The last time I heard of a human taking this kind of chance with a predator,

[camwyn]

it was the legend of St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio.

Freed By Willy: Man Rescues Injured Baby Great White Shark

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[e-mily.livejournal.com]

Usually the stories about humans taking chances with predators are more like Tom Wanyandie (http://www.badassoftheweek.com/wanyandie.html).

[ebony14.livejournal.com]

Or Timothy Treadwell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell).