How Should Ordinary People Save Themselves When Encountering Wolves In The Wild?
A Man Camping Was Ambushed By a Wolf On The Back Of His Head. After Breaking Free, He Shouted Loudly And Scared The Wolf Away. How Can An Ordinary Person Save Themselves When Encountering a Wolf In The Wild?
The incident happened in Minnesota, USA, where a man named Michael and his girlfriend were camping in the wilderness. They were lying on the carpet chatting happily and hadn't gone to bed until 4am.
Suddenly, a wolf darted out from behind Michael,He rushed up and bit the back of his head,His girlfriend was so scared that she screamed loudly, completely at a loss.
Michael felt a pain in the back of his head, so he instinctively reached out to reach for it. After touching the wolf's mouth, he tried to forcefully open it, but unfortunately he couldn't use his backhand and and failed. So Michael directly held down the wolf's head, squeezed it hard, and finally took his own head out of the wolf's mouth.
The wolf took two steps back and stood about two meters away from Michael,Lowering his body, all his fur stood up,Attempting to launch another attack on Michael.Michael, enduring the pain, took a defensive stance against the wolf, shouting loudly while attempting to charge forward, trying to scare the wolf away.
If the wolf launches an attack at this time, unarmed Michael is likely to be bitten again, and once he loses all combat effectiveness due to pain, the wolf is likely to eat him up.
However, Michael's operation seemed to have worked. After hovering in place for a few steps, the wolf did not launch another attack, but turned around and left. Michael immediately returned to the car not far away. After his girlfriend gave him a simple bandage, the two of them drove to the hospital for treatment of the bite.
It has to be said that Michael's lying posture saved his life. He lay on his side facing his girlfriend, with his head resting on his arms and his hands crossed behind his neck. This casual posture perfectly protected his neck.The wolf attacked from the blind spot behind him and could only bite into the back of his head. If it was his neck that was bitten, Michael would probably be dead.
Moreover, the attack on Michael was launched by a lone wolf. If it were a pack of wolves at the time, even a small pack of two or three wolves, Michael and his girlfriend could have become food for the pack.
Wolves are one of the wild carnivores in history that have caused the most harm and eaten humans. In France alone, from 1200 to 1920, over 700 years ago, 7600 fatal attacks were recorded. Between 1764 and 1767, a wolf launched 210 attacks in France, resulting in 113 deaths and 49 injuries. After this wolf was killed,Incomplete human remains were also found in its belly.
Many people like to compare wolves and dogs together, especially those who like large dogs. They always think that they can compete with wild wolves and even defeat them when they raise them. If it is a large dog facing a coyote, there is indeed a chance to win based on its size advantage.
But under the same weight conditions, no breed of dog can be a match for wolves. Under the same weight conditions, wolves have longer snouts and canine teeth, and their biting force is twice that of domestic dogs, enough to bite through bones.
In battle, wolves are more calm and pragmatic, as well as more resilient. They have undergone the baptism of life and death in nature.The wolf's silent, slightly lowered head, closely staring at the opponent, and gradually approaching posture, that sense of oppression, is difficult to feel in dogs.
In fact, once encountered, wolves are 15 times more dangerous than dogs. Don't treat wolves as larger dogs anymore, otherwise you will have big trouble if you encounter them.
So how to escape when encountering wolves in the wild? This can be divided into the following three situations:
1. If wolves are found during the day and at a distance, the best way is to stay away and never approach out of curiosity. Wolves are nocturnal animals that only go out to hunt at night, and most wolves seen during the day are migrating. They are not interested in humans, but don't provoke them either.
2. If you encounter a pack of wolves in the wild at night, and these wolves have already set their sights on you, following behind you and attempting to launch an attack, then you can only seek more blessings on your own, because one person is no match for the pack of wolves no matter what.
3. If you encounter a lone wolf at night, like the story of American man Michael at the beginning of the article, you can still compete with the wolf. For example, if you take a defensive stance and shout at the wolf loudly, the wolf is likely to be scared away by your momentum.
In fact, wolves also have many weaknesses, such as their fear of strong light and strange noises,Using a strong flashlight to illuminate its eyes, or setting off firecrackers, even striking with metal objects, can scare away wolves.
