Have you ever seen an animal eating another animal alive?

@samueltyler2

I guess the safaris know when and where to go in order to see this, then... ?
Were you told in advance there was a high likelihood of this happening?

@rinkydinkydoink are you seriously asking that question? A safari takes you into the bush, this is not a zoo, or Disneyland. A lion can't go to the local grocery store to buy dinner!

@samueltyler2

Calm down. Of course wild animals WILL eat one another. My question was - do the Safaris always know exactly where to go to virtually guarantee a "good show"?

@rinkydinkydoink I am calm. I apologize if i seem to be talking down to you, but, think for a moment about your question, how would a guide know where a kill will occur?

@samueltyler2

I have no clue. If you do, please put me out of my misery and tell me. You were there.
You were once a practicing physician?

@rinkydinkydoink isn't the answer obvious? no, they have no idea before it happened, they can communicate after and tell other guides there was a kill and animals may be somewhere eating. They do have GPS equipment so can give coordinates, but most visitors never get to see an actual kill.

@samueltyler2

Your initial comment threw me. You made it sound as it the killings and the feasting were non-stop.

It must have been dumb luck, then, that you got to see animals plural killing other animals plural then eating them plural.

@rinkydinkydoink yes, it is lucky, if you can tolerate it.

@samueltyler2

What I get a kick out of seeing is watching humans and wild animals befriending one another. Lions and especially hyenas with humans.

@rinkydinkydoink what? Where? Wild animals should never be taken as friends. Eventually the animal will revert into their instincts.

@samueltyler2

YouTube is full of videos of men (I've never seen a woman doing this) reuniting with lions they may have rescued when they were young. The lions - even males - will run up to the men and hug them like long lost buddies.

I've seen this one man riding round with hyenas in the back seat of his car.

@rinkydinkydoink yes, I have seen those as well, but many of them are fake, and even if it ever really happened, I would never suggest anyone bringing a wild animal into their homes. That said, the modern dog was a bred into domestication from a wolf

@samueltyler2

The Russians carried out a multi-year breeding experiment with foxes trying to eventuate a totally tame one. They succeeded - the end product lost its bushy tail, its red color and its ears flopped. The foxes were not only more docile but they vied with one another for the affections of their handlers.

Funny you raised this point because a few days ago I had a post on animal choices for pets.

EDIT - not red foxes but silver foxes. Plus there were many other changes, too. Like the size and shape of their jaws.

@rinkydinkydoink we support a wolf rescue area not far from here. They have a deal with the turnpike authority to pick up all road kill to use to feed the wolves.