[RedMonqey]

Unless they are sick, all animals are guided by their instincts Other than while hunting in the wild, attacking instinct is the last one to kick in. ANY animal will prefer to retreat when threatened unless it feels cornered. There's no such thing as a "random attack" by a healthy animal.

That is too broad a statement. Rural people like myself ( I suspect microgood is one too) could tell you of numerous stories of people doing nothing more than doing their daily toil and getting attacked by animals. Such was the case of a local woman was attacked by a buck while getting her morning paper. It was during "rutting"season just before Thanksgiving.

Healthy wild animals attack humans for a variety of reasons. True while it may appear "random" to the uninitiated animals attacking humans do have a reason, be it territorial, protection or sickness

All the more reason to treat all animals with respect and and at a healthy distance.

[af_vet_rr]

All the more reason to treat all animals with respect and and at a healthy distance.

This pretty much sums it up: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1LjG7S8aqJg (go to about 1:50 in the video).