Man Wrestles Leopard…And Wins!
Arthur De Mosh, a 45-year-old tour guide at the college near Kibbutz Sde Boker in Southern Israel, was awakened from his sleep and yes it was a real nightmare. The Israeli man woke up to the sound of a leopard trying to eat his cat and did what most of us would probably never do: wrestle it.
De Mosh was able to free the pet cat, which survived the ordeal, from the leopard’s clutches.
“He jumped on the leopard and pinned him to the floor, then his wife called us so we could take it away,” Amram Zabari, a local park ranger who rushed to the scene, said on Tuesday.
The captured leopard was taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment and was later released in a wildlife reserve. So all-in-all everyone survived, and De Mosh gets the man award for the day because how many of you would honestly jump on this leopard if it had your precious little snowball in its grasp?
6 Comments, Comment or Ping
Erika Strum
No one can ever say Jewish men are wimpy anymore.
May 30th, 2007
Malcolm
I wrestle leopards to get at their kittens. They make good burgers and fur gloves.
May 30th, 2007
Me
I’m guessing the leopard was sick and/or very hungry/weak. Hence why it came into a house and why he was able to beat it. There are very few leopards in Israel anymore.
May 31st, 2007
Jon Holato
@ ME - that’s probably a fair assumption to make, clearly this isn’t routine wild animal behavior. And you’re right about the number of leopards in Israel, according to the article there are only 10 in the wild.
May 31st, 2007
Christine
Thats crazy, he’s a keeper, if he can wrestle a leapord to protect his kitty, imagine what he would do to protect his family.
Jun 1st, 2007
Jon Holato
@ Christine - according to your comment a Zoo Keeper would be the perfect husband for you…
Jun 1st, 2007
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