Animal attraction; Man and beast.(The paradoxical relationship between man and beast) From: The Economist (US) | Date: February 15, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Humans have a paradoxical relationship with animals

THE only wild wolf in the German state of Lower Saxony was killed last month. A hunter disturbed her at her deer dinner and panicked. Meanwhile, German police were out looking for an elephant. Her owner had been denied custody for mistreating her, and they both ran away from the circus.

The relationship between humans and animals is certainly strange. So strange that the Deutsches ...