One sees it ALL the time with tourists in Montana. People who don’t realize that A) without a serious firearm your ass in NOT at the top of the food chain and B) unlike California or Florida the weather can kill your ass two miles from the trailhead if you haven’t taken precautions....
People are always asking me if they can pet my bulldog while we’re out walking.
I say to them, “If you insist you’re welcome to take your chances, but I’d try the end without teeth.” And, “He doesn’t like being `petted’ on the head any more than you do.”
I suppose there are Americans stupid enough to try and take a selfie with a kangaroo, although those things will kick hell out of you. I wonder what it is about `wild animals’ these people don’t understand.
This city boy sheepishly admits to having approached bison and elk at Yellowstone. Somehow, I’m still here. Luck o’ the Irish and an alert guardian angel.