Our species has this arrogance that we are untouchable, that we can do what ever we please and that nature has to cower in front of us. Anything that breaks this rule must be punished.
To a predator you are potentially either a threat, competition, or food. Any of these can provoke an attack. Do stupid things in areas with wild animals, and suffer the consequences. Ignorance is also no excuse. You go someplace, know what is there, what precautions you have to take, and what you should not be doing.
As for the food chain, we are only on top as long as we have our technology. Without it we are by in large a prey species (as countless ancient specimens of the homo species show).
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