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uhdhrlast Friday at 11:16 AM5 repliesview on HN

If you enter a bear's den, especially if it has cubs, the bear will likely attack you.

If you enter the territory of a swan, especially during nesting season, the swan might attack you.

If a foreign object enters some animal's body, the immune system may attack that object.[0] Allergy might be related to the immune system misidentifying allergens.

Squirrels can be surprisingly territorial.

Ants have wars. [1]

This is not surprising, since the consequences of territory being compromised can be severe. For instance, in this case [2], the territory was compromised through deception, like pretending to be one of them, and it led to the severe weakening or death of the whole colony through the mass devouring of their offspring.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_body_reaction

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_ants

[2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/123ke...


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guerrillalast Saturday at 9:00 AM

Right, so birds protrcting their nests means they shouldn't be allowed to migrate thousands of miles every year. Makes sense. ;)

We must ban the squirrels from ever leaving the tree they grew up in! Let no bear seek a new cave lest she be punished with a swift death.

gosub100last Friday at 1:17 PM

I agree, and one of their great concerns is keeping foreign spies from getting in. Even though Russia isn't in good graces with the world currently, I think it's I'll advised to go off-script with any nation's border checkpoints.

bluedinolast Friday at 3:55 PM

Just this morning I watched a video someone shared on LinkedIn. A lion cub was being nursed by a ewe!

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mrwronglast Friday at 1:56 PM

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yawpitchlast Friday at 12:08 PM

So you’re saying we are no better than animals, and shouldn’t aspire to be?

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