As new BBC wildlife series shows, life is about the hunt or being hunted.
In that split second when you come to face to face with an animal, the key is to know where you lie in the food chain.
While most of us have the common sense to see that a tiger or crocodile might not make the ideal house pet, we might not recognise danger when it’s masked by furry paws and large pleading eyes.
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