yeah those fuckers you could try and fight but their jaws would break anything they bit into
only reason im scared of such big cats and bears is because im inquisitive (not to a point of stupidity) and that they are unpredictable .. sweet story tho Keith.
Yes big cats are very unpredictable. You can see it when you look at them. In fact the one big male lion they had was so scary. He was literally my height on all fours which makes him about 8'+ when standing fully erect. His paw was easily the size of my head. I told this before but one of the trainers had me pet the lion through the cage. The lion starts to purr, so I did too. It was unreal. I was right up against the fence close enough to kiss this huge lion and petting his face through the fence. It was cool. Then he tells me to turn around with my back towards the fence. So I did it. Well instantaneously the lion jumps on the fence and I fall forward and he is standing there yelling at me. I swear to fucking god if the fence wasn't there I'd be dead from a heart attack at the least. That was scary.
Another story (short) I decided to take my two daughters to the ranch. They asked me a zillion times and I said no and my friends who are the trainers said no. Just to risky. Well this day they decided to let them come but they weren't allowed to touch or pet the animals just look at them. So we are walking along the lion cage which is really big It is a different cage than the other one. This one is open with a tall fence around it and allot of trees and stuff. So we are walking and they told my daughters not to look the cat in the eye. Well my youngest and dumbest daughter didn't understand what that meant and as the lions was walking along the fence with us she stopped and literally just stood there looking at the cat. I mean less than a couple seconds and the cat went crazy like it wanted to eat everyone. Very scary moment too.
Same day they were training a new grizzly inside an electrical pen. It is just a small area that they put up this wire that is electrical. It is to teach the grizzly not to go past it or near it. During filming they always use this around the cameras and stuff just in case the bear goes crazy. Well I asked to feed it and apple. The wires went up to about 5' off the ground. Now this grizzly was about 7' tall not really big. So I have the apple and was sticking it out so he could grab it with his mouth and I guess he slipped or whatever into the fence. We all went backwards very fast and he got shocked and fell back and the trainer then grabbed him really quick. It was a little hairy.
Same trip they had a baby grizzly and a full grown german shepard that lived together in an old trailer. They let them out and for over an hour these two were having so much fun. they would not stop. It was so fun watching them play. My kids loved that. I have ics somewhere of this shit but who knows. They may be in LA. This pic is of me playing with one of the black bear cubs. It is no stop action with these guys. A great cardio workout.
There were two cubs, Fred and Wilma