Your dad reminds me of a guy I saw on TV, on a show called Fatal Attractions, about people who have dangerous "pets."
This guy is a retired rancher with a "pet" bison. Bison are massive and even this proud pwner admits they can be scary.
You should have seen him in the pen with his "pet," pushing him backward by one of his horns and scolding him.
my dad imagines animals as too civilized, thats his problem, he thinks they know whats going on
i remember the first time i told him that lions do NOT kill the zebra to "end its suffering", but to make it stop kicking and twitching. it has to do w their jaw and teeth. Hyenas have very sharp teeth, and stronger jaws, and can effectively cut meat right off, without needing the zebra to lay still. thus... hyenas will eat the zebra alive.
if lions were to justsohappen to stumble upon a zebra with its guts hanging out, the lion would have no problems slurping the gut up, before killing the zebra.
my dad got his illusion _shattered_
:D:D
he got totally bummed out
i ruined lions for him!