If a human is to step from the truck to the ground, they are suddenly seen as prey. Yet filming a documentary within metres in the confine of the truck seems as though they are invisible?? I have seen many documentaries where this happens and would like to know how they are not stalked or attacked?
2007-01-06 00:36:49 · 6 answers · asked by femme 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Thanks, yet they don't seem to be threatened by the presence of something unfamiliar either (i.e. the truck)
2007-01-06 00:55:57 · update #1
SIZE is the key coupled with perceived threat. Have you not seen the clips showing a rhino attacking a Land Rover? This happens. Hippos attack boats. Size and perceived threat.
Take an elephant compared to a Toyota Land Rover in size. The elephant is at least 3 times larger. Wild, African elephants are DANGEROUS. Do you agree? They will not eat you, but they don't like you and will stomp the stuffing out of anyone who approaches too close and penetrates the animals' safety and self-assigned comfort zone.
We were following a huge female elephant that was the rear guard of the 10 or so animals in her group. This was on a bush road in Kenya. My driver, Karl, drove our Range Rover to within the huge lady's comfort zone; about 20 yards too close. She turned in a whirl, soooo fast, and charged us. Karl jammed into reverse faster than anyone I've seen change gears and nearly did a backward wheely to get away from Ms. Elephant who was closing very quickly. Size and threat.
We zoomed backward about 50 yards and she stopped, gave us the flapping big ears and head dipping warning to stay back, and she turned to catch up with her family; throwing us an occasional glance just to make sure we understood the rules of the game. We realized that had she wanted to smash us; she could have.
2007-01-06 01:04:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they show care to them, they don't really harm them
Psychologically (I'm not really a Psychologist but this is true) speaking it means that the predators don't sense the feeling of harm against them and the sense that the truck dosen't give any impact for them to attack and become prey
Take this case a polar bear attacks a human...after playng dead the polar bear leaves... so does these predators... they don't sense you so they don't attack
2007-01-06 09:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by musiclover2008 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on many factors.
1.The vans or even the humans are not their natural food.
2.They must have been accustomed to watching these harmless vehicles and humans.
3.They may not be too close to alarm them.
4.Their mood at that time.When hungry or wounded or feel disturbed they may attack.
Animals in general attack for food,when startled or in self-defence.
2007-01-06 09:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by karikalan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pigtailed macaque monkeys, Macaca nemestrina, don't just pull into town like ... reserve last week in four-wheel-drive vehicles to ask indigenous people in.
visit the link below
monkeydaynews.blogspot.com/ 2006_01_01_monkeydaynews_archive.html - 109k -
2007-01-06 08:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by dapperwilliam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are scared because the metal of the Vechicle which could severely injure them.
2007-01-06 09:38:04 · answer #5 · answered by shashi c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the cars look bigger than them and unfamiliar (for eg nv eaten a car before)
its just like why americans don't like durians
2007-01-06 08:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋