{"id":229608,"date":"2021-04-16T17:56:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/man-throws-rabid-bobcat-after-it-attacks-wife-in-wild-video\/"},"modified":"2021-04-16T17:56:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T14:56:35","slug":"man-throws-rabid-bobcat-after-it-attacks-wife-in-wild-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/man-throws-rabid-bobcat-after-it-attacks-wife-in-wild-video\/","title":{"rendered":"#Man throws ‘rabid’ bobcat after it attacks wife in wild video"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Man throws ‘rabid’ bobcat after it attacks wife in wild video<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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This suburban neighborhood had a wild morning. <\/p>\n

A harrowing 46-second home security video<\/a> of a bobcat attacking a man\u2019s wife has gone viral, documenting a scary turn of events that started with the surprise ambush \u2014 and ended with the man throwing the animal onto his front lawn. <\/p>\n

By Friday, the video had more than 6.3 million views.<\/p>\n

The video starts with a calm scene \u2014 the man greeting a neighbor and commenting on his need for a car wash. Suddenly his wife starts screaming, and the blurry footage shows her cowering between cars as the animal attacks her. <\/p>\n

\u201cOh my God! Run, Happ<\/a>y, run!\u201d she screams \u2014 leading many online to believe the man\u2019s nickname is Happy.<\/p>\n

Instead of running, her husband snatches the cat off his wife and throws it onto his lawn. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bobcat!\u201d he screams, telling neighbors that the \u201cf\u2014er\u201d was attacking his wife. After recovering, the cat makes a beeline for the family again, just before the video cuts out and the man vows to shoot the animal, which many viewers agreed appeared rabid. <\/p>\n

The original video, reportedly uploaded by user @keithmcgeax<\/a>, was flagged on TikTok for violence. However, another user claiming to be familiar with the family<\/a> assures \u201cHappy\u2019s\u201d new following that he and his wife are doing fine after the scary attack. <\/p>\n

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A man, reportedly nicknamed Happy, fends off a bobcat in a scene caught on home security video.<\/figcaption>
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TMZ reports<\/a> the attack happened in North Carolina, but throughout America, sightings are usually rare since the animals are nocturnal. Still, the carnivores have been known to prowl in urban areas and can pounce over 10 feet, according to National Geographic<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Attacks are rare but not totally unheard of. In 2019, an animal believed to be a bobcat leaped from a tree in Florida and attacked an elderly couple. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have never heard of anything like this,\u201d Carole Baskin, of \u201cTiger King\u201d fame and founder and CEO of\u00a0Big Cat Rescue,\u00a0told the Associated Press<\/a> at the time. \u201cAny wild bobcat is not going to walk up to a human. They are extremely shy.\u201d<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t let attacks like these color your impression of the predators, which often feed on rodents at night, Baskin said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey are doing a huge service for us. They do it quietly and secretly,\u201d Baskin said. \u201cThey are there, you just never see them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A man, reportedly nicknamed Happy, fends off a bobcat in a scene caught on home security video.<\/figcaption>
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