Americans Think They Can Beat Dangerous Wild Animals in Unarmed Fights, According to Survey

A 2021 survey by YouGov found that many Americans think they could win a fight against multiple different wild animals. The larger the animal, the less confident people were they could win an unarmed fight. Although this survey talks about scenarios that would probably never happen, humans fighting animals does happen everywhere in the world, like bullfighting.

Source: Humane Society International/Youtube

Not only is it a criminal offense to hurt animals, but animal cruelty is also a federal crime. The animals mentioned in the survey are no threat to humans unless otherwise provoked. It is absolutely never ok to start a fight with an animal in hopes that you will be able to be stronger than them.

The survey revealed that 72 percent believed they could beat a rat in a fight, while a surprising 6 percent thought they would beat a grizzly bear in a fight.

The six percent of Americans that think they could beat a grizzly bear are absolutely untrue. Grizzly bears can be as tall as 8 feet, and males can weigh as much as 1,700 pounds. Bears don’t see humans as food and rarely provoke an attack. They can become territorial but will generally retreat when confronted with a human, even though they could easily take control.

Another shocking finding was that eight percent of Americans think they could beat a lion. Yes, a fierce lion that weighs about 420 pounds. Nine percent believe they could win against a crocodile, the world’s largest reptile. 15 percent think they could win against a king cobra, one of the most venomous and longest snakes in the world.

Taking into account how much harm humans already cause to animals, this survey isn’t too funny. According to the Animal Kill Clock, only almost four months into the year, nearly 13,000,000,000 animals have already been killed for food. Animal cruelty is no joke, and it is never ok to provoke a fight with an animal.

Many countries still do bullfighting, where a human provokes the bull to fight and injures the animal to become a “victor.” Sign this petition to end bullfighting and unprovoked attacks on innocent animals!

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