Introduction
Introduction 5
each has the same fighting apparatus as his rival. They are simply testing their
strength， in order to decide which of them is superior. Two animals which are
engaged in such fighting or threatening behaviour could not reallv be
described as dangerous to each other， either.
n this book we are going to look at dangerous animals. But what does the When we talk about dangerous animals， it s the ones which are dangerous
title of the book mean? We know that a great many animals are very strong， to people we re really thinking about. A wide variety of animals comes into this
Many can bite or sting， or are in some way better avoided by us human category， animals which people have come to fear and respect because of their
beings. But are animals dangerous to each other? A Lion may appear ability to harm or even kill human beings. Where do we start? The problem is
dangerous to an antelope， when it s out hunting on the African plains. The that because so many animals are considered dangerous， there are far too
antelope recognises the big cat as a potential predator， something which many to fit into this book. But just how many of these species reallv are
might chase and attack it， if it s allowed to come too close. So the antelope is dangerous? There s no denying that many animals do exist which can hurt or
cm lslm~tly on the alert and keeps its distance from any Lions it sees. But this is kill people， but equally， a lot of other animals which are generally believed to
part~ the balance of nature. The Lion needs food. It has to kill in order to be dangerous， are actually quite harmless. In the following chapters， we ll be
~ vive. looking at both kinds， and trying to sort out the myth from the reality. Over
When two animals do fight each other， they re normally members of the the ages animals have developed a thousand different ways of looking after
fame species - and there s usually a good reason for it. For example， two male themselves. We ll take a look at some of those methods.
deer may lock antlers in what seems to be a terrifying battle. The reason? The
are tighling over possession of territory， or a group of female deer. In the natural world， animals are rarely rivals of the same ammal species are well
Tho~h the battle may seem dangerous to us， there is little chance that the dangerous to each other. Predators kill onlv matched and rareh/result in much serious
oOlld~eMaitts wil[ serious|v hurt each otha， r Tha~ .~.~1! . ~.，t，^a __ a in order to sur~ir，~， rJ，hih， ha~Ilac ;，，，~ \" :..: \"
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