Tourist Trap: Tiger vs. Man and Elephant

               In our expanding video library of large cats in action, this video is simply astonishing. It shows an attack by a tiger of a man on elephant in India. What is clear is that nature tourism in India is not subject to the same tort liability rules as in the United States.

I am told that the man survived but may have lost some fingers. Given this video, that is a happy ending.

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This full video shows more of the pre-attack scene as tourists move to get a better view.

Thus far, the lions are certainly more affectionate in our video collection, click here as opposed to tigers, click here

Notably, even with waivers, it is doubtful that this type of conduct would pass muster under common law principles. It is remarkably similar to enticing tourists to swim with sharks after chumming the water, click here.