with all the controversy and media coverage
surrounding the Michael Vic dog fighting case;

at some point, we are likely to PonderAbout our
likely reaction to sight of animals in mortal combat -

would we hide our eyes or gaze intently?
would we root for one of the combatants?
what would we feel?

the video below describes the reaction of a young
girl, who while visiting a zoo, unexpectedly witnesses
the confrontation between a snow leopard and the
squirrel it has locked in its sights

check it out and ask yourself whether the girl's
reaction is typical of children, and typical of us



the above video’s soundtrack is an excerpt from a
WNYC Radio Lab podcast which can be heard in full
here