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Re:Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands by justin66 on Friday January 22, 2021 @04:17PM (#25876479)
> They're not endangered, they are aggressive predators, and Scotland's ecology isn't obviously in need of them.

Are you certain on that last point?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/feb/20/deer-cull-dilem...

I don't know that much about the lynx but it seems like it might be a useful ideal predator to release to help deal with deer overpopulation. They don't prey on people.

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Re:Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands by almog on Friday January 22, 2021 @05:44PM (#25877232)
On that note, what does aggressive even mean as an adjective to a predator?
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Re:Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands by hetspookjee on Friday January 22, 2021 @06:43PM (#25877819)
Haha, good question, but to answer: you can have black mamba aggresive, and black bear friendly. Both are fearsome predators but you can definitely say that a black mamba is way more aggresive. Unrelated, but after googling I also found capybaras to be the most friendly animals.
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