Why Do Animals Attack Humans in the Wild?

BBC ^ | 8/19 | Ally Hirschlag

[FatherofFive]

Hunger?

[blackdog]

What a stupid question......

[blackdog]

Good character judgment?

[OldHarbor]

Invading their personal space ?
Human-phobic ?
Hungry ?
Hangry !?!

[Verginius Rufus]

It's not true of all animals. I saw 9 deer today and not a single one tried to attack me.

Avoid zoophobia! Not all animals want to eat you.

[rightwingcrazy]

“Her dog’s barking then distracted the bear long enough for her to run to the highway and call for help.”

Dogs are fearless.

[sjmjax]

No fangs, no claws, no armor but lots of meat.

[pierrem15]

Nothing surprising here:

a) they were running/moving, which triggers the predator reflex to pursue;

b) they startled the animals;

c) they were unarmed.

[9YearLurker]

Why do humans attack animals in the wild?

[BipolarBob]

Have these researchers tried to reason with a hungry grizzly on “Why are you doing this to me”? A casual conversation over a game of chess, bring it up and see what ensues.

[Night Hides Not]

We taste just like chicken?

[lurk]

Part of it is hunger. Young lions especially get driven away from the food source by the mature lions, so people and their pets become an option.

Part of it is threat response. People surprise them or get into their space, and they leap. Millions have seen the video of the mother lion who hissed at the hiker in Utah because he was near her kittens.

Part of it is reflex. Predators are created to leap at things that move, so joggers and bikers get jumped.

And part of it is really dumb people pressing the red Darwin button.

If you walk outside of your house, be aware of the possibilities.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

This has got to be one of the stupider questions I’ve seen discussed in the press in a long time.

[xoxox]

ask them.

[xoxox]

why do humans attack humans in the non-wild?

[NewJerseyJoe]

Because it’s far more complicated to attack them in houses. Most animals haven’t mastered the Doorknob Principle yet.

[Organic Panic]

How many billions were given for this study? And it all went to city folk who don’t even know how to feed a house cat.

[9YearLurker]

Why oh why, Ohio?

[Buttons12]

Welcome to the party, pal.