Dude wearing only his underwear, wrestles a leopard!
:eek: :eek: :eek:
No kidding! Really?
That guy’s children are going to have fun when the other kids at school start doing the “my dad is tougher than your dad” thing.
His whole family sleeps in one bed?
I dunno, maybe the leopard was reminded of his own kittenhood, and wanted to join the brood for a nice cozy nap?
'Cause I’m thinking that if the leopard had wanted a snack, he’d have had a snack, whether the guy was wearing his underoos or a kevlar bathrobe.
Jim Corbett once wrote of a leopard that made mincemeat out of an entire hunting party before any of the men could successfully discharge their weapons.
Are we sure that wasn’t Chuck Norris on vacation?
It’s not just that he wrestled a leopard, but he did it first thing in the morning.
[Groucho]
Last night I wrestled a leopard in my underwear. How he got in my underwear I’ll never know!
[/Groucho]
Nope it wasn’t Chuck Norris. Remember, in the article, the man said he was sleeping.
Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep. He waits.
That’s somewhat hard to believe, but I guess it could happen. Leopards are dangerous, but packs of predatory dogs regularly tree leopards and keep them at bay. A hunting party should easily be able to kill a single leopard. Most of the famed “man-eater” cats that Corbett killed attacked people who never saw them coming, or who were asleep. The leopard is an expert at staying hidden until the moment they attack, so they usually have relatively little trouble killing a human they take unawares. I’m surprised a trained hunting party was unable to kill one, most likely they panicked and that is why they killed, realistically speaking unless the hunting party was two people, even the great cats don’t move with enough speed when attacking to kill 4-5 people before someone gets a shot off. Plus, animals aren’t really aware of the mechanics of firearms, they wouldn’t be aware that if they didn’t hit all of them at once that they were in danger of being shot.
It was probably a matter of panic combined with fear of shooting one another if Corbett did indeed observe a single leopard taking out an entire hunting party.
A few things, to put this in perspective:
- While definitely brave, the reaction of every one of the Nature Experts on the news today to Dimosh’s action has been something along the lines of “kids, please don’t try this at home!”
- Also, please note that Negev Leopards are not the huge beasts you are probably imagining. They max out at about 90 lbs., rather than about 150 lbs like their African cousins. from here:
- This particular specimen was nearly starving. It’s being examined right now to see if it can even be safely released back to nature at all…
Still, it’s a great news story 
I once travelled across London to help a friend get an animal out of her bathroom. 
I went in, shut the door*, sounds of combat** followed and … mission accomplished***!
*males should protect females from such sights
** not very loud, actually
*** well, yes, it was a spider actually. But the principle was there.
“Du Mosch’s pet cat was in the bed with him at the time, along with his young daughter who had been frightened by a mosquito in her own room” (my emphasis).
Dad wrestles leopards, daughter frightened by mosquitos. Well, I’m glad I’m not the one paying the bills for her therapy after this thing.
[Dane Cook]And then he punched the shark in THE FACE![/Dane Cook].
If a leopard does jump into your bed, just what action do the experts recommend? 
Pour steak sauce on your head?
Besides, Chuck Norris doesn’t wrestle leopards to the ground. He picks them up and eats them.
Get the hell out of Dodge and hope it’s not after you, personally
In this case – get your daughter out of there, too.
The cat would/should have been the proffered offering…
Huh. I’d have figured that it would be: Toss the kid at the leopard and run like hell. Remember, as much as you may love your child, you can always make another one that looks just like them. 