Thread 5045144

Why do we assume the lives of animals are constant stress and struggle?
I believe a tiger enjoys the thrill of stalking its prey and slowly getting closer. A hawk has to derive fun from dive bombing some unsuspecting rodent. Even a rabbit probably gets a rush of dopamine from outmaneuvering a predator chasing it.

Only in captivity when animals are deprived of these natural behaviors they become depressed.

fear is an overpowering emotion when accounting for the peanut brains most animals have

>>5045144 (OP)
it IS a thing that people used to laugh after outrunning the cops and a less dangerous version of this was when you would play man hunt or something similar as a child and you'd outrun someone, it was always funny. Maybe gazelles and zebras and all prey animals are laughing their asses off when they escape a predator.

>>5045144 (OP)
>Why do we assume the lives of animals are constant stress and struggle?
do we assume that? I think you nailed it, animals enjoy every activity in their existence aslong as they aren't very sick or injured. We fucked up by becoming too self aware, eating the fruit of knowledge and all that

>>5045473
no, that happens because your nerves are misfiring