History Series / FatalAttractions2010

* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Or, rather, "Wolves are just like dogs, right?". Wrong, very wrong. One story features a woman who kept a pack of wolf-dog hybrids as pets thinking they would be just as tame and friendly as a purebred dog (And because she believed she had a "spiritual connection" to wolves). The wolf-dogs mauled the woman to death.
** Likewise, the episode even has a few experts state that a common misconception regarding wolf-dogs is that they are more "tame" than regular wolves. In reality, such hybrids are actually ''more'' unpredictable than a pure-blooded wolf and therefore far more dangerous.
** One episode featured a woman in Australia who treated crocodiles like dogs. Even going so far as to take one on car rides with her.
* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: Subverted. Nearly ''every'' episode tells the story of someone who was killed or horribly injured by an animal due to not realizing how dangerous they can be. The people shown to take proper care of their exotic pets state that they are well aware that they are dealing with a potentially deadly wild animal.
** One episode, in particular, featured a man in Canada who claimed he had complete control over his tigers (and lions) and even allowed a small child to take a picture of one for a school report. [[ForegoneConclusion Guess what the tiger did to the little boy]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence when he tripped and fell to the ground?]] [[spoiler: The tiger severely mauled him.]]

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath / FamilyUnfriendlyViolence: Nearly ''everyone'' who keeps an exotic pet on the show is either brutally killed or horrifically mauled. This includes a man whose face was ripped off by a chimpanzee (albeit not the one he and his wife raised), a woman who was bitten on the skull by her pet panther, and a woman who bled to death after being bitten by a Gaboon viper.

* {{Hypocrisy}}: The show tries to go out of its way to make reptiles seem like shifty cold-blooded (pun not intended) killers who wait until just the right moment to kill whoever the episode's victim is while portraying mammals as simply wild animals that were just acting on instinct when they attack their owners. Never mind the fact that reptiles are also acting on instinct and that numerous carnivorous mammals (lions, wolves, etc.) are known to kill just for the sake of killing (Known as surplus killing).
** Even reptile owners are not safe from hypocrisy. Owners of exotic mammals (chimpanzees, tigers, wolves, etc.) are often portrayed sympathetically as misguided people. Owners of snakes, crocodiles, and lizards are almost always portrayed as egotistical, mentally disturbed, or LonersAreFreaks type of individuals even when they share the same traits as owners of dangerous mammals.

* ManipulativeEditing: The show seems to go out of its way to [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent portray reptiles as mindless killers]] by using ominous music, extreme close-ups, and/or showing them mostly in shadows.

* PantheraAwesome: Several episodes focus on people who kept big cats as pets and, as to be expected, this trope is deconstructed.
** One episode in particular focused on a man who kept a pet tiger (named "Ming") in his apartment in ''New York City''. Nobody knew about it for ''years'' until the tiger attacked his owner.

** Another episode about crocodiles portrayed them as either evil mindless killers or lovable pets with no middle ground (IE: intelligent predators that should be treated with respect and are NOT good pets).

* SavageWolves: One episode featured a woman who kept a pack of wolf-dog hybrids because she felt she had a spiritual connection with them.

The series focuses mainly on people who keep rare and dangerous exotic animals as pets. Each episode focuses on a particular group of animals (IE: Tigers, chimpanzees, snakes, crocodiles) and then proceeds to tell the backstory of a different person's life with the animals. The episodes also feature commentary on friends and family of the people in question as well as insight from experts on animal and human behavior. Often, the stories end in tragedy with either the owner and/or pet being horribly mauled and killed.

* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: Subverted. Nearly ''every'' episode features someone who is horribly mauled by an animal due to not realizing how dangerous they can be. The people shown to take proper care of their exotic pets state that they are well aware that they are dealing with a potentially deadly wild animal.

* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Or, rather, "Wolves are just like dogs, right?". Wrong, very wrong. One story features a woman who kept a pack of wolf-dog hybrids as pets thinking they would be just as tame and friendly as a pure bred dog (And because she believed she had a "spiritual connection" to wolves). The wolf-dogs mauled the woman to death.
** Likewise, the episode even has a few experts state that a common misconception regarding wolf-dogs is that they are more "tame" than a regular wolf. In reality, such hybrids are actually ''more'' unpredictable than a pure-blooded wolf, and therefore far more dangerous.

* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: Subverted. Nearly ''every'' episode features someone who is horribly mauled by an animal due to not realizing how dangerous they can be. The people shown to take proper care of their exotic pets state that they are well-aware that they are dealing with a potentially deadly wild animal.
** One episode in particular featured a man in Canada who claimed he had complete control over his tigers (and lions) and even allowed a small child to take a picture of one for a school report. [[ForegoneConclusion Guess what the tiger did to the little boy]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence when he tripped and fell to the ground?]] [[spoiler:The tiger severely mauled him.]]

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath / FamilyUnfriendlyViolence: Nearly ''everyone'' who keeps an exotic pet on the show is either brutally killed or is horrifically mauled. This includes a man whose face was ripped off by a chimpanzee (albeit not the one he and his wife raised), a woman who was bitten on the skull by her pet panther, and a woman who bled to death after being bitten by a Gaboon viper.
* HerbivoresAreFriendly: Not here, they're not. The herbivores in this show are every bit as dangerous as the carnivores, and sometimes more so.

** Even reptile owners are not safe from the hypocrisy. Owners of exotic mammals (chimpanzees, tigers, wolves, etc.) are ofter portrayed sympathetically as misguided people. Owners of snakes, crocodiles, and lizards are almost always portrayed as egotistical, mentally disturbed, or LonersAreFreaks type of individuals even when they share the same traits as owners of dangerous mammals.

* KarmaHoudini: Averted in one episode. One woman kept a large number of tigers in New Jersey in horrible conditions. She allowed the tigers to breed uncontrollably, would interfere any way possible with the law to prevent them from inspecting her enclosures, and constantly denied that one (or possibly more) of her tigers had escaped. While her tigers ''were'' taken away from her due to the poor living conditions they were in, it was her ''husband'' (who was already over-worked from having to work the props on Broadway) who got the worse punishment. (He was severely mauled by one of the tigers.)
* ManiacMonkeys: An entire episode is dedicated to people who keep chimpanzees as pets. The infamous "Travis the chimp" incident is even mentioned at one point.

** The owners of exotic pets are often portrayed as either having an unhealthy obsession with the animal, feeling they have a special bond with the animal, or being an [[LonersAreFreaks introvert with emotional problems]]. On the flip side, the show does also show people who are responsible with their exotic pets and are well-aware of the danger.

** Even the reptile pet owners fall under this. They are often portrayed as [[LonersAreFreaks introverted beings with severe psychological issues]] rather than just as normal people who happen to love reptiles.

*** Another episode even has some herpetologists point out that ''anyone'' bragging about getting bitten and surviving is likely not a real herpetologist, as they see ''nothing'' brag-worthy about admitting you got bitten (as admitting it means you likely made a mistake leading to the bite, thus damaging your credibility in the field). Also, getting bitten and envenomed can in fact make you allergic to snake venom even if you do survive.
** One episode was making a big deal about how a man's pet Nile monitors ate his body after he died. This is something that any carnivore, even a domestic cat or dog, would do if it got hungry enough.

** One episode featured a woman who thought she had become immune to snake venom after one of her rattlesnakes had bitten her. The woman in question actually ''studied'' herpetology (the study of reptiles), so you'd think she'd know that many times venomous snakes inflict what are known as dry bites, or bites that don't contain venom. This would later be her downfall as she ended up dying after being bitten by her highly venomous Gabon viper.
** As mentioned above, the woman who was mauled to death because she kept feeding the local bears.
** Another episode had a woman actually go out of her tents to sleep under the stars in the African savannah, only to be mauled by a hyena. Same episode also had a drunk man keeping his door open and allowing the hyena access to his home.
** One episode featured a man who said that he shared a "special bond" with a crocodile and even went swimming with it. The two actually did spend 23 years together without incident, but the fact that the crocodile had suffered a bullet wound to the head (potentially brain damaging it) may have played a part in this.

* TranquillizerDart: One episode gave a good illustration of how these work in RealLife. When a man was discovered [[TooDumbToLive keeping a full-grown tiger in a New York City public-housing apartment]], a NYPD officer rappelled down from the roof with a tranquilizer gun to shoot the tiger through the window. When he did, the tiger immediately charged, hitting the wall with such force that the entire building shook. Only then did the tranquilizer take effect, enabling officers to safely remove the tiger from the building.

* CoolPet: This show seems to set out and avert it.

* YouCanPanicNow: Advocates for responsible exotic pet ownership have accused the show of fearmongering, spreading misinformation and making many of the exotic pets depicted seem far more evil and dangerous than they really are.
** In all fairness, the show does focus mainly on the dangers of keeping ''deadly'' animals, such as big cats and alligators/crocodiles, as pets, and a few episodes do show people who are responsible with their pets (though the show still acts like the pets will turn on their owners at any given time).

* EverythingsBetterWithCows: Subverted. One episode features a man who was trampled to death by his prized bull. Another featured a man who was also trampled by another bull, but survived thanks to his friend arriving in time to save him.
** One episode even featured a man with a pet ''bison'' (or "buffalo" if you prefer) that he'd take everywhere with him, even in his own home. He'd even try to ride it like a horse. To clarify, unlike the bulls mentioned above, which are domesticated, bison are completely wild and ''extremely'' dangerous due to their unpredictable nature.

** One episode featured a woman who thought she had become immune to snake venom after one of her rattlesnakes had bitten her. The woman in question actually ''studied'' herpetolgy (the study of reptiles), so you'd think she'd know that many times venomous snakes inflict what are known as dry bites, or bites that don't contain venom. This would later be her downfall as she ended up dying after being bitten by her highly venomous Gabon viper.

Fatal Attractions is a documentary series on Creator/AnimalPlanet that first aired in March 2010 and ended in about February 2013. [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bmza1mdg0nti4n15bml5banbnxkftztcwmjkwndmwna_v1_sy1000_cr007551000_al.jpg]][[caption-width-right:350:''[[IronicEcho "He would never hurt me."]]'']]

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