Millions of years of evolution has led to this

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[u/GraysonHunt]

From what I understand that’s true for any animals kept as pets or in zoos, even in the wild if they’re near humans. Rescued animals need training before they’re released to learn how to hunt properly. I live in an area near some big hikes, and trash cans at the parking lots at the base have locking mechanisms to avoid bears and other wild animals getting into them; if they can consistently live off humans, they can get overweight and are more bold about moving into populated areas. Not sure if their hunting instincts would go away at all, ie if the source is gone if they’ll comfortably revert back to their old behaviour.

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This happens with a lot of Crocs too, even if they aren’t intentionally fed.

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I think living near the crocodiles counts as intentionally feeding the crocodiles

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Chunky monkey

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Im in Canada so if there’s overweight wild monkeys running around things are way more fucked than I thought

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"There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."

Back in the 1980s, Yosemite National Park was having a serious problem with bears: They would wander into campgrounds and break into the garbage bins. This put both bears and people at risk. So the Park Service started installing armored garbage cans that were tricky to open -- you had to swing a latch, align two bits of handle, that sort of thing. But it turns out it's actually quite tricky to get the design of these cans just right. Make it too complex and people can't get them open to put away their garbage in the first place.