Wild animals (including bears, deer, elk, alligators, wild hogs, squirrels and raccoons) are individualistic and unpredictable. Animals that ignore you, look calm, or apprear friendly may suddenly and without warning charge or strike out.

What type of animal is unpredictable?

There's a reason the Cape buffalo (aka African buffalo) has never been domesticated. It's a mean, unpredictable animal, unafraid of confrontation and responsible for as many as 200 human deaths a year in Africa.

Are wild animals naturally afraid of humans?

It may come as a surprise that many animals, including some apex predators, are terrified of humans. According to scientists, it's because we're big and loud and 'novel' to them. And so to protect themselves, they try to avoid us as much as possible.