Nature of plight Trapped in well with or without water. Drowning after sedation. Chased to high rise building. Trapped in strong water current/flood. Man made trap and snares. Natural type of combat or defence The versatile trunk and tusk of an elephant is the typical example. The safest place in an elephant will be underneath the belly. You may find where mahouts sometimes rest comfortably. This is not possible in the wild conditions. But after sedation standing on a side close to the body, may be an either side of the body is a safe place. In a fallen animal (lateral recumbency) dorsal aspect is safe. Biting and mauling by carnivores and primates, kicking and biting by equidae, kicking and use of antler or horn by cervids and antelopes are all well known. Snakes bite only by the forward movement this information is used by the snake charmers to baffle the public by kissing on the top of the hood of a cobra. Unlike predators and/birds of prey the herbivores lack stereoscopic vision (three-dimensional view) and hence they lack depth of vision. They have a wider area of vision since the eyes are situated on both sides of the head. So, when a deer is chased it runs in all directions, hits on trees and walls and injure itself even causing serious injury. It may give an impression that the animal is blind. Escape bids like climbing on a tree (cats-panther is notorious in climbing and even gets on to primates) getting into burrows and holes or even fly in case of birds. Personal Safety Safety of the people who are a part of the team as well as onlooker is most important. There is no dearth of people to see the tamasa, offer unsolicited assistance and risk unnecessarily. The team leader should take utmost care in this regard. Accidents can happen both from the animals as well as from the members of the team who are carrying live guns as means of defence. Thick jackets padded gloves or even gloves reinforced with metal chain (to protect from crushing bite) gumboots are all used depending upon the situation. Canned lacarimators (tear gas) capsicum sprays, which are used for personal defence by human beings, are also available now. This may be useful against animal in limited escape range. Fire extinguisher (foam type) may also come in handy. Shield from direct attack is used. Transparent Perspex glass with a handle is a see through device. But it is fully transparent and animal can see the “intruder” also. Cane shields, the type that is often used by police, which are light, and can easily be handled is useful. It provides some visibility too. A light cane chair or a teapoy or even a foldable steel chair will also be easily available. |
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