How did Newt manage to catch a Nundu?












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We know that Newt has a Nundu:




The camera pans up to reveal another magnificent creature, the Nundu - looking almost exactly like a lion, it has a large mane that bursts forth when it roars.
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (The Original Screenplay)




But we also know that Nundus are extremely hard to catch:




This East African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, it has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them




So how did Newt manage to catch one? He usually doesn't work with others...






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    We know that Newt has a Nundu:




    The camera pans up to reveal another magnificent creature, the Nundu - looking almost exactly like a lion, it has a large mane that bursts forth when it roars.
    - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (The Original Screenplay)




    But we also know that Nundus are extremely hard to catch:




    This East African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, it has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together
    - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them




    So how did Newt manage to catch one? He usually doesn't work with others...






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      We know that Newt has a Nundu:




      The camera pans up to reveal another magnificent creature, the Nundu - looking almost exactly like a lion, it has a large mane that bursts forth when it roars.
      - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (The Original Screenplay)




      But we also know that Nundus are extremely hard to catch:




      This East African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, it has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together
      - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them




      So how did Newt manage to catch one? He usually doesn't work with others...






      harry-potter fantastic-beasts







      share|improve this question















      We know that Newt has a Nundu:




      The camera pans up to reveal another magnificent creature, the Nundu - looking almost exactly like a lion, it has a large mane that bursts forth when it roars.
      - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (The Original Screenplay)




      But we also know that Nundus are extremely hard to catch:




      This East African beast is arguably the most dangerous in the world. A gigantic leopard that moves silently despite its size and whose breath causes disease virulent enough to eliminate entire villages, it has never yet been subdued by fewer than a hundred skilled wizards working together
      - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them




      So how did Newt manage to catch one? He usually doesn't work with others...






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          Newt's entire schtick is that other wizards are morons when it comes to subduing and taming supposedly wild animals. It's pretty clear that if you go in all guns wands blazing against a creature as powerful as the Nundu that you're going to get your butt kicked unless you're mob-handed. On the other hand, if you take some time to understand the creature and use kindness rather than aggression, you're likely to see better results.



          Although she's referring to the Zouwu (another supposedly untameable wild animal) in the interview below, JKR's quote here seems relevant.




          It really does takes a 'Newt Scamander' to contain and look after that
          beast









          And we see from this excerpt from the Wonderbook: Book of Spells game that a Nundu (if taken off guard) can be put to sleep by a single wizard.











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          • how? at first it must have been agressive, and it's breath is pretty much lethal...
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago










          • so I would (personally) discredit the idea that he got to know it..
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago






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            @Niffler - We see it roaring at Newt in the case and its breath seems to be very much non-lethal. Presumably it uses its lethal magical breath as a defence mechanism only when attacked, possibly in the same way that a skunk squirts a noxious fluid when it's scared. Since Newt wouldn't be dumb enough to attack it, he need not fear its breath
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago








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            @Niffler - Also, in Wonderbook we see someone who lives with a Nundu. Admittedly it eats him, but its breath seems fine
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago






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            This is absolutely the right answer! :) It might take a hundred skilled wizards to subdue a Nundu, but only one Newt to get a Nundu to like him and cooperate willingly! :)
            – Bellatrix
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          Newt's entire schtick is that other wizards are morons when it comes to subduing and taming supposedly wild animals. It's pretty clear that if you go in all guns wands blazing against a creature as powerful as the Nundu that you're going to get your butt kicked unless you're mob-handed. On the other hand, if you take some time to understand the creature and use kindness rather than aggression, you're likely to see better results.



          Although she's referring to the Zouwu (another supposedly untameable wild animal) in the interview below, JKR's quote here seems relevant.




          It really does takes a 'Newt Scamander' to contain and look after that
          beast









          And we see from this excerpt from the Wonderbook: Book of Spells game that a Nundu (if taken off guard) can be put to sleep by a single wizard.











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          • how? at first it must have been agressive, and it's breath is pretty much lethal...
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago










          • so I would (personally) discredit the idea that he got to know it..
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago






          • 4




            @Niffler - We see it roaring at Newt in the case and its breath seems to be very much non-lethal. Presumably it uses its lethal magical breath as a defence mechanism only when attacked, possibly in the same way that a skunk squirts a noxious fluid when it's scared. Since Newt wouldn't be dumb enough to attack it, he need not fear its breath
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago








          • 1




            @Niffler - Also, in Wonderbook we see someone who lives with a Nundu. Admittedly it eats him, but its breath seems fine
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            This is absolutely the right answer! :) It might take a hundred skilled wizards to subdue a Nundu, but only one Newt to get a Nundu to like him and cooperate willingly! :)
            – Bellatrix
            50 mins ago
















          4














          Newt's entire schtick is that other wizards are morons when it comes to subduing and taming supposedly wild animals. It's pretty clear that if you go in all guns wands blazing against a creature as powerful as the Nundu that you're going to get your butt kicked unless you're mob-handed. On the other hand, if you take some time to understand the creature and use kindness rather than aggression, you're likely to see better results.



          Although she's referring to the Zouwu (another supposedly untameable wild animal) in the interview below, JKR's quote here seems relevant.




          It really does takes a 'Newt Scamander' to contain and look after that
          beast









          And we see from this excerpt from the Wonderbook: Book of Spells game that a Nundu (if taken off guard) can be put to sleep by a single wizard.











          share|improve this answer























          • how? at first it must have been agressive, and it's breath is pretty much lethal...
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago










          • so I would (personally) discredit the idea that he got to know it..
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago






          • 4




            @Niffler - We see it roaring at Newt in the case and its breath seems to be very much non-lethal. Presumably it uses its lethal magical breath as a defence mechanism only when attacked, possibly in the same way that a skunk squirts a noxious fluid when it's scared. Since Newt wouldn't be dumb enough to attack it, he need not fear its breath
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago








          • 1




            @Niffler - Also, in Wonderbook we see someone who lives with a Nundu. Admittedly it eats him, but its breath seems fine
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            This is absolutely the right answer! :) It might take a hundred skilled wizards to subdue a Nundu, but only one Newt to get a Nundu to like him and cooperate willingly! :)
            – Bellatrix
            50 mins ago














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          Newt's entire schtick is that other wizards are morons when it comes to subduing and taming supposedly wild animals. It's pretty clear that if you go in all guns wands blazing against a creature as powerful as the Nundu that you're going to get your butt kicked unless you're mob-handed. On the other hand, if you take some time to understand the creature and use kindness rather than aggression, you're likely to see better results.



          Although she's referring to the Zouwu (another supposedly untameable wild animal) in the interview below, JKR's quote here seems relevant.




          It really does takes a 'Newt Scamander' to contain and look after that
          beast









          And we see from this excerpt from the Wonderbook: Book of Spells game that a Nundu (if taken off guard) can be put to sleep by a single wizard.











          share|improve this answer














          Newt's entire schtick is that other wizards are morons when it comes to subduing and taming supposedly wild animals. It's pretty clear that if you go in all guns wands blazing against a creature as powerful as the Nundu that you're going to get your butt kicked unless you're mob-handed. On the other hand, if you take some time to understand the creature and use kindness rather than aggression, you're likely to see better results.



          Although she's referring to the Zouwu (another supposedly untameable wild animal) in the interview below, JKR's quote here seems relevant.




          It really does takes a 'Newt Scamander' to contain and look after that
          beast









          And we see from this excerpt from the Wonderbook: Book of Spells game that a Nundu (if taken off guard) can be put to sleep by a single wizard.




























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          • how? at first it must have been agressive, and it's breath is pretty much lethal...
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago










          • so I would (personally) discredit the idea that he got to know it..
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago






          • 4




            @Niffler - We see it roaring at Newt in the case and its breath seems to be very much non-lethal. Presumably it uses its lethal magical breath as a defence mechanism only when attacked, possibly in the same way that a skunk squirts a noxious fluid when it's scared. Since Newt wouldn't be dumb enough to attack it, he need not fear its breath
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago








          • 1




            @Niffler - Also, in Wonderbook we see someone who lives with a Nundu. Admittedly it eats him, but its breath seems fine
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            This is absolutely the right answer! :) It might take a hundred skilled wizards to subdue a Nundu, but only one Newt to get a Nundu to like him and cooperate willingly! :)
            – Bellatrix
            50 mins ago


















          • how? at first it must have been agressive, and it's breath is pretty much lethal...
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago










          • so I would (personally) discredit the idea that he got to know it..
            – Niffler
            4 hours ago






          • 4




            @Niffler - We see it roaring at Newt in the case and its breath seems to be very much non-lethal. Presumably it uses its lethal magical breath as a defence mechanism only when attacked, possibly in the same way that a skunk squirts a noxious fluid when it's scared. Since Newt wouldn't be dumb enough to attack it, he need not fear its breath
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago








          • 1




            @Niffler - Also, in Wonderbook we see someone who lives with a Nundu. Admittedly it eats him, but its breath seems fine
            – Valorum
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            This is absolutely the right answer! :) It might take a hundred skilled wizards to subdue a Nundu, but only one Newt to get a Nundu to like him and cooperate willingly! :)
            – Bellatrix
            50 mins ago
















          how? at first it must have been agressive, and it's breath is pretty much lethal...
          – Niffler
          4 hours ago




          how? at first it must have been agressive, and it's breath is pretty much lethal...
          – Niffler
          4 hours ago












          so I would (personally) discredit the idea that he got to know it..
          – Niffler
          4 hours ago




          so I would (personally) discredit the idea that he got to know it..
          – Niffler
          4 hours ago




          4




          4




          @Niffler - We see it roaring at Newt in the case and its breath seems to be very much non-lethal. Presumably it uses its lethal magical breath as a defence mechanism only when attacked, possibly in the same way that a skunk squirts a noxious fluid when it's scared. Since Newt wouldn't be dumb enough to attack it, he need not fear its breath
          – Valorum
          3 hours ago






          @Niffler - We see it roaring at Newt in the case and its breath seems to be very much non-lethal. Presumably it uses its lethal magical breath as a defence mechanism only when attacked, possibly in the same way that a skunk squirts a noxious fluid when it's scared. Since Newt wouldn't be dumb enough to attack it, he need not fear its breath
          – Valorum
          3 hours ago






          1




          1




          @Niffler - Also, in Wonderbook we see someone who lives with a Nundu. Admittedly it eats him, but its breath seems fine
          – Valorum
          3 hours ago




          @Niffler - Also, in Wonderbook we see someone who lives with a Nundu. Admittedly it eats him, but its breath seems fine
          – Valorum
          3 hours ago




          1




          1




          This is absolutely the right answer! :) It might take a hundred skilled wizards to subdue a Nundu, but only one Newt to get a Nundu to like him and cooperate willingly! :)
          – Bellatrix
          50 mins ago




          This is absolutely the right answer! :) It might take a hundred skilled wizards to subdue a Nundu, but only one Newt to get a Nundu to like him and cooperate willingly! :)
          – Bellatrix
          50 mins ago


















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