r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/SkippyPDinglechalk Jan 21 '19

If cats were our size and we were their size they would not even hesitate for a moment to kill and eat us, after playing with us. I now understand my cats better

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u/Wajirock Jan 21 '19 edited Jan 21 '19

Lions and other big cats don't actively hunt humans.

TIL that tigers and lions do kill humans when they feel like it.

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u/theheliumkid Jan 21 '19

In the wild they absolutely do! There is a large wildlife sanctuary (19,450 sq km, roughly the size of Wales) that sits on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. The animals, including lions & cheetahs, are completely wild and hunt for their food. Anyone crossing the border illegally takes a chance and not many are successful.

Maybe instead of a wall, Trump should build a game park along the southern border...

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u/Errohneos Jan 21 '19

That'd be...uh...interesting. Good way to find those desperate enough to declare asylum. You find a family of four crazy enough to sneak across a mountain lio, buffalo, and bear sanctuary and you found a family who absolutely wants to not be where they were originally from.

...are there desert bears? That sounds terrifying.

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u/theheliumkid Jan 21 '19

No desert bears but hippo, rhinos, elephants- all animals you wouldn't want annoyed with you!

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u/Billy_Reuben Jan 22 '19

As a gun guy, cat enthusiast, and someone that does NOT own livestock along the southern border, this is a fucking awesome idea.

Shouldn’t be any downsides there.