Yeah, you see similar attitudes (on the part of Americans) towards maneating tigers in India, or lions in Africa. People don&#x27;t get that the wolves are gone because we killed them, on purpose.<p>I actually read a history of China that contained the following nugget: tigers were, naturally, an object of reverence in the north and south. But feelings in the south were more mixed... because in the south, coming face-to-face with a tiger was a real possibility. Regardless of notional divinity, nobody wants that.<p>Related: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;05&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;in-zimbabwe-we-dont-cry-for-lions.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;05&#x2F;opinion&#x2F;in-zimbabwe-we-don...</a>