Story reminds me of this:
“The game laws say nothing whatever about the actions of animals,” he said. “Animals are thoroughly reliable. They do exactly what is required of them and they never think of doing anything else. Their conduct does have to be regulated. The lion will not kill unless he is hungry, and then he will most certainly kill. He does not kill to expand his personality or to gloss over flaws (true or imaginary) with which he cannot live. He kills because he personally needs to eat.” “Man,” he said, does not behave as his Creator intended him to. Therefore laws have to be laid down to govern his behavior.” Leonard Wibberley, “Meeting With a Great Beast”.
[[He kills because he personally needs to eat.”]]
Yeah not so much- sure he kills because he’s hungry, but they also kill hyenas, cheetahs, baboons, other lions from different tribes, lion cubs, etc etc etc- all of which have nothing to do with hunger-