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Wolves will eat your children if they feel bold enough, it's not just about livestock. There's a reason they feature so prominently in folklore.
by User23 6y ago
Wolves will eat your children if they feel bold enough, it's not just about livestock. There's a reason they feature so prominently in folklore.
- hannob 6y agoI heard one number in the discussion in Germany (where in some areas the wolves discussion runs wild) which I found interesting: The number of people killed by wolves in Germany in recent years is zero, the number of people killed by dogs is around 3-4 per year.
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- bttrfl 6y agoSo will people. And they too have their place in folklore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretel_%26_Hansel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretel_%26_Hansel not to mention blood libel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel Here's a list, not sure if complete, of wolf attacks (worldwide): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolf_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolf_attacks Compare it with 1,494 child homicides in the United States alone just in 2008 and decide for yourself which species is a bigger threat to your children.