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> Why are people surprised Who said anybody is surprised?

• fallingknife 5y ago
  It's posted to HN. You wouldn't see "${western_city} Animal Control Removes Stray Dogs from Park After Child Killed" on HN.
  • tantalor 5y ago
    It's newsworthy because it's unusual, not surprising
  • tsegers 5y ago
    And neither would you see headlines about a human child learning to read, yet if a monkey were to do the same it'd be up here in no time. The noteworthy thing here is not the activity performed, but what entity the activity was performed by.
  • johndevor 5y ago
    This is not a small group of dogs, but a prolonged war between two species.