# Please don't feed the animals!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 23, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-feed-the-animals/256460 "2004-07-23T02:44:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-feed-the-animals/256460/1 "2004-07-23T02:44:41Z")

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[This bloke](http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/23/1090464828966.html) will (hopefully) think twice before offering food to a bear again.

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**Author:** ![Cherry2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cherry2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cherry2000)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-dont-feed-the-animals/256460/2 "2004-07-23T04:29:30Z")

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It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do…especially around wild animals.

We go to Rocky Mountain National Park quite frequently. Almost every time we are there, someone is trying to:

pick up the chipmunks (rabies, anyone?)

pet/feed the elk (good idea…there’s only about 30 in that herd…and the big bull won’t mind you trying to touch his antlers)

get the moose’s attention by yelling at it/throwing things (oh please do! I think your car would look _so_ much better stomped beyond recognition!)

Yep…gene pool definitely needs more chlorine