A CCTV footage from outside a farmer’s house surfaced on the internet where a bare-chested man can be seen defending himself against an army of animals including a lion, yes you read that right. This happened near Gujarat's Gir National Park. Check it out below!
The man in the video is known as Devsinh Vadher.
The video begins with Vadher’s cattle galloping, shouting and screaming through his yard. On becoming aware of the commotion taking place at 3:00 AM, Vadher rushed outside to discover a lion attacking his cattle and cows.
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Vadher can be seen wielding the stick behind his head in a very typical tomahawk style before aiming it at the lion as the lion was attacking Vadher's calf.?The tiny calf manages to successfully?make an escape across the yard after the farmer's throw caught the lion on the head.?
"The stick hit the lion on his head, he dropped the calf and jumped the boundary wall out of my house,' said Vadher.
'It is just five months old and very dear to my heart. I couldn't help attacking the lion on seeing it grab the calf by its neck.?Vadher admitted that the act was spontaneous, but he may not have been able to react as sharply if the lion had been attacking a fully-grown cow."
"Lions attack our animals once every two days. There are four lions living in our village - living with big cats has become a way of life for us farmers.""commented Vadher.?
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It has been successfully corroborated that neither the lion nor any of the cows and cattle owned by Vadher suffered any physical harm and are very much alive.?
However, this incident could have turned into a tragedy if Vadher did not have prior experience in dealing with wild animals. Community guidelines and rules must be established and then taught to farmers and residents of villages that are situated in close proximity to areas where wild animals are common.