Richard Collins: Are we the scariest creatures of all?

Scientists set up motion-sensitive loudspeakers playing animal and human sounds.  An elephant disliked the lion sounds so much it charged and destroyed the loudspeaker — video below
A giraffe flees at the sound of human voices. Wildlife fear humans far more than lions according to a study

A giraffe flees at the sound of human voices. Wildlife fear humans far more than lions according to a study

And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall come upon every beast of the earth and every fowl of the air — Genesis 9:2

Wild animals give people a wide berth. Even those living close to us are wary. But there are some who don’t fear humans and refuse to bow the knee. A polar bear, for example, may attack a person without provocation.

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