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[Gradine]

My favorite deadly animal fact is that you'd think "which animal kills the most humans" would be a trick question and the answer would be "other humans" but we're actually only in second place and it isn't even all that close

 

[Mad_Jack]

Far too many people find out, the hard way, that wild felines just aren't house pets no matter what the Youtube shorts will tell you.

I always tell all my friends' kids that, unless it's wearing a collar and walking a human, it is not a pet and you leave it the hell alone.

We have bobcats here in CT - they look cute and adorable, but they're basically rocket-powered wolverines on steroids with chainsaws for paws... They're twice the size of an average house cat (1-2 ft tall at the shoulder, 25-49 inches long and 12-40 lbs.) and can hit speeds up to 30 mph for short distances... They generally hunt rabbits and such, but that little guy in the picture can easily take down a deer if he feels like it.

 

[RealAlHazred]

But, if not friend, why friend-shaped?

 

[prabe]

My favorite deadly animal fact is that you'd think "which animal kills the most humans" would be a trick question and the answer would be "other humans" but we're actually only in second place and it isn't even all that close

I'm guessing #1 is mosquitoes, though that might be more indirect than intended.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

 

[el-remmen]

Black Bears are fairly benign List of fatal bear attacks in North America - Wikipedia

Yeah, but think about all the bear attacks not listed that left people wishing they were dead.

 

[dragoner]

Yeah, but think about all the bear attacks not listed that left people wishing they were dead.

I guess, though living in Northern California and facing both Mountain Lions and Bears, about the only time I was afaraid was when my dog treed a cub and I heard the mother hurling herself through the brush. You don't hear about too many attacks, other people are way more of a threat to meet alone out in the middle of nowhere. I know someone who was bit by a Rattlesnake and they said it shot out like six feet and bit them on the arm. They got the anti-venom, that is some crazy stuff, getting bit by a snake.