>>2751756Depends on where you are. In general, animals won't bother you unless you provoke them. Even wild boars with young will run if they have the chance. At least the 20+ I've encountered over the years did.
But some animals (bears and large cats, mostly) have learned that humans either carry tasty food or are tasty themselves. if you're somewhere where attacks are common, carrying a large caliber handgun, a spear or a long, pointed walking stick and bringing a dog is a good idea.
Having multiple people doesn't really protect you, unless you're going to stay in a group at all times (i.e. even when shitting), as the few animals that deliberately target humans will wait unless you're alone.
Pesonally, I'd be much more worried about venomous insects, snakes or spiders, though. They're small enough that you generally don't notice them until they're close, they tend not to avoid you (because they're too slow to get away in time) and there's no way to effectively defend against them.
But even they generally don't attack unprovoked. I've had a a few very close encounters (skin / clothes contact - had a japanese hime habu snake trapped between heel and toe of my boots once, for example), and so far, they always tried to escape first. Only attack I've seen in 20+ years of going out was a snake I stepped on trying to bite through my shoe and not getting through the leather.
