Going Toe-to-Paw: When Men and Animals Compete
Michael Phelps isn’t the first to scrap with a wild beast
Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min read


Did you hear the good news? Michael Phelps is racing a shark to promote the annual time-suck that is Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Interesting? Maybe. Shocking? Not really. Phelps is hardly the first human to compete against a wild beast in a feat of strength or absurdity. And because today is Friday and we don’t have anything better to do, we’ve collected our favorites below.
Man vs. Bear
Man vs. Ostrich
Men vs. Elephant
Man vs. Orangutan
Man vs. Dog
Man vs. Eagle
Man vs. Chicken


