistaken
intentions. The exception being those from crocodiles, occasional cats which
have aquired a taste for human flesh and perhaps a very few other rogue
animals. This is a whole other topic!!!!
As far as 'hanging out' goes......;-) that was a pretty good one! Sadly
though, it was just a Freudian slip. I'm not sharp enough to come up with
one like that on the surface!
Richard
>From: "Jay DeLong" <thirdwind_at_att.net>
>
>Hee, hee... Any scars, Richard?
>:-)
>
>That does raise the question about what is a true "attack". Usually these
>events are human error-- enticement (Richard's "friend"), teasing (bison in
>Yellowstone), mimicking regular prey in the predator's natural habitat
>(like
>with sharks), instinctual parental behavior (like bears protecting their
>young), etc. Of course there are also the big cats and crocodiles in Asia
>and Africa that turn man-eater, but even those can be seen as predator-prey
>relationships.
>
>--
>Jay DeLong
>Olympia, WA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
> > Of Richard Bell
> > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 6:35 PM
> > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- Fish Bites Man
> >
> >
> > Another interesting story along these lines for those interested.
> >
> > I was hanging out with some nudist friends of mine and someone said that
> > they had been to a naturist park in California and witnessed a rather
> > gruesome incident. While swimming (in the buff of course) a man
> > had had his
> > 'noodle' chomped upon by what was said to be a bass of some sort.
> > The fish
> > evidently went for this wavering member in the murky water just
> > like a bass
> > will! As you can imagine, it was not a pretty site with the bass
> > not wanting
> > to let go of their meal. I think it eventually had to be pried
> > off somehow.
> >
> > This little story has scared me enough to never skinny dip in know bass
> > waters!
> >
> > For those interested in animal attack incidents. Here's a site that
> > attempts to keep track of all of them as reported in the press.
> >
>http://www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/index.html
>
>Another weird hobby of mine.
>Richard
>
>
>/---------------------------------------------------------------------
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association"
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association
/ nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
/ subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to
/ nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to
/ nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
/ For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org