Number 13 Montana Bear Wildlife officers responding to a call in
Missoula County, Montana, discovered a situation that eerily resembled the Goldilocks fairy
tale.
Homeowners in Butler Creek had made a call after finding a black bear sleeping in their
closet.
The animal had entered the home and somehow managed to lock the deadbolt once inside.
It then climbed on a closet shelf and took a nap.
Black bears are strong beasts and exceptional climbers.
Even though they’re fully capable of killing adult humans, attacks are rare and usually
motivated by hunger.
When wildlife officers arrived at the scene, they tried to get the bear to leave by banging
on a window.
Their efforts were met with disinterest by the animal that reportedly simply stretched
and yawned.
It was ultimately tranquilized and removed from the home for relocation.
Number 12 Zimbabwe Hyenas Within the incredibly diverse African wilderness,
there’s fierce competition among dangerous predators, such as lions, crocodiles, leopards,
cheetahs and hyenas.
Since the continent is home to more species of megafauna than any other place on Earth,
its territory and hunting grounds are constantly under dispute.
Sometimes, predatory packs will pursue their victims into areas inhabited by humans.
That’s what happened, in June of 2018, at a luxury safari lodge in Zimbabwe.
A pack of at least 14 hyenas chased a Kudu bull and killed it in the lodge’s reception
area.
CCTV cameras captured the attack and the predators retreated, most likely upon hearing the armed
staff approaching.
The check-in area, in the hunt’s aftermath, was a sight fit for a horror move.
The antelope’s savaged corpse was left in a pool of blood, with its twisted horns still
intact, and bloody hyena paw prints covered the floor.
Number 11 California Bear Bears have a big appetite and an outstanding
sense of smell which sometimes guides them into encounters with humans.
In this case, a bear broke into a California home and started raiding a family’s fridge.
It ate two pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream as well as leftover taco meat.
Two teenage boys were inside the house at the time.
After calling 911, they quietly sat in the bedroom, as instructed by the officers.
Their resolve was tested when, presumably looking for a way out, the bear tried to break
inside the room.
They managed to hold the door as the animal clawed at it and thus avoided a confrontation.
They’d subsequently describe the incident as the scariest moment of their life, but
both emerged unscathed.
A wildlife officer arrived at the scene and opened the front door so that the animal could
get out.
The bear paused in the drive way but returned to the forest after the officer fired a warning
shot.
Number 10 Florida Alligator Crocodilians are among the scariest creatures
in the animal kingdom and alligators are no exception.
They’re outstanding predators with a bite that can easily tear through flesh and break
bones.
One Florida resident got the fright of her life after discovering an 11-foot alligator
in her kitchen.
At around 3 am, the massive reptile broke into her Clearwater home through a low window.
Startled by the noise, the woman went to check it out.
That’s when she saw the massive beast in her kitchen, flashing its teeth.
It had damaged the walls, smashed wine bottles and broken the kitchen table.
The police and wildlife authorities were successful in removing the unwanted overnight visitor
and no injuries were reported.
Number 9 Brisbane Python & Spider Australian wildlife has earned a fearsome
reputation from the many dangerous creatures it encompasses.
In fact, it’s a rather common Internet trope that everything in Australia “is trying
to kill you”.
One Brisbane man can attest to the stereotype after he found two of the country’s most
dreaded creatures inside his home and in close proximity.
The Reddit user uploaded a picture of a huntsman spider stuck to a wall, only a few inches
above a massive carpet python.
Some users commented that the homeowner should let them fight while others encouraged him
to evacuate.
It’s worth mentioning that, despite their rather alarming appearance, both creatures
are relatively harmless.
Number 8 Assam Tiger As human territories expand into animal ranges,
encounters have been reported more frequently in various parts of India.
These can sometimes turn violent as the country is home to leopards, tigers and several aggressive
bear species.
While this next break-in ended peacefully, the consequences could’ve been dire.
That’s because it involved a Bengal tiger, one of nature’s most skilled and ruthless
predators.
The animal sought refuge from monsoon floods in a garage outside Kaziranga National Park,
in the state of Assam.
Exhausted, the adult tigress fell asleep on a bed and was initially undisturbed by the
homeowners.
Through a crack in the wall, they filmed the animal as it rested with its head on its paw.
After wildlife officers arrived at the scene, the road was blocked and fire crackers were
set off, in order to wake the tigress up.
The animal promptly left the property and retreated to the forest.
Number 7 New Zealand Seal While some animal home break-ins are potentially
deadly others are just very unusual.
By her own admission, New Zealander Annette Swoffer thought she was hallucinating upon
seeing the animal visitor on her couch.
That’s because, staring back at her with a pair of big brown eyes was a baby seal.
To get to the woman’s home, the animal had wandered a long way from its natural habitat.
It had gone from the waterfront across busy roads and a residential neighborhood.
The baby seal then entered the house through a cat door and climbed a flight of stairs
before finally napping on Swoffer’s couch.
The woman contacted the Department of Conservation, where staff had actually been looking for
the animal.
It had likely just been weaned from its mother and had been left alone as it looked for food.
A spokesperson for the department noted that seals can carry diseases and may injure humans
so the proper course of action is to contact wildlife authorities.
Number 6 Queensland Cassowary Cassowaries are, by all accounts, the most
dangerous birds in the world.
To attack potential threats they rely on their powerful kicks.
One of their toes is modified into a dagger-like claw that can easily disembowel a human being.
A cassowary, nicknamed Peanut, would often pass through the backyard of property owned
by Peter and Sue Leach, in Cairns, Australia.
The couple was familiar with the bird and didn’t mind the wild animal feasting on
the berries from their garden from time to time.
Yet, in April of 2016, Peanut went farther than ever.
As Sue was preparing dinner, she walked in to find the cassowary in the middle of her
dining room.
Aware of how dangerous the bird could become, the woman ran out of the house and went in
the garage.
Her husband hid behind a table and took a few pictures of Peanut.
After several minutes, the cassowary walked out the front door and no one was harmed in
the surprising encounter.
Number 5 Queensland Python A homeowner from Queensland, Australia, was
forced to confront what some people would probably describe as their greatest fear.
The elderly man, whose name wasn’t released, lifted the toilet seat and found a python
coiled inside the bowl.
He immediately contacted a snake removal firm and was told that the serpent had most likely
made its way through an unsealed drain pipe.
By the time a snake catcher arrived to his home, the python had already disappeared inside
the pipe.
The homeowner told a media outlet he’d avoid using the toilet until the matter was resolved.
Number 4 Mumbai Leopard Residents of a Mumbai suburb were understandably
terrified when news emerged that a leopard had broken into a residential building.
The feline wandered into the lobby of a Mlulund housing complex and snatched a pet dog.
The attack was captured by security cameras.
The canine was sleeping at the time and oblivious to the fact that a vicious predator was creeping
towards it.
The leopard’s swift and unforgiving attack was over in a matter of seconds.
The pet fruitlessly struggled against the predator’s powerful grip.
It was dragged into the Mumbai streets where it was presumably eaten.
The ultimate fate of the attacking leopard remains unknown.
Number 3 Menghai Elephants A report of an elephant raid in the Chinese
county of Menghai emerged in the early spring of 2020.
The information was limited but it seemed to be centered on a herd of over a dozen animals
that raided a town.
The Asian elephants broke into two homes as well as a grain alcohol store.
They damaged the vats and, according to some villagers, got drunk and started behaving
erratically.
Luckily, none of the residents were hurt by the ransacking animals.
Number 2 Camels in Australia In 2009, a small town in the Australian outback
was gripped by terror as thousands of camels invaded.
As temperatures in central parts of the country sweltered, the animals were desperately searching
for water.
Some placed the total number of camels as high as 6,000.
Residents of the remote Docker River, home to about 350 people, became too afraid to
leave their homes and children faced the risk of being trampled to death.
Some of the camels actually broke inside residences or caused structural damage on the outside.
They destroyed roads and clustered on the local airstrip.
The latter was a significant issue as medical evacuations became impossible.
The government determined that, since the animals were so numerous, a massive culling
was the only way to deal with them.
As such, helicopters loaded with marksmen were sent to the region.
Number 1 Botswana Hippo By some estimates, every year, hippos are
responsible for thousands of human deaths in Africa.
There’s basically nothing that an unarmed human can do against a hippo since the enormous
beast’s jaws are strong enough to crush crocodilians.
So, naturally, finding one on your property is a nightmarish scenario.
Yet, Brent Reed had to deal with such a situation when he found a 3-ton hippo in the swimming
pool of his Botswana home.
It happened on December the 31st of 2019 and Reed’s youngest son joked that they were
having a “hippo new year”.
Reed believed that the massive male had entered his 6-foot deep pool seeking to cool off as
the region had been experiencing an unusually hot and dry season.
Thankfully, it showed no signs of aggression.
Reed called the wildlife authorities, as he didn’t think the hippo could get out.
Yet, at 2 am on January the 1st, he saw the animal grazing outside his bedroom.
It was a harmless visit but the cleanup operation for the pool did involve removing about 220
pounds of dung.
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