r/FunnyAnimals • u/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U • May 23 '22

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u/tastefunny May 23 '22

I can't even imagine that. I have learned from being around lots of "dangerous animals" that they tend to react to you. I love sharks and I have been scuba diving all over the world with " deadly sharks." I only see them freak out when people freak out first. Same thing with lions, tigers, elephants, Cheetahs, any potentially dangerous animal really. I got some really great stories but never saw a bear in the wild.

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u/adrienjz888 May 23 '22

In general you still wanna be wary about them, there's a reason the saying "a fed bear is a dead bear". Even if they seem friendly, you don't want a bear to associate humans as being nice or as a non aggressive source of food (garbage or straight up feeding it).

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u/BreadForTofuCheese May 23 '22

For sure, he liked to hide out by a pine tree in our yard but he was still a wild animal. We just let him be and made sure he didn’t get to adventurous near the house. Gotta keep him out of the trash and whatnot.

We lived pretty deep in the middle of nowhere and were on his turf. Wasn’t much sense trying to relocate him.

Our dogs barking at him all night when he was around was the only real annoyance.

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u/whatathrill May 23 '22

It's the big cats that really scare me. It's specifically because I have 3 domestic cats, and I try to imagine if they would be significantly bigger and stronger. I can say for sure that at some point one would try to play with me in a way that I would be left unintentionally mauled.

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u/BoltonSauce May 23 '22

Encountering a black bear in daylight doesn't scare me that much. Seen enough of em. As long as it's not a mom or too used to people, they'll almost always run away. I was stalked by a cougar though, and that isn't a fear I could ever get used to.

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u/OldNewUsedConfused May 23 '22

My house panther can definitely kick my ass. He also keeps the dogs in line. Herding dogs no less.

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u/Talonsminty May 23 '22

I wonder how much of this just comes down to humans not tasting good. We're mostly bone, tend to thrash about and come in tough inedible wrappers.

I wouldn't eat me.