animal attacks
Beasts harming humans
Animal attacks are incidents in which animals injure or kill humans.
The phrase appears most often in news reports and warning signs: Bear attacks have increased in the park this year.
Animal attacks range from domestic dog bites to encounters with sharks, crocodiles, or large cats.
The term emphasizes the animal as aggressor, though many such incidents involve humans encroaching on wildlife habitat.
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- crocodileLarge semiaquatic tropical reptile
- elephantTusked gray giant
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- fatalityDeath from accident
shark · shark bite · mauling · predation · fight or flight · self-defense · playing dead · close call · lion · injury · wolf · pit bull · dog bite · warning systems · mosquito · emergency protocols · tiger · mistaken identity
- fatal hazardsaccidents, drowning, falls, poisoning, overdose
- animal liabilitystrict liability, dog bites, dangerous animals, dangerous dogs, guard dogs
- Safari Storiesbush walks, dawn patrols
- outdoor hazardsbears, heatstroke, snakes, blisters, sunburn
- tortstort, negligence, tortfeasor, torts, tort law
- premises liabilityduty of care, slip and fall, injury claims, damage claims, liability claims
animal attacksnatural disasters
Catastrophic environmental events
earthquakes · floods · wildfires · hurricanes · tornadoes
animal attackshunting
Pursuing wild game
poaching · animal cruelty · animal abuse · culling · pest control
animal attacksanimal rescue
Saving distressed fauna
animal companionship · wildlife conservation · animal husbandry · pet ownership · wildlife rehabilitation