re: What is the largest animal a grown man could defeat with his bare hands?

"What kind of bastard would attack a manatee?"

Hey I like them, but they don't have big teeth or claws; they can't kick me. What would they do to me, sit on me?
I've never heard of a manatee hurting a person. Im not sure how I'd take the manatee, but I think I'd have a long time to find its weakness. So, I still stick w my original answer.

(I'd rather fight a 100ld golden retriever than a 50 lb pit bull. )
(And I do remember something about a drunken frat guy attacking one of the LSU ostrich years ago, but manatees are bigger.)
And for the cow, a direct attack is out, but on the right terrain, maybe dig some gopher type holes and hope you get lucky with the bovine breaking a leg-

The lesson of these threads is always that people apparently think that animals are invincible, and the average person doesn't have the strength to pick up a 5 lb weight.

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The lesson of these threads is always that people apparently think that animals are invincible, and the average person doesn't have the strength to pick up a 5 lb weight.

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How about a cage match with the same circumstances? Whatever list you thought you take on just got lot smaller.

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The lesson of these threads is always that people apparently think that animals are invincible,

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You still think you could take an ostrich?

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In a hot environment humans are the best long distance runners in the world. This isn't a debate.

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This is assuming the human is in good shape which most aren’t. Some people can’t even walk up a flight of stairs without breathing hard.

I mean, killing lions and tigers with bare hands was a thing. Very very rare but it did happen.

I did see a picture of some explorer who got attacked by a jaguar in the middle of the night that he killed with his bare hands. His arm got jacked but he was fine

Yeah people can't read. A wild horse would make quick work of you. I just watched a video of 2 lions attacking a horse at a circus for about 5 minutes and the horse was still standing. There is nothing you could do to hurt a horse with your bare hand.

Wtf you gonna do to a horse with your bare hands???

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The lesson of these threads is always that people apparently think that animals are invincible, and the average person doesn't have the strength to pick up a 5 lb weight.

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There are people on the first page answering "wolf"

Have you seen the average man these days? Stop by your local Wal Mart and tell me which unarmed, waddling biscuit-eater is going to choke an average wolf to death

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but we’re extremely weak animals for our size. Any other animal around our size or larger I can’t really think of one we could beat in single combat.

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Speak for yourself, I could totally take a 200 pound tortoise.

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There is nothing you could do to hurt a horse with your bare hand.

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Back in the Middle Ages, a Byzantine emissary went to meet with a Norman army. A big Norman went up to the emissary’s horse and pinched it in the head so hard it dropped dead.

This is before Europeans all became trannies, and perhaps the Norman wore chain mail, but still.