• stoly@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    They aren’t worried about what sort of appendage is going towards them. They don’t have that level of cognition. I should think that if you piss off a gorilla with a fake leg, that gorilla would understand that it’s a fake leg and still be mad at you.

    • Revonult@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      I think the biggest factor is pressure. A person would put their full weight down because they don’t know the snake is there. This would probably hurt the snake and warrent a panic/significant response. I doubt the fake foot was applied with the same pressure because ethical reasons.