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Animals are more evolved than humans!
originally posted by: PageLC14
a reply to: JDeLattre89
I saw that as well.
Animals will kill you for no reason. All of them wild bunch. At least some humans wont.
Humans, I'd say, are pretty much the ONLY species that kill for pleasure rather than necessity. Lions may in fact be a wild bunch but aren't accustomed to hunting humans on a daily basis. Coming across one would be more interesting than threatening. Well, at first, I'm sure. Lol. But because of our evolved intelligence, hopefully you'd be smart enough to back your way out before he decided he might try you out for lunch.
originally posted by: PageLC14
a reply to: RAY1990
Most likely they felt threatened by me, which caused an instinctual response. Flight or fight, I guess. My initial point was that humans literally have seasons dedicated to the pleasure, sport, competition, what ever you want to call it, of hunting and killing animals. Yea, a majority do eat the animals and don't waste it, but it's not something we are forced to do for survival
originally posted by: PageLC14
a reply to: nightbringr
I didn't think I was being hostile at all, honestly. I'm sorry if you felt I was. I was only trying to help you understand that I was only trying to say that humans kill out of pleasure more than any other species.
originally posted by: PageLC14
a reply to: nightbringr
I, also, don't pretend they are better in any way nor do I hold them in a higher regard. I don't really know why you would think I do. Although, I've never heard of animals or any other species for that matter, becoming serial killers, murdering, raping, kidnapping, etc, other creatures of the same species. So, maybe they should be held in a higher regard. Their killing never seems to be anything other than instinctual, in my opinion..
Cats kill billions of birds and mammals every year, new study says.
A new study, published January 29 in Nature Communications, estimates that cats are responsible for killing billions of birds and mammals in the continental U.S. every year.
The authors found that the stray and feral cats are responsible for most of the kills. But pets aren't exactly innocent: They are blamed for about a third of the bird action. The study also discovered that the cats mainly kill native species like chipmunks and house wrens, not invasive pests....
The study is part of a larger effort to quantify the threats to birds,
originally posted by: PageLC14
a reply to: nightbringr
I read your above link! I'll quote it if I must...
Cats kill billions of birds and mammals every year, new study says.
A new study, published January 29 in Nature Communications, estimates that cats are responsible for killing billions of birds and mammals in the continental U.S. every year.
The authors found that the stray and feral cats are responsible for most of the kills. But pets aren't exactly innocent: They are blamed for about a third of the bird action. The study also discovered that the cats mainly kill native species like chipmunks and house wrens, not invasive pests....
The study is part of a larger effort to quantify the threats to birds,
This article only shows a study on wether or not cats are a threat birds. Not that they necessarily ENJOY killing them.