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Originally Posted by Platapus
I believe it was Frank Buck who once said, much more eloquently than I can, that once humans move from their human cultural environment into the animal environment, they cease to be humans and are now animals subject to all the risks that all other animals face.
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That's well said, I wish everyone would remember that. People in cities especially seem to be distanced from the nature, and that goes for all nature. I'm thinking specifically of dogs here. It's not just once or twice that I have witnessed this to happen:
Random pedestrian: "Ooo, cute doggie!"
The doggie growls and snaps quickly with its teeth.
Random pedestrian: "Ohmygod it tried to bite me! Why did it try to bite me?!"
Me: "Maybe because you approached quietly from behind and without any warning sticked your hands on it?" (Not even worth mentioning what
I would do if someone did that to me.)
Random Pedestrian: "Ohmygod is it aggressive?!"
Me: "That's a great way to find out. Good day to you."
And in some way I also see this every time news like "bear attacked a hiker" or "shark attacked a surfer" news come up. We seem to be shocked when animals are suddenly not some cute fuzzy toys and the nature is not a giant petting zoo. Mind boggles.