Probably either one of my dogs.
Cat saliva and scratches can cause a lot of health issues. Always wash that out thoroughly with antibacterial soap.
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I work at a vet and assure youā¦ nope. Youāre underestimating dogs and 60 seconds is longer than it seems. Thereās a reason they make things like muzzles and catch poles. 
I can say Iāve lost to my about 4oz. senegal parrot in well under a minute. On the other hand, itās important to note I was trying NOT to hurt him while he went off on meā¦ and left me unable to feel one of my fingers for hours. 
He can be a brat. 
Yup, this. Also if itās legitimately a no-holds-barred fight, thatās different from my above example of me trying to not hurt my (bratty 
) opponent.
Maybe, but itās wild to know deer are responsible for a LOT of deaths. (Yes, even when not counting vehicular collision!)
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A German shepherd attacked me once, I had a big box of books in my hand and I shoved it in its face, he ran off crying, but he managed to bit my leg in the process, it legit hurt for a week. I donāt know what I would have done if I was bare handed. Itās always scary to punch a dog since theyāre smaller and this opens you up to get bitten in the neck if you miss. Kicking kinda sucks too because you do not want your calves bitten at all. So i I donāt know, I think in a truly life or death situation I could take on a dog like a German shepherd, but I wouldnāt be able to walk away unscathed.
I am smoking the absurdity of an āevolutionary budgetā.
As a letter carrier in the early 1970ās I found the friendliest dog to be a particular Doberman and of the three that managed to put a tear in my pants none were taller than a foot at the shoulder, including one Iād just been pettingā¦
Sometimes the home owner would just stand there as the dog ran at me. One guyās German Shepard ran at me and I smacked it with the 8-track cassette I was delivering to him. There was a satisfying crack of plastic and I handed it to the guy. Never heard anything more about it.
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This.
Maybe.
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I donāt knowā¦ I mean look at that eyeā¦
My rule of thumb is if it canāt be reliably taken out with a fly swatter, itās best just to leave it be.
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What if I believe the Planet Earth is really some animal we all live on, and kicking rocks and littering is my way of fighting back for all the volcanos and tidal waves.
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I think if I ate my Wheaties and stretched for an hour I could take it.
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I donāt know, man, in that case sheās kinda washing us. Literally in the case of tidal waves.
Considering Iād have to live for a minute?
And considering size?
And considering the animal is actually wanting to fight me?
Maybe I could stay alive with a bear for one minute? Or am I thinking wrong?
Spend maybe 20 seconds shouting at it really loud, 10 seconds running, 30 seconds taking the beat of my life, but if it stops at exactly 60, I might live?
I suspect that most predators arenāt that concerned whether theyāve killed us or not but rather are we still capable of harming them or getting away while they are eating us.
Looking in on my last runin with a bear while hiking, yes.
I was scared as hell but the poor thing looked at me for about a second before booking it off the side of the cliff.
As far as I know, it was fine, it wasnāt that big a drop and we saw it limping off, but that fall did far more damage to the bear than i could have unarmed.
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Have you ever seen a cow at a full gallop? Because I have and itās a truly frightening sight.
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Somebody needs to watch some Monty Python
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a mouseā¦ maybe.
Iāve watched a bison pick a fight with someoneās car door ahead of us because the people in the car were taunting it.
I think it would have won that fight had it cared to finish it
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