What animals have you been “ attacked” by
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How did you get attacked by a rhino?
Mai Thai
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The rhino Johnny bit me.
I have had a very different experience with rhinos. I got to pet the rhino Stubby at my zoo and he was super calm and was almost like an oversized puppy.
And Indian rhinos have sharp teeth.
Mai Thai
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Yeah he was like a puppy but he just mistook my hand for food.
Several hamsters who weren't aware that I wasn't food.
The one time an angry hamster did it, she latched onto my finger and wouldn't let go. It was oddly funny seeing a tiny little critter dangling from my hand with its mouth.
The one time an angry hamster did it, she latched onto my finger and wouldn't let go. It was oddly funny seeing a tiny little critter dangling from my hand with its mouth.
The Cassowary
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Oh kookaburras can do some damage when they want to. I would know; one attacked my face! Fortunately it missed my eye.A kookaburra did that to me once, didn't hurt that bad since no teeth!
I’ve also been bitten by an African gray parrot (easily the nastiest animal attack I’ve endured) and scratched by a white-faced capuchin monkey.
I've had blood drawn a couple times by Kookaburra, I'm well aware of the damage capabilities! Never had any significant damage done though, all pretty minor.
I used to have a hamster that bit my younger brother SEVERAL times. Her name was Cutie. A funny story, actually, is when I first got her (I was about 6 or 7 at the time) she inexplicitly died a few weeks later. Panicked, my parents got a second hamster and hoped I didn't know the difference. And I didn't.
My snake, Echo, just bit me. Little bugger. It hurts but not too bad thankfully. I was attempting to feed him and he mistook my finger for the mouse apparently. It's only the third time he's ever done it in the several years I've had him. (Both the prior times were just after I got him).
Perhaps using a feeding stick would be a good idea. Make sure it's one with a soft tip so Echo doesn't hurt himself on it.
The thing is, that’s what I do. This time however he missed the mouse by a good couple inches and kept going up until he found my finger.
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While working with animals, I believe that almost all attacks/injuries should be blamed on the human, not the animal. Very rarely will an animal attack someone without showing signs beforehand. (Don't get me wrong, accidents can happen. Like if a snake mistakes someone's hand for food - they aren't attacking just to attack, they were just confused!)
I've been bitten by a Leopard Gecko and Gargoyle Gecko. The Leopard Gecko is just extremely food-motivated and doesn't always understand that my hand delivers the food and isn't the food itself. The Gargoyle Gecko was just a young baby that was being held by me for the first time. I think we could sense each other's nervousness and he wanted to leave the situation. (Nowadays he's got one of the best temperaments of any gecko I've ever met!)
I've been bitten by a Leopard Gecko and Gargoyle Gecko. The Leopard Gecko is just extremely food-motivated and doesn't always understand that my hand delivers the food and isn't the food itself. The Gargoyle Gecko was just a young baby that was being held by me for the first time. I think we could sense each other's nervousness and he wanted to leave the situation. (Nowadays he's got one of the best temperaments of any gecko I've ever met!)
Heavily agree. Most things called "attacks", even by the media, aren't. I've had a dog warning bite my face and I called the owner in tears, upset about how I must have done something to make the dog feel threatened. My first rat would bite a lot when I first got him, because he was scared and trying to protect himself. I spent an hour every day sitting on the floor of my closet, reading a book, letting him run around while I ignored him until he started to feel safe. He never bit again.
I would agree where most animals are concerned. I worked with a Penguin who definitely disliked me.