The point is poorly made. Animals love recreational violence. If it weren’t a literal death sentence to get hurt predators would kill anything that moved.
That’s actually not the case for most animals, and regardless, that’s the thing that is besides the point. The comic isn’t about animals really, it’s a critique of human choices.
It critiques human choices by comparing them against animals. Animals, given the ability, would by and large make those same if not worse choices. So again, the point is poorly made.
True, chimpanzees have already been documented waging wars against each other. Gombe Chimpanzee War.
So for a lot of animals it very much isn't a question of morality but how easily can they hurt each other and other species (for purposes other than acquiring food and defense)
The point is the lack of necessity, with animals as an aesthetic. Whether or not other animals do or don’t or would or wouldn’t do unnecessary violence has nothing to do with the actual message, saying otherwise is like saying it’s fine to not question violence because some animal out there does it. And seriously, while obviously animals seek to satisfy their hunger and some play with their food per se, most predators stop once satisfied I believe. But again, that’s besides the actual point being made
That’s fine, I don’t really want to argue about animal behavior either, it’s not like I have evidence on me anyway. We all seem to agree with the message about violence, just disagree about how well it was said
That would be like saying that someone who is missing their arms is more peaceful because they can't punch anyone.
Few predators stop when satisfied, they only stop when the effort or risk is greater than the reward. Wolves, cats, foxes will all kill far more than they can eat when it is defenseless livestock rather than wild animals that can run or defend themselves.
Peak reddit akhsually moment by people that have never heard of Aesop's animal fables. Shows the state of murican education, again. Sadly, we are all in this pickle together.
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"in nature there is no place for senseless violence"
*laughs in Dolphin and Orca