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(06-23-2021, 08:51 AM)Rishi Wrote: @Xiku_kutsu @BA0701 Look at it this way.
Why would the "natural" behavior of the animals be, to break out in a panicked fit of berserking aggression on contact with humans?.. Even more, why would such attitude be desirable?

In the few regions where such dynamic has been achieved, this is the natural behaviour of ALL species when humans are not aggrevating or attacking them at sight. You mentioned Bengals, so here's the most recent one...

Them being perfectly comfortable in each others company, is the best you can hope in existing situation.

Note: Baiting livestock to draw out predators for lazy tourists to photograph is a serious crime that is (now) a 7 years jail term. By no means I'm including that.

I agree, that is a great place for all parties to be, where everyone is able to coexist. However, I believe that the lions here have been conditioned to behave this way. If a person were to walk through many of the areas in Kruger, areas that are rarely accessed by people, the reaction by the lions would be very different. So, while this situation is good for everyone, I do not believe that this behavior by these lions is in any way natural. Reply