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Semi-relevant, I've recently realised that fear of wildlife is actually cultural - large parts of the world are taught to fear/avoid smaller wildlife like snakes or insects, for poison/disease reasons. It works great in those places, but if they come to Canada they can see bobcats/mountain lions and think house cat, or other large mammals (moose, bison, elk) and just think they're cute and should be petted.

Meanwhile growing up you're basically taught "look, don't touch" and "back away slowly" with regards to anything the size of a goose or bigger. This comes with lessons like don't mess with big/wild cats, and however large you expect the moose to be, it will inevitably be bigger.

Of course, I'm sure there are areas of the world where that knowledge will completely miss the actual relevant risk(s). Probably something to do with spiders/snakes, as they're just generally harmless here.