If it had said “prey”, not “threat”, I wouldn’t have wasted three minutes staring after I found it. I kept expecting a cleverly camouflaged guy with a rifle, or something.
I agree—one wolf (if that is a red wolf, and not a fox) isn’t much of a threat if you know what you’re doing, and I do—but back in the ancestral environment they might not have learned fear of humans, so it could be enough of a threat to earn the word. Even if it’s a threat you can dispose of, you still must attend to it.
If it’s a fox, you’re perfectly safe, of course, unless it’s rabid.
picture 1, take 1: Is this a trick question? It’s, umm, freezing out there, I guess?.
picture 1, one minute later: Oh. Hi there. I totally would have seen you if you were moving.
If it had said “prey”, not “threat”, I wouldn’t have wasted three minutes staring after I found it. I kept expecting a cleverly camouflaged guy with a rifle, or something.
I agree—one wolf (if that is a red wolf, and not a fox) isn’t much of a threat if you know what you’re doing, and I do—but back in the ancestral environment they might not have learned fear of humans, so it could be enough of a threat to earn the word. Even if it’s a threat you can dispose of, you still must attend to it.
If it’s a fox, you’re perfectly safe, of course, unless it’s rabid.
You eat carnivores‽
Everyone knows carnivore blood is the tastiest.
I’m confused. I detected very quickly the relevant area (though I remained unsure it was it), but it took me about ten minutes to identify the object.
And yeah, that’s why predators usually don’t move before they pounce.