Published: 9 May 12 16:18 CET | Print version
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A fifteen–year-old girl who was visiting Sweden’s Kolmården Safari park a few weeks ago had to be rushed to hospital after one of the wolves suddenly attacked her and bit into her thigh.
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its a wolf and yes, given half the chance it is going to try and eat you. period.
hopefully the girl learned an important lesson (don't wuck fith nature) and no harm comes to the wolf.
And the "ocal hospital did not have antibiotics?
If the wolf was trying to feed on her it would more than likely have bitten her in the throat, just saying;)
These particular wolves are kept in a small compound, compelled to live in a group they might not normally live with, and are forced to be in close proximity to humans. They are, to say the least, extremely stressed. Hanging out with wolves in this condition (or in any other condition) is a high-risk activity involving a great deal of maturity, patience and self control. Showing fea to a wolf, at age 15 or older, is an invitation for attack.
The wolf was just being a wolf. The scared 15 year old girl was just being a scared 15 year old girl. The lesson learned; stressed wolves and scared 15 year old girls do not mix. The other lesson learned; some posters here are incredibly ignorant about one of Sweden's most interesting indigenous wild animals, and should take the time to learn more about them.
however both the wolves and the people often forget their part of the play and stray onto each others turf and when this happens people and wolves get hurt.
my theory is wolves straying on our turf should be shot and people straying on the wolves turf should be eaten (or at least bitten to teach them a lesson...to be fair I guess we should "bite" the wolves first before we shoot them)