Luckily, I stayed far enough away so as not to provoke an attack or feel truly threatened. I'll give myself that small bit of credit.
I'm not sure what it is that makes us act like this. Could be our constant itch to post something amazing on social media. Along those lines, it could be that we need to feel special - gutsy and fearless, or whatever. I suppose it's possible we're feeling the tug of wanting to be part of a fictionalized romantic past when humans were a more integrated part of nature.
What we always seem to ignore is that back then, we were as much on the menu as any other critter.
