Remember that animals do not have the human capacity for threat assessment. Nor can they get medical aid if injured. From the point of view of the polar bears it is logical to retreat from the strange aggressive creature throwing projectiles at them. The only exception would be if the polar bears were on the point of starvation, and therefore had nothing to lose.FWIW, yesterday I watched a video of a guy who scared off- not beat, per se- two polar bears by throwing lumber at them.
He got very lucky. Pretty sure snowballs wouldn’t have had a similar effect.
Oh, I’m fully aware of ALL that. He was deemed “too risky” for their level of interest.Remember that animals do not have the human capacity for threat assessment. Nor can they get medical aid if injured. From the point of view of the polar bears it is logical to retreat from the strange aggressive creature throwing projectiles at them. The only exception would be if the polar bears were on the point of starvation, and therefore had nothing to lose.
Humans almost much always have the upper hand, irrespective of the size of the animal, which is why in our RPGs the challenge is usually getting past the animal without harming it.
"Can't count" applies to almost all animals, even near-human primates.Oh, I’m fully aware of ALL that. He was deemed “too risky” for their level of interest.
Fortunately, they also couldn’t count. By my recollection, I don’t think he had any more beams to fling at them.
Yep, aware of all that, too."Can't count" applies to almost all animals, even near-human primates.
And when it comes to comparing size, this requires a sense of self which most animals don't have. Domestic cats and dogs don't realise how small they are, which is why they will face down much larger creatures, such as bears, which will usually do the "not worth the risk" calculation and back down.