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Any Earth species that kill and don't feed?

posted 13 years ago by ArkhamsMostWanted
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Aside from humans, is there any species of creature on this planet that hunts for fun, or hunts just for the sake of killing something near them? As far as I can recall from every nature show I have ever watched, pretty much every single creature that kills another does it for food.

That being said, since the moon creatures obviously have another source of food (they would HAVE to, as humans are not a viable food source on the moon, and the creatures are never shown eating any of the astronauts)why attack the astronauts? I mean, the moon is big enough where they could have kept a wide berth and not come into contact with the astronauts at all, and waited the 3 days (I think it was 3?) until they left. Just seems odd that if the creatures didn't need to use the astronauts for food, that they would just start terrorizing them and killing them.

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[–] demon-xp 13 years ago

No water, no oxigen an/or nitrogen, temps of -280F to +250F, 13 days of killer solar radiation and someone thinks there may be life there? WTF

[–] jupnose25 13 years ago

And who are you to dictate the conditions in which life can survive? In a universe consisting of billions of galaxies and trillions of planets, do you honestly think life will only exist within the very narrow and specific conditions found on our own tiny insignificant rock?

Poor film though, moon spiders lol

[–] tvilkov 13 years ago

In experiments, some type of fungus has been grown on a metal plate attached to the side of a space shuttle in space. In Chernobyl, "black" fungus, as it is known, grows on the walls of the broken reactor. Those radiation levels are thought to be deadly to everything )

[–] tripper511 13 years ago

HOUSE CATS! I watched it on animal planets most dangerous animals. The common house cat hunts over 200 species purely for fun since all it's necessities are already provided. They say if a a human wasn't 10x larger then a house cat it would probably try to kill us too.

Next in line was I believe a Tiger which only kills up to 35 different species which are for food.

[–] mel2000 11 years ago

They say if a a human wasn't 10x larger then a house cat it would probably try to kill us too.

That doesn't explain why cats don't kill human babies, which are often their own size and quite helpless.

[–] lorddeseiz 13 years ago

They aliens seriously, thats what they do, kill people. Cant have an alien movie without people getting chopped up left and right.
Imagine if there really would be contact with aliens, our first reaction would be to destroy them, we all so brainwashed that aliens have nothing better to do then massacre humans .

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[–] Htom_Sirveaux 13 years ago

"They aliens seriously, thats what they do, kill people."

Well, not all of them... what about E.T.?

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[–] lorddeseiz 13 years ago

Well that was an immature brat, im sure he wanted to go home to get mommy and daddy to woop some people for bad treatment.
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[–] Htom_Sirveaux 13 years ago

Ever see this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMW3W-G43gI

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[–] nimmy1 13 years ago

People are dumb, no animal does anything for 'fun'. They go on instinct and if they are not eating the prey, it's honing their hunting skills.

Only those with no valid argument pick holes in people's spelling and grammar.

[–] jupnose25 13 years ago

nimmy 1,

"People are dumb, no animal does anything for 'fun'."

Humans are always so quick to disassociate themselves from all the "animals" that inhabit this planet. You're not religious are you?

You think a cat "honing their hunting skills" derives no pleasure from the experience? You think a dog chasing a stick or a frisbee is like some automatic fetching machine?

"Fun" is not unique to Homo sapiens, we may be the only animal capable of understanding the concept of fun (though I doubt that), but we are certainly not the only animal to experience it.

To suggest otherwise is to suggest all other life on this planet is nothing more than a mindless bundle of cells acting robotically. This is an incredibly arrogant opinion and most certainly, dumb.

[–] tripper511 12 years ago

Plenty of animals kill for fun (including us) if anything simply just to hone their skills at hunting.

[–] Htom_Sirveaux 13 years ago

Uh, dude... watch the trailer again. The lunarians (moon natives) used the astronauts as host organisms. Yes, granted, there must be something else on the Moon that they use for host organisms as well, but humans just happened to be readily available. And since they used humans as host organisms, chances are that they DID use them for food also.

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[–] RugGuy 13 years ago

Dogs, cats, all simians kill for sort as do some birds. That's just off the top of my head.

However, you point is valid.

[–] submachine 13 years ago

is there any species of creature on this planet that hunts for fun, or hunts just for the sake of killing something near them?

The answer is Polar Bear.

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[–] whowhatwhy 13 years ago

lots of animals kill for fun.

Chimpanzees, lions, killer whales and dolphins, even domesticated cats and dogs......

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[–] submachine 13 years ago

Chimpanzees, lions, killer whales and dolphins dont kill for no reason.

Polar bears often kill as an instinctual response.

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[–] MarwoodWalks 13 years ago

Submachine,

The poster before you didnt say 'for no reason'. They said it was for fun, and that is correct.

I know chimps kill for fun or sport. Saw it on a documentary where thy picked out a member of their own group and chased and hunted it and then killed it. They even eat some of the flesh even though they dont eat meat for food.

I have seen a documentary about killer whales also killing for fun, throwing the prey into the air over and over and never actually eating it.

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[–] submachine 13 years ago

Those are both social animals, and its not for "fun," its to reinforce social status (chimps) and teach the young (orcas). You should listen as well as watch the documentaries.

Polar bears are solitary animals, they will hunt and kill, when they arent hungry.

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[–] MarwoodWalks 13 years ago

Submachine, ooohh big man...should i listen as well...? You arrogant nob.

Obviously Animals dont have fun in the way we understand it, so without being able to read an animals thoughts we can just apply our best observations. The documentary on killer whales said they kill for fun. I will take its word over yours any day of the week.

For you to say the killer whale teaching the young is not classed 'for fun' is weird. If a man is teaching his son to hunt and kill, it is still considered killing 'for fun' even if the function was to teach. The whales dont always eat the prey they play with so its 'for fun' within the context of that phrase.

I have personally seen a mature cat purring its head off as it tortures a mouse to death...and then not eat it. They are solitary animals and it wasnt for any 'social' reason. It did it for fun. 100% fact - some animals kill for fun.

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[–] tripper511 12 years ago

I saw those same docs actually. Another doc came out stating that those killer whales actually were flipping that seal in the air to help teach its offspring how to be a better hunters by practicing with the docile prey.

[–] psychotico 13 years ago

Bears, Monkeys, Jelly Fish, Stingrays, Black Widows, Scorpions, Women, Apes, Bacterias, Viruses, etc...