On the subject of Disneyfying nature, aside from the recent alligator incident, I had an interesting observation in Orlando around 35 year ago. There was an island in a lake with big birds including turkey, flamingo, Maribou Stork, and peacocks. I went there 3 times during on week. The first time there was a mother duck with about 25 ducklings swimming in a channel. The second time I was there about 18 young. As I was watching, a Maribou Stork suddenly speared one and ate it. A woman standing nearby yelped in astonishment and said something like, “Oh, no, this is real life that big bird just ate the baby duck.” On my third visit the mother duck had only 11 chicks. These all had the habit of swimming close to their mother, unlike the first time I saw them when they were scattered over a fair distance.
The Haile-Selassie referred to was no doubt a younger relative. I seem to recall reading that a son or grandson had become a paleontologist or archaeologist.
Yes, the bulk of the American population has now grown up in cities where food comes from a store.
Up to two generations ago, the bulk of Americans had intimate experience with processing food and meat.
Not any more.