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Re:The scary sound of Aztec skull whistles by 0xbadcafebee on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @01:44PM (#42248593)
Cruelty isn't common in the animal world, but it is very common in humans. Some animals play with their food, but they're not doing it because they get joy from inflicting pain, like we do.

As far as "an otter eating a fish alive", that's not cruel or evil, that's survival. Weird quote, man.

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Re:The scary sound of Aztec skull whistles by fasa99 on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @11:05PM (#42252837)
bro animals can be vengeful see-

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/elephant-kills-indian-woma...

that, and cats, cats can be very vengeful creatures

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Re:The scary sound of Aztec skull whistles by jorvi on Thursday November 28, 2024 @09:08AM (#42265355)
Joy is a release of serotonin. I can promise you orcas toying with their prey are getting huge releases of it.

And just to give another data point that some animals chase joy: there are certain types of dolphins and monkeys that use animal toxin to get high.

Time for you to go back to the school benches, man.

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Re:The scary sound of Aztec skull whistles by hollerith on Thursday November 28, 2024 @09:17AM (#42265431)
Yes, people and their inventions belong to the Malign Realm and are completely different from animals and nature, which belong to the Wholesome Realm.
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