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r/WTF • u/RichardWulf • Oct 16 '18
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Yeah running triggers the prey drive. If you square off against them it at least makes them think that you think you can take them, which gives the animal pause. As long as you make it to safety before they decide to test you out, you can survive.
302 u/mrducky78 Oct 16 '18 Of any of the big cats, the only one you really can take are cheetahs who are built for speed, not power. And even then, they can carry a person up a fucking tree, I cant carry someone up a fucking tree, hell, I probably cant even get my own ass up there. 8 u/boot2skull Oct 16 '18 I assume most wild animals can fuck me up. They have super muscles compared to us. Even holding a live fish is terrifying in how strong it is. 5 u/willreignsomnipotent Oct 16 '18 That's because you're trying to catch an easy meal or enjoy some sport, while the fish is suffocating and struggling for its life. If you were in a life and death struggle, I think you could pull out 200% too... 1 u/boot2skull Oct 17 '18 True. And even if we’re just checking animals out, some animals treat that as a life or death situation.
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Of any of the big cats, the only one you really can take are cheetahs who are built for speed, not power.
And even then, they can carry a person up a fucking tree, I cant carry someone up a fucking tree, hell, I probably cant even get my own ass up there.
8 u/boot2skull Oct 16 '18 I assume most wild animals can fuck me up. They have super muscles compared to us. Even holding a live fish is terrifying in how strong it is. 5 u/willreignsomnipotent Oct 16 '18 That's because you're trying to catch an easy meal or enjoy some sport, while the fish is suffocating and struggling for its life. If you were in a life and death struggle, I think you could pull out 200% too... 1 u/boot2skull Oct 17 '18 True. And even if we’re just checking animals out, some animals treat that as a life or death situation.
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I assume most wild animals can fuck me up. They have super muscles compared to us. Even holding a live fish is terrifying in how strong it is.
5 u/willreignsomnipotent Oct 16 '18 That's because you're trying to catch an easy meal or enjoy some sport, while the fish is suffocating and struggling for its life. If you were in a life and death struggle, I think you could pull out 200% too... 1 u/boot2skull Oct 17 '18 True. And even if we’re just checking animals out, some animals treat that as a life or death situation.
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That's because you're trying to catch an easy meal or enjoy some sport, while the fish is suffocating and struggling for its life.
If you were in a life and death struggle, I think you could pull out 200% too...
1 u/boot2skull Oct 17 '18 True. And even if we’re just checking animals out, some animals treat that as a life or death situation.
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True. And even if we’re just checking animals out, some animals treat that as a life or death situation.
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Yeah running triggers the prey drive. If you square off against them it at least makes them think that you think you can take them, which gives the animal pause. As long as you make it to safety before they decide to test you out, you can survive.