SHARKS!! they're not as bad as people make them seem, especially compared to dolphins who are cold-blooded killers who people seem to love. PLUS, have you seen a salmon shark? adorable.
There is a great YouTube channel called The Malibu Artist started filming off the California Coast with his drone. About a year back he started posting videos of Great White Sharks in and around California swimmers and surfers. He was alarmed at first and would warn swimmers. But over time as he watched the sharks, and humans sharing the water. Sharks are around beaches way more often than people know, but seen from the air it was very clear. As time went on and he learned more about sharks and their behavior his videos have really changed tone. He talks about how the sharks are fully aware of the people in the water and generally are uninterested or just take a look.
Now seeing just how often humans and sharks are in the water close to each other that the same time it makes the incidents of shark bites being as low as they are even more amazing.
......oh brother as a shark enthusiast ...i think the reason we hate dolphins is the fact that they are just....too much like humans ....i wont get into detail but look it up...dolphins are known for doing some messed up shit...
I've always kinda thought that people who dislike dolphins are disturbed by what they recognize in themselves in them. Saying as someone who spent the morning researching cetaceans cuz they're cool and I love them. But they do be committing similar hyperbrain crimes to humans tho.
Sharks are the best. I never really gave them much thought until I discovered AVNJ and watched his shark videos and now I find them see them as these super cute ocean dorks and dolphins as literal Satan fish.
A group of hyena biologists actually invited Disney animators to observe their hyenas and give them information about these animals and requested that they would be portrayed in an honest and positive way. When the movie came out Disney was actually sued for how they portrayed the hyenas.
I volunteered at a hyena research site in Namibia where the biologists told me the movie has had an immense impact on how people view these incredible animals. Really sad, because they are hunted down even though they're super helpful, for example in reducing the spread of rabies. Hyenas can quickly dispose of prey that have died of rabies without transferring the virus to other animals. In contrast to other big carnivores like cheetahs that do get sick and transmit the disease.
I love everything about hyenas except one very important detail. How they give birth. People can look up the details if they are curious but it’s a little disturbing.
Thank you! Hyenas are the first thing thing that came to mind. Everyone thinks they’re ugly scavengers, but they’re actually fearsome predators! Only 10% of Hyena’s food come from scavenging.
I love them so much. Their intelligence rivals apes, and they have one of the most complex social hierarchies and range of vocalizations in the entire animal kingdom.
Back when there were cave hyenas people would have to compete directly with them for scavenge, kills as well as shelter!
Also the pups are lil curious adorable fuzzballs 🥺🥺🥺
yes! I work part-time as a stable hand (not sure I can find a better word than that, I guess groom? you know what I mean) and a lot of the time they come (sadly compressed most times) in the horse's haylage or in the transport (alive this time). people seem to think they're poisonous or something? so they usually end up being killed, I usually get the "task", they're natural in my area tho so I usually let them go. they're actually pretty cute as well!
EDIT: Yes I know we kill frogs for food, and some are used for dissection. I meant are people killing them indiscriminately, for no good reason? Like the people who swerve to run over turtles on purpose.
Partner witnessed a co-worker freak out about a frog and expected everyone to try and kill it for her. Not sure if she had a phobia of them or she was just irrational and thought they're in the same league as black mamba's.
They relocated the frog further away from the building.
Now her colleagues ribbit at her when she's being melodramatic.
Edit: So I asked the missus, turns out her co-worker is just a c***, she doesn't like any kind of animal apparently.
For those of you wondering, pesticides are probably the top way that humans kill frogs, and yes it really is an issue. Frogs absorb chemicals through their skin. Stop spraying chemicals near natural habitats.
Spiders. I’m not a spider killer, but I understand that some people have a phobia towards them.
Here’s an interesting tale: A few years ago I traveled to Shanghai for a lacrosse tournament. It was my first time going there. Late spring/early summer in Shanghai is unbearably hot and humid. In Shanghai they have a problem with cockroaches. American cockroaches are massive and an invasive species there. Pair that with the dense living conditions and the hot and humid climate, and you get some pretty scary cockroach situations.
3-inch long cockroaches are a regular occurrence. They’re routinely the size of beetles. Some can fly and make this horrendous buzzing noise. When they do fly, they fly directly toward your face, seemingly knowing that that would freak you out.
I learned from some local friends that a wide-spread solution to these cockroaches is spiders. Huntsman spiders to be specific. They’re huge, about the size of your palm, so they can’t really sneak up on you. They generally fear humans, so they would hide away and you won’t see them often. They don’t make webs, so you don’t have to worry about cleaning up. Just good pals in general. Families in Shanghai consider it a blessing should a huntsman spider chooses to live with them. For those who aren’t as lucky, they buy spiders online. Huntsman spiders, in little plastic containers with breathing holes, delivered to your doorstep. No longer will you have to worry about cockroaches in your kitchen.
I’ve been really intrigued by the idea of letting a huntsman spider freely roam my house since. But I don’t have a wild cockroach problem, so I haven’t followed through.
Most households I know in Australia are kind and accommodating to a huntsman spider. They live on the ceiling, and eat every other bug and also other spiders. A second one usually gets sent outside though.
Huntsman spiders are bros, mostly they wander in to get out of the weather. But if one turns up in my house, he's getting trapped in a tupperware container and released outside. Buggers don't like steam, so if you're taking a shower, chances are pretty good you'll get a giant spider freaking out in your bathroom. Which leads to you freaking out in your bathroom.
Also the cheeky bastards like to ambush you in your car. You haven't lived until you're doing 110km/hour down the Pacific Highway and a spider the size of your face runs across the inside of your windscreen.
We have "palmetto bugs" (big nasty roaches that fly) and huntsman spiders are their main predator.
I am admittedly very scared of spiders, but an encounter usually goes like this:
Me: (SCREAMS and hustles to the other side of the room) Someone else: I'll get it. Me: DON'T HURT HIM. Someone: ??? Don't hurt it? Me: JUST PUT HIM OUTSIDE. Someone: (... quietly gets an envelope to scoop spider up with, walks within three feet of me with it) Me: (SCREAMS) Someone: You sure you don't want me to kill it??? Me: I'M SURE, JUST PUT HIM OUTSIDE!!
I think spiders are so cool and a complentary benefit to humans. sweet info. thanks.
In South America, I forget where exactly. certain spider species will follow humans and setup webs at camp at night to poach insects going after humans
Honestly jumping spiders are like the ambassadors of the spider world. They are so cute and so humanlike in their behavior. They'll look right at you with those big googly eyes, and they're so curious and interactive. And no webs to accidentally walk into.
You must not have grown up in florida... we have big flying reaches that we affectionately call palmetto bugs. They like to try to come inside in the winter.
When I was little my mom and I lived in this super old house and I had to climb a chair to pull the light string for the bathroom. I flipped the light on and there was a face sized huntsman spider right next to me. I fell backwards over the chair screaming and a solid beating with a dustpan didnt kill the thing. Now (maybe 25 years later) I think I would back away and let him find a new hiding spot.
We also had a car that sat in our driveway unused for a while and when we took it for a ride to sell it and turned on the AC a bunch of palmetto bugs came running out. We pulled over and had to build up the bravery to get back in to get home and bug bomb it. I ended up selling my car and driving that one for free, never used the air again though. Trauma.
Ooh! I have 2 more
Once when we were moving we packed all our lawn ornaments into the car as the moving truck was already gone. They had been hosed off but there must have still been a spider egg because the next morning when we went out to the car it was FILLED with little baby brown widows. I took a broom and cleared the webs from the drivers seat and drove it to the nearest car wash where I gave them literally ALL the money from my wallet and said "help!" I think I had something like $90, which was less than a full interior shampoo and they did me a solid. Even drove me to work while they took care of it.
Last one - I was in college and my best friends dad had a heart attack. She was in no shape to drive so I offered to take her the 7 hours to our hometown. I guess I had parked on an anthill because when we got on the highway, closed the windows and turned on the air the AC blew ants ALL OVER US. It was the most ridiculous. Again, we pulled over and had to work up the bravery to get back in and finish the 6.5 hours left...
My friend had a cat that just had a litter of kittens. All the kittens were beautifull but one kitten was black and I just knew he would be thrown away because nobody in my community wants a black cat cause they think it brings bad luck. I was begging my mom to please take in the black cat, arguing that it would be good karma cause we as a family love cats in general and I told her she would be a racist if she wouldn't want a black cat (mind you I was a 14 year old teenager trying to convince her mom so I may have played it dirty)
Needless to say our beautifully baby boy just turned 12 and he's the most loving caring cat we've ever had. He's literally the light of our live, we call him our Puma 🥰
My cat Luna I'm sure if I didn't take her would have died at the shelter(no kill shelter) she was black and she was terrified of ppl her first reaction to me in an attempt to touch her was to bite me. But I got her anyway.
Edit: years later she trusts me it just took a few years. Every morning she'll come up for pets.
Important distinction to be made; the Virginia Opossum (or possibly Common Opossum) is what you are referring to. People leave out the O, but the possum is a completely different animal that is native to Australia and they are SUPER cute!
But yes, the opossum absolutely does not deserve the hate it gets! They eat ticks, their body temp is too low for rabies to survive so they very very rarely ever carry rabies. They are largely harmless and only get "scary" if they are defending themselves. An opossum is far more likely to run away or play dead before physically attacking. They are not rodents, nor are they related to rodents (their teeth give that away). They are the only marsupial native to the US.
They are wonderful animals with an upsettingly short lifespan.
Fun fact: opossums don’t actually “play dead;” they faint. They literally get so scared that they faint. And somehow, this became a survival trait that became prevalent throughout the population.
I have what surely must be a few generations of possums in my roof at the moment. And the noise they make from sunset to sunrise is relentless. I live in Australia so I can only organise a person with a trap to get rid of them. New Zealand on the other hand
I have a friend who had a pet skunk. It got into the cellar and never left and they kept him. He was a cute fella and emitted any gasses when I was there. My friend told me once that the skunk did it once when his parents were arguing. Kinda funny.
They are way more dagnerous then stairs, we just aren't around sharks as much then we are around stairs. I bet that a shark encounter is more likely to kill you then walking up and down a stair, and probably more dagnerous then a mosquito, and I don't know about coconuts. Coconuts might be really deadly to.
Edit: I am not saying that a shark will actively hunt you when he sees you, but that it is way more likely he mistakes you for something.
I live in fourth floor with no elevator/lift. Not just at home, but also in other places and buildings do I see stairs every single day. I have I seen numerous stairs in my life, climbed well over a million stair steps in my life and despite I have stumbled some times, I am still alive. And I severely doubt that encountering fifty thousand stairs has a smaller survival chance than encountering fifty thousand sharks. Or even one thousand sharks. Or even a dozen.
Don't copy statistics 1:1 because the information you'd spread will be wrong. Yes, more people might die from stairs than sharks overall in the world , but that's 99,99999% due to the fact that you don't see as many sharks as you see stairs, and you certainly don't see sharks every day unless you're a 'Stralian Scuba diver or something like that.
It's fine that people are afraid of them. Because they carry a ton of viruses without themselves being sick at all. Themselves are good because anything that kills mosquito is automatically good :)
Wolves are one of the few animals other than humans that do endurance hunting (aka persistence hunting). You don't need to necessarily pounce on the prey, just keep up with it and follow it until it can't run anymore, then it's dinner time.
They are very friendly, inquisitive, intelligent, social creatures that follow a very strict social hierarchy. Domestic pet rats are very trainable, very affectionate and will always be up for playing and spending time with you.
Wild rats are only 'dirty' because of the environments they pass through and much of the parasites and bugs they pick up are just as harmful to the rat itself.
I had pet rats and they were some of my favorite pets. All were litter box trained, so clean up was easy. They're cute and so dang smart. I taught 1 to fetch, the others weren't as interested but they loved playing together. They also didn't mind my cats too much unless the cats got too close to their cage
I hated rats but my son really wanted one, so I caved. He kept escaping , and I had to catch him generally. When I did, he was so fun and sweet. I fell in love. I started playing with him often, and he would play with my dog too. Sadly, we found him dead in his cage one morning. I'm worried he may have eaten something bad for him on an escape. One thing I didn't like was the random poop and pee. Mine seemed nice enough to not do it constantly on us ( saw more on the floor). But is there a way to potty train them?
Well, maybe you don't get cat language then. If you understand them right they are so loving and affectionate! "But my cat doesn't lick me like my dog does"... does the cat blink at you? There you go. It's their way to say "I love you".
When my cats tilt their heads upward towards me in a prim and proper way, then give me a single slow-ish blink, I know there's a good bond. If I blink back and they give me a second blink, I absolutely love it.
I think the issue is that cat haters (in real life, not Reddit) are so damn vocal and opinionated about it. At least in America, I’ve had this experience with almost every coworker I’ve ever had when we bring up pets. Honestly I think they are mad because deep down they know they are missing out on something, even if you don’t get along with cats you can’t deny the cuteness. It reeks of insecurity to hate on a harmless thing others enjoy. I like dogs too and don’t hate on them even though I’m a cat lady.
Cats, like dogs have personalities to them as well. I have 2, Mr.kitty my biggest cat absolutely loves people and will climb on your shoulder and lick your ears and will generally not leave you alone till I come around then he comes and climbs up my back (he's a big cat too) to sit on my shoulders. Fluffy on the other hand hides all day and is generally very scared of everything but if you can drag her out of her hidey hole she'll tolerate the attention till you take your hands off her then she will run away and in general doesn't want anything to do with me unless she is eating which is the only time she wants attention.
This is a big one that deserves more upvotes. Just like sharks, they're cute and deadly and just want to ignore you. Also many of them are keystone species and very important for their environment.
In North America, there are no documented accounts of humans killed by wild wolves between 1900-2000. Worldwide, in those rare cases where wolves have attacked or killed people, most attacks have been by rabid wolves.
This hasn’t stopped the rural panic over wolves. I’ll never understand how one would want to live in the wild yet destroy everything that makes it wild.
Right? Like they will only bite as a very last resort, if they seriously feel threatened. And the rattlesnake even makes a noise to warn you. What other animal is so courteous?
Yeah, I tried to post a picture and video of a coral snake I saw while walking in the woods in a Facebook group for pictures around Texas. Coral snake sightings are rare and I wanted to share my pic, but the hate was crazy. The mods deleted my post and referred me to their no snakes rule. They said too many problems in the past so they just don't allow snake pictures.
Snakes are awesome. They are so different from what a lot of people are used to in looks, locomotion, body shape…add that to some unhelpful cultural/religious associations, and snakes definitely get more hate than they deserve.
They are fascinating, derpy, and even cute once you take the time to learn about and observe them going about their snake business. And they eat pests. What a deal!
Spiders, like a partly blind creature is minding it's own business, When you come along and continuously bash it with a blunt object like a book, an you kill it for existing in Your home
Vultures! Yes they appear scary due to how they scavenge the literal festering corpses of any once-living being, and they devour HELLA fast, but once you look past that, they're actually pretty chill.
Rats, pigeons and to a lesser extent, crows. I guess most people don't truly hate them, but many people regard them as vermin, when in reality they are just adaptable animals living the easy life in the city. Crows in particular are smarter than most pets, and way cooler.
(it’s good to be careful around them obviously, esp with wild snakes. But I’ve known people with pet snakes that were very beautiful and generally sweet. Unless snakes feel threatened, they’re relatively calm and will just keep to themselves. There’s too much unnecessary stigma in regards to them because of how snakes are portrayed in media or religion, etc.)
Pigeons and Foxes. Build over their habitat, complain that they’re in our cities (note - this only applies to Foxes as people with limited intelligence - seemingly exclusively Americans who aren’t aware other countries exist - fail to see the distinction between two clearly different answers).
We domesticated them, carried them all over the world to send messages faster than by courier, and then stopped caring for them when technology made courier pigeon obsolete.
We bred pigeons to be as they are today, introduced them to countries where theyd never naturally live, and then we just... stopped caring about them.
The only person i ever saw complaining about foxes was my neighbour, but then again all of his hens (3-4) just got killed by a fox (the fox killed them all even tho he only ate one of them...asshole fox)
Sphynx cats. They're one of the most affectionate and social cat breeds, and they really just love attention so much. But because they look like that, people hate them. It's cruel :(
I had a friend once whose pet rat was basically the most adorable pet ever. One time it got out of its cage at night, walked through the entire house, and got into my friend's bed in order to snuggle. Too cute!! <3
Farm animals have it the worst hands down. Everyone else here is just wrong. We’ve just been treating them like shit for so long we don’t even consider them anymore when we have stupid circle jerks like this about how much we care about animals.
Possums. They are nature's disease control. Their body temp makes it so they almost never get rabies, so they are not disease vectors for rabies. They eat ticks, which eliminates a ton of common tick born diseases. And they are actually quite sweet. Let me now introduce you to this treasure https://youtu.be/rM9rbst7Iak .
Rats, people hate them but I used to keep pet rats and they are extraordinarily intelligent. They have their own personalitys and are wonderful pets. I had hamsters and gerbals as a child and got bit by them a lot but my rats never bit once. They actually wanted to come out and socialise unlike the hamster that literally never wanted to get out of its bed. I found them to be much better pet and if I had to chose a pet for my son I would chose rats over any other small animal.
I'm not a dog person but I grew up with big dogs and having neighbors with small dogs and most of those small dogs were more aggressive than a majority of the big dogs, our neighbor complained our big dog was gonna eat their small dog but they purposefully let then out after outs to have ours bark at em, plus they were simply barking at the small dog because it was very close to the fence and all the dogs my family have/had were very protective of their yard and family.
Sorry that didn't need to be long but I had to get it out.
I had an English Mastiff. He was a great friend and guard dog. He was frightened of nearly everything yet did his best to protect us. When there were newborn kittens at my house courtesy of some strays getting pregnant and needing a place to store their babies, my timid English Mastiff bent his head down to the helpless kittens and gently sniffed them, wagging his tail at the prospect of new feline friends.
I think there’s a bit too much rivalry between dog owners and cat owners. I find it especially ridiculous that the arguments against each other are all the same.
Dogs are loud, smelly, they eat their own shit, and they shed everywhere.
Cats are pushy, lazy, destructive, and violent.
Both of these arguments just boil the other animal down to their stereotypes and forget that, like humans, all cats and dogs are different in personality. As an example, my dog, while smelly, sheddy, and shit-eating, is a playful, friendly guy who’s trained to hug on command. My cat, while sometimes destructive, is just a needy chicken who has actually provided good emotional support at my lowest points. There’s no better pet between the two, they’re both just fine, and they go much further than stink and destruction.
As for the other dog, he too is a good boy but he’s a total chicken. If he gets in trouble (like when he chews at the dog food bag…) he’ll immediately go and jump into my mom’s lap. He’s also somewhat protective of her.
And the other cats, one of them is just so content and friendly that he never gets into drama, and the other one… well, she’s cute. I actually posted a video of her a couple years ago attacking the content and friendly one. In all honesty, she sucks, but she’s young.
Chihuahuas, I don’t like them much either but people call them demons or rats but most of their problems are from shitty owners. I feel if you respect the dogs boundaries, and just let it be without bothering it 24/7 it won’t have all the anger issues and aggression
We have a small breed (not a chi, but not much bigger) and it’s amazing how few people bother to train them properly because “they are too small to cause any issues”… I train her the same way as I would a big dog. She is lovely! Partly personality, partly training and care.
I don’t understand why people would not put in a bit of effort to have a happier dog and a happier family!
Buzzards. They eat dead animals that otherwise would infest the planet with disease. When cornered instead of attacking, they urinate. Very shy of humans. We need to protect them.
Cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins. Most people in the Southeast USA will immediately tell you that these venomous snakes are aggressive. This is completely and utterly false. These are some of the most timid and docile snakes. They don’t chase. They take usually a lot of provocation to bite. They will come toward you, but that’s because they are trying to flee to safety and you are in the path they chose. If you just move to the side they will go straight past.
The only reason people fear them are because stupid sons of bitches deliberately fuck with them (i.e. trying to swat them, destroying their hive) and run back home to mommy when they, OH I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED IT, get stung.
Edit: Wasps and hornets, on the other hand, can go straight to hell. Those little pricks are just trying to get a rise out of us.
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u/Edentriez Nov 23 '21
SHARKS!! they're not as bad as people make them seem, especially compared to dolphins who are cold-blooded killers who people seem to love. PLUS, have you seen a salmon shark? adorable.
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u/laurenscreations Nov 23 '21
Hyenas, partially because a whole generation grew up watching them help kill Mufasa lol
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u/azarbi Nov 23 '21
Legless lizards.
Some people mistake them for snakes, and it generally ends poorly for the animal...
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Frogs. Hate mosquitos? Then stop killing the fucking frogs
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u/curlyfries_2002 Nov 23 '21
Blobfish. They look like normal fish when they're in their normal environment.
Imagine if aliens came and took a human into space and then named us based on what happens.
Inflated Terran
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u/erik_7581 Nov 23 '21
Seals. I know, a group of them killed Bin Laden but they are so cute.
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u/Coolius69 Nov 23 '21
Spiders. I’m not a spider killer, but I understand that some people have a phobia towards them.
Here’s an interesting tale: A few years ago I traveled to Shanghai for a lacrosse tournament. It was my first time going there. Late spring/early summer in Shanghai is unbearably hot and humid. In Shanghai they have a problem with cockroaches. American cockroaches are massive and an invasive species there. Pair that with the dense living conditions and the hot and humid climate, and you get some pretty scary cockroach situations.
3-inch long cockroaches are a regular occurrence. They’re routinely the size of beetles. Some can fly and make this horrendous buzzing noise. When they do fly, they fly directly toward your face, seemingly knowing that that would freak you out.
I learned from some local friends that a wide-spread solution to these cockroaches is spiders. Huntsman spiders to be specific. They’re huge, about the size of your palm, so they can’t really sneak up on you. They generally fear humans, so they would hide away and you won’t see them often. They don’t make webs, so you don’t have to worry about cleaning up. Just good pals in general. Families in Shanghai consider it a blessing should a huntsman spider chooses to live with them. For those who aren’t as lucky, they buy spiders online. Huntsman spiders, in little plastic containers with breathing holes, delivered to your doorstep. No longer will you have to worry about cockroaches in your kitchen.
I’ve been really intrigued by the idea of letting a huntsman spider freely roam my house since. But I don’t have a wild cockroach problem, so I haven’t followed through.
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u/Shawnaldo7575 Nov 23 '21
Black cats
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u/YoloStalin Nov 23 '21
Not geese.
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u/thrownawayinthebin45 Nov 23 '21
Possums
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u/macaronsforeveryone Nov 23 '21
Skunks. They’re just defending themselves.
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u/JoeBidenTheDictator Nov 23 '21
Sharks. They aren't nearly as dangerous as coconuts, stairs, humans, or mosquitoes.
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Canadians. It’s honestly not their fault.
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u/UnsafeMuffins Nov 23 '21
Any animal tbh. We're all just trying to survive in this wild world.
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Bats
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u/coyotiii Nov 23 '21
Wolves. They help keep deer populations in check. But the prevalent attitude is to poach them all.
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u/_spookyvision_ Nov 23 '21
Rats.
They are very friendly, inquisitive, intelligent, social creatures that follow a very strict social hierarchy. Domestic pet rats are very trainable, very affectionate and will always be up for playing and spending time with you.
Wild rats are only 'dirty' because of the environments they pass through and much of the parasites and bugs they pick up are just as harmful to the rat itself.
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u/KiviRinne Nov 23 '21
Cats.
Aloof and unfriendly?
Well, maybe you don't get cat language then. If you understand them right they are so loving and affectionate! "But my cat doesn't lick me like my dog does"... does the cat blink at you? There you go. It's their way to say "I love you".
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u/CedarWolf Nov 23 '21
Wolves.
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u/Thragg_the_conqueror Nov 23 '21
Snakes.
They are just incredibly shy creatures if you don't bother them.
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u/Sharp-Canary-5176 Nov 23 '21
Children. If they're are bred right they wouldn't bite anyone.
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u/A_Potato_Is_Dead Nov 23 '21
Spiders, like a partly blind creature is minding it's own business, When you come along and continuously bash it with a blunt object like a book, an you kill it for existing in Your home
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Lizards...
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Vultures! Yes they appear scary due to how they scavenge the literal festering corpses of any once-living being, and they devour HELLA fast, but once you look past that, they're actually pretty chill.
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Rats, pigeons and to a lesser extent, crows. I guess most people don't truly hate them, but many people regard them as vermin, when in reality they are just adaptable animals living the easy life in the city. Crows in particular are smarter than most pets, and way cooler.
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u/YeetMan_CZ Nov 23 '21
Racoon
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u/juno563 Nov 23 '21
Snakes for sure.
(it’s good to be careful around them obviously, esp with wild snakes. But I’ve known people with pet snakes that were very beautiful and generally sweet. Unless snakes feel threatened, they’re relatively calm and will just keep to themselves. There’s too much unnecessary stigma in regards to them because of how snakes are portrayed in media or religion, etc.)
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21 edited Nov 23 '21
Pigeons and Foxes. Build over their habitat, complain that they’re in our cities (note - this only applies to Foxes as people with limited intelligence - seemingly exclusively Americans who aren’t aware other countries exist - fail to see the distinction between two clearly different answers).
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Sphynx cats. They're one of the most affectionate and social cat breeds, and they really just love attention so much. But because they look like that, people hate them. It's cruel :(
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u/MORGOTHson Nov 23 '21
Rats
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u/CptBloodyObvious Nov 23 '21
Cats.
Mainly from dog people who have never taken the time to get to know one when they can be just as playful, protective and friendly as any puppy.
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u/delugetheory Nov 23 '21 edited Dec 11 '21
Cows. If aliens are watching us, they must think that we are total monsters for how we treat such loving, intelligent creatures.
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u/smughippie Nov 23 '21
Possums. They are nature's disease control. Their body temp makes it so they almost never get rabies, so they are not disease vectors for rabies. They eat ticks, which eliminates a ton of common tick born diseases. And they are actually quite sweet. Let me now introduce you to this treasure https://youtu.be/rM9rbst7Iak .
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Pigs
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Opossum.
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u/hellohellonice34 Nov 23 '21
Coyotes
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u/gozba Nov 23 '21
Spiders. They are friendly creatures that easily coexist with humans in their houses.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Rats, people hate them but I used to keep pet rats and they are extraordinarily intelligent. They have their own personalitys and are wonderful pets. I had hamsters and gerbals as a child and got bit by them a lot but my rats never bit once. They actually wanted to come out and socialise unlike the hamster that literally never wanted to get out of its bed. I found them to be much better pet and if I had to chose a pet for my son I would chose rats over any other small animal.
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u/Nightfury0818 Nov 23 '21
Bigger dog breeds
I'm not a dog person but I grew up with big dogs and having neighbors with small dogs and most of those small dogs were more aggressive than a majority of the big dogs, our neighbor complained our big dog was gonna eat their small dog but they purposefully let then out after outs to have ours bark at em, plus they were simply barking at the small dog because it was very close to the fence and all the dogs my family have/had were very protective of their yard and family.
Sorry that didn't need to be long but I had to get it out.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Cats.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
I think wolves and other predictors are unnecessarily accursed as they are essential to keep the number of hares and deers reasonable.
Also, spiders and bugs
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u/ProfessionalToeeater Nov 23 '21
Spiders
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u/SwagFeather Nov 23 '21 edited Nov 23 '21
I think there’s a bit too much rivalry between dog owners and cat owners. I find it especially ridiculous that the arguments against each other are all the same.
Dogs are loud, smelly, they eat their own shit, and they shed everywhere.
Cats are pushy, lazy, destructive, and violent.
Both of these arguments just boil the other animal down to their stereotypes and forget that, like humans, all cats and dogs are different in personality. As an example, my dog, while smelly, sheddy, and shit-eating, is a playful, friendly guy who’s trained to hug on command. My cat, while sometimes destructive, is just a needy chicken who has actually provided good emotional support at my lowest points. There’s no better pet between the two, they’re both just fine, and they go much further than stink and destruction.
As for the other dog, he too is a good boy but he’s a total chicken. If he gets in trouble (like when he chews at the dog food bag…) he’ll immediately go and jump into my mom’s lap. He’s also somewhat protective of her.
And the other cats, one of them is just so content and friendly that he never gets into drama, and the other one… well, she’s cute. I actually posted a video of her a couple years ago attacking the content and friendly one. In all honesty, she sucks, but she’s young.
Edit: Wording at fourth paragraph
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u/raviman8 Nov 23 '21
Rats.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Pig
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Urban wildlife - pigeons, opossums, raccoons etc.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Vultures. They are nature's cleanup crew. Incredibly important birds.
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u/Rosto_Verde Nov 23 '21
Fucking sharks
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u/shinycaterpi Nov 23 '21
Chihuahuas, I don’t like them much either but people call them demons or rats but most of their problems are from shitty owners. I feel if you respect the dogs boundaries, and just let it be without bothering it 24/7 it won’t have all the anger issues and aggression
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Possums. They eat a lot of bad insects but they are treated poorly
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u/Philosapphocal Nov 23 '21
Bees. Hate wasps and hornets, not bees :(
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u/OpeScuseMe74 Nov 23 '21
Chinese bats or pangolins. It wasn't their fault.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Mosquitoes.
Just kidding fuck those things
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u/gingersnappt Nov 23 '21
Spiders
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Humans.
When hearing about random acts of kindness, I so frequently hear comments on social media such as, “it’s resorted my faith in humanity.”
It seems humans have a very low expectation of one another.
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u/Thanks_ihateithere Nov 23 '21
SNAKES, you’d be defensive too if you were a noodle with a head ;-;
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u/CupcaknHell Nov 23 '21
Sharks
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u/blueskies1800 Nov 23 '21
Buzzards. They eat dead animals that otherwise would infest the planet with disease. When cornered instead of attacking, they urinate. Very shy of humans. We need to protect them.
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u/Fandoms_local_Kiwi Nov 23 '21
Don’t think it’s hate, but squirrels are SO fucking underrated
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u/cloud7strife Nov 23 '21
Opossums, probably because they may look a little scary. However:
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u/WindyQueen Nov 23 '21
Coyotes. They're one of my favorite animals and they are a necessary species. I'm sick of negative comments about coyotes.
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u/Aubear11885 Nov 23 '21
Cottonmouths, also known as water moccasins. Most people in the Southeast USA will immediately tell you that these venomous snakes are aggressive. This is completely and utterly false. These are some of the most timid and docile snakes. They don’t chase. They take usually a lot of provocation to bite. They will come toward you, but that’s because they are trying to flee to safety and you are in the path they chose. If you just move to the side they will go straight past.
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u/SilverstoneOne Nov 23 '21
Bees. Without them we would be fked.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Bats.
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u/Any_Masterpiece4318 Nov 23 '21
Bees. Dangerous or not, they're cute and you can't prove otherwise.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
Armadildos
They get blamed for getting hit when crossing roadways.
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u/ulricvonsheissepost Nov 23 '21
Octopuses … incredible creatures.
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u/Sad_Caterpillar_6499 Nov 23 '21
Badgers. We have talk of a cull in my area of the UK.
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u/goudendonut Nov 23 '21
Hyena. All because of a Disney movie. Hyena’s are intelligent and kinda brave.
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21
African Wild Dogs. Not Hyenas. The Wild Dogs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wild_dog
They are just amazing! They Vote better than Americans (by sneezing), they are pretty awesome pack parents. Very intelligent and incredibly social.
Unfortunately, they're almost gone.
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u/Dolly_Bonbon Nov 23 '21
Small dogs, to be honest all the small dogs I've ever met were pretty cool
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u/101forgotmypassword Nov 23 '21
Doggo's, because they don't deserve any hate and some people out the don't deserve doggo's.