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Link5261 t1_jabieqi wrote

The mind can be a beautiful, and simultaneously powerful tool of destruction.

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Umdron t1_jabiv0s wrote

Many predators back down when met with aggression. It means it won't be an easy meal. That's why they pick off the sick ones in the herd. Aggressiveness and intelligence are the only things that keeps us on the top of the food chain.

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Toasterstyle70 t1_jabl5cp wrote

I’ve always found it interesting too that, whatever situation you find yourself in, there is almost ALWAYS a way to think yourself out of it, but seldomly can we use our physical prowess to get out of it.

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skinneyd t1_jabv6cb wrote

Tbf I think Humans are so violent as a result of being hairless, teethless, clawless, venomless monkeys.

That aside; We do have teeth, we do have hair, and we're not monkeys lol

Edit: Oh, and Human saliva contains so much bacteria that a bite wound left untreated is pretty much a death sentence. Hypothetically, biting an animal will most likely eventually cause it to die from infection. So might as well consider us being "venomous" too.

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retrocp t1_jac3qvi wrote

Tell that to my dad, who was born a monkey and now lives with his mother and father in New Jersey City and has been a member of the American family since his birth and was raised on the farm here in New Pennsylvania when I moved to the United marshlands and the first time we ever had any real snow there it is so cold out there it’s just like freezing cold and it’s like freezing and cold and it’s so cold and it’s cold it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s so cold 🥶

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BackRowRumour t1_jac6wnp wrote

Say hello to our symbiotic friend Mr Knife, and Mr Knifeonastick.

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raff7 t1_jacf78p wrote

Sorry.. I had teeth last time I checked.. should I be concerned?

Also.. humans are not monkeys.. humans are apes And money are apes.. but humans are not monkeys

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skinneyd t1_jacghyb wrote

Replying to platypuspoop2 (#2,101,332)

No, other animals are just as susceptible to infection.

And wild animals drop dead all the time because of infected wounds. Sepsis ain't no joke dude, without treatment any severe infection can be fatal.

The only reason Human bite's morbidity isn't higher, is due to medicine and healthcare.

That's why I said Hypothetically and eventually in my original comment.

But yeah, unironically calling Humans venomous would be highly inaccurate.

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platypuspoop2 t1_jachqnt wrote

Replying to skinneyd (#2,101,976)

Idk other animals are susceptible to infection but get bit and injured in the wild often and still survive and heal without any medical intervention. A human bite likely wouldn’t kill anything. Maybe a small rodent or bird. Also I’ve been bit by family members when young. It broke the skin and nothing happened. Probably depends on the individual who is biting you. A bite from a homeless guy for example could be worse.

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skinneyd t1_jack9pp wrote

Replying to platypuspoop2 (#2,102,380)

Yeah that is in no way a common occurence. If the injury itself won't kill the animal, a predator will. Seeing an animal in the wild that has recovered from a serious injury is very rare.

Of course other animals have immune systems too, so they can fend off a minor infection without any medical intervention, as can we.

But oh boy, if those bacteria and pathogens enter the bloodstream? Without medical care that animal is a gonner, be it Human or any other animal.

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DootinAlong t1_jacn60v wrote

It must be like the small dog complex where they bark more because they're compensating for how small they are.

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__Jimmy__ t1_jaf01ss wrote

But we have a bunch of death engines that override any of this stuff, there's a reason we dominate the planet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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