When Animals Lose Their Biggest Fear

Note: human predation wasn't the main reason for dodos going extinct but it was certainly a factor

Music from:
Theme of Tara- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Newbie Melody- Runescape
Dialga Palkia- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Banshee Boardwalk- MarioKart 64
Under Cover- Wayne Jones
Camp Castaways- Nicktoons, Battle for Volcano Island
Luigi’s Mansion Medley- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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[lexofexcel]

The Monster Overhaul by Skerples has a bit that seems appropriate:

"Fairies are to humans what humans are to city-dwelling animals: inscrutable, dangerous, and arbitrary. If you are sick, they might help you. They might also kill you, trap you, or change you. They have valuable things in incredible and casual abundance. They live in strange sideways lands where it is always a perfect summer’s day, protected by invisible walls and hidden gates. Don’t eat their food or your normal fare will taste like ash in comparison. Don’t make any sudden or threatening moves or they’ll banish you at best or kill you and your entire community at worst.

If you have no other option, court their attention. If you want to live a long and healthy life, avoid them as much as possible."

[chey]

That's why we say around here "a fed animal is a dead animal". Losing their fear means losing their life eventually.

[HorizonIncarnate]

6:56 realistically what's more terrifying

A Bigass cat that's pretty fast and loud and scary but has to get in *melee* to kill you.

OR

A hairless 2 legged mf that will either chase you on foot for ages without rest, or hop in a giant, metal, basically inescapable creature thats probably multiple times your size that it has seemingly total control over. The same creatures that can shoot fire, launch things to tangle you with, obliterate you from like a quarter of a mile down, or randomly spring up on you unnoticed and one shot you.

[DKN]

There's a mated pair coyotes who live in our neighborhood who are bold enough that shouting at them won't scare them away. But the marine air horn we bought at a sports store DEFINITELY scares the shit out of them and sends them sprinting.

[wookieinmashoo]

I remember a clip of Steve Irwin wanting to show people that animals are more afraid of people, using lions as an example. He laid on the ground and started rolling toward them to "not look human". As soon as he stood up, the lions ran

[netherdominater]

‘If anything happens to Neil, imma really show yall a crash out’ that was the most genuine threat I’ve heard from someone through a screen in a long time

[nerdyrevelries]

If you feel the need to interact with animals, there are so many cats and dogs in shelters who can use a home or even just someone to come in and help socialize them so they can find a home! Save a domestic animal, don't ruin a wild one.

[midniightinsanity]

This may be the most important video you’ve ever made. Please leave wild animals alone

[KPassionate]

Thanks so much for the shout out Internet Backwards Hat Guy! But for the record I think you are very qualified to speak on the matter ❤😘

[valkyrie]

La Jolla, CA. The seals like to nest there. There are barriers up to keep the people OUT, not the seals IN. The locals respect them. Tourists? The try to take selfies, throw food...or stones at them. The last kid I saw throwing stones had her parents laughing and laughing until the lifeguards got ahold of them. If it had'nt occurred to you....randomly hurting large animals is a very bad habit for a child to develop.

[alexlarson]

Best of all, nobody will suspect an otter of ulterior or suspicious motives, as its simply too cute

[TheMrDarius]

That lady in the burka carrying that lion while it was clawing the air was the wildest thing I've ever seen. The Canadian guy scolding the bobcat was the wildest thing until I seen this. Carry a goddamn lion like carrying a toddler throwing a tantrum truly is amazing.

[BreakerInc]

I would put up a sign that reads "If you feed the Seal, we will have to SHOOT the seal." - That would actually work better than just trying to tell people to not be idiots.

[dynamite]

suprised that manatees arent in this. here in florida, them having zero fear of humans means they are very likely to die from boats hitting them. they swim into canals and people see them and give them water from the hose, even though we have been taught since we were in kindergarten not to interact with manatees because of this. hell, we were even taught songs about manatee conservation and sang them in a concert to our parents in kindergarten. i love manatees and it makes me sad to know that they will likely die out because they keep swimming up to humans which causes them to get hit by boats.

[Nethaura]

Can confirm Monkeys are a real menace in India, especially in places like Agra. They know just what people value, just how to get their hands on it, and how to exchange it for food. My grandmother had her glasses stolen by a monkey, and we had to pay a vendor who sits there waiting for it to happen, to toss up a juice carton in exchange for the glasses (yes they know how to use straws too).

[leduynguyen]

Lion roar: "Ehh, it's just that jerk Jeffrey from the next meadow"
Human speaking: *LITTERAL CUTHULU NOICE

[DeusExRequiem]

best way to not tell people the location of something is to tell them dozens of wrong locations. If you tell everyone to be silent on the matter then the only ones talking will be the ones who don't care, didn't listen, or didn't know. If everyone is talking about the wrong location, then people will either give up searching or travel to the wrong place, very few will reach the correct location which is ultimately the goal here.

[longerthanyouthink]

Thanks so much for bringing attention to this issue. As someone who has worked to monitor/rehabilitate wild animals (and a big fan of Monterey Bay), animals losing their fear of humans is a HUGE problem. It's gotten to the point that some animals teach other individuals that humans are associated with food without even being fed. Remember, keep wild places wild!

Great video as always!

[Turnil]

There are 3 types of way wilf animals reacts to humans.
1. they think of us a predertors (Black bears)
2. they think they are equel (Brown bears)
3. they think we are prey. (polar bears).

[namelessnavnls]

Greaaat. So what you're telling me is.. One day I'm gonna get chased down by a desensitized wild possum because my stubborn 70+ year old dad won't listen to me and stop feeding them while loudly announcing his presence to them every time he does..