People always post that survey about the animals men think they could beat and laugh at them. I could totally beat wolf though.

first of all, you can stop posting pictures showing that Canadian timberwolves are deceptively large. Does the survey say "Canadian timber wolf". Yeah, pick the biggest wolf, because that's fair. (said no one ever.) If the survey said "can you beat a human in a fight" would smartasses post pictures of the human Dwayne Johnson?

wolves in most of the world are 50-75 lbs, so not only is your logic objectively wrong, you're also probably racist for trying to colonize the global south with your concept wolf size (Bergmann's rule, populations at higher latitudes have great size). so lets start by pointing out that the average Human already has a very large advantage in weight, height, intelligence, and dexterity.

next, does the survey say the wolf has an unnatural temperament and will fight to the death? you've probably only met wolves in videogames where they home in on you after entering their Agro radius and will keep biting you until you kill them. real wolfs just run away. They are pack hunters who need to charge herds and seperate off the weak. They are evolved to bite tendons of fleeing bison, not fight head on, like cats who wrestle large game into submission. Even if we say the wolf has to initially agree to fight, a human, standing 6'3" (with my boots on), and faces it dead on with confidence will make an unevolved dog run away with just a single good kick.

really, if i were you, I would be going through wolf social media and laughing at all the lupine-kin thinking they win a fight vs a human.

  • PaperCarot [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I'm not saying I could take a wolf because I can't predict my mental state. But there's no reason why a human couldn't physically win against a wolf the majority of the time.

    Wolves' biggest problem is that they use their mouths as their primary killing tools. This means to try to kill me they open themselves up to attacks to the head and throat. Meanwhile, not only is my neck out of reach of the wolves while standing, but I can attack with my hands and feet. Don't get me wrong, a wolf would fuck up my arm or leg and probably injure me for life. But in doing so it leaves itself open for me to strike it repeatedly in the head or choke it out.

    People underestimate humans as well just because we don't like to imagine ourselves as pretty efficient killing machines in the right circumstances.

    • Yurt_Owl
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      2 years ago

      If you think anyone with their arm or leg being mauled will be doing anything other than freaking out then you are mistaken.

      This is evident in any fighting vids you see online when the aggressor gets a slap and they completely loose any form of coordinated control of their limbs.

      Fighting effectively in any circumstances requires training or experience and thats just a fact.

      The vast majority of people can't even handle a domestic dog attack let alone a wolf.

      • PaperCarot [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        I’m not saying I could take a wolf because I can’t predict my mental state. But there’s no reason why a human couldn’t physically win against a wolf the majority of the time.

        If you think anyone with their arm or leg being mauled will be doing anything other than freaking out then you are mistaken.

        Wow, weird how the first sentence of my comment addressed your entire screed. You didn't even read one sentence did you? Go off I guess.

        Please for the love of god actually read the shit you reply to.