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*** In the shark's defense there, Dolphins do kill for fun. They'll even kill their own kind when bored, so it might be under the same attitude of a legitimate championship hunter fearing a serial killer.
*** Didn't the ''[[Myth Busters]]'' successfully repel a great white with a fake dolphin?
* In ''[[Happy Feet]]'', the penguins themselves eat fish, which are [[No Cartoon Fish|rendered realistically]]. The pair of orcas encountered during the film are also treated realistically; as playful, giant dolphins that try to eat the protagonists. The Skua that try unsuccessfully to feed on juvenile penguins talk, and are depicted like bullies or gangsters. A leopard seal can speak and is treated like an intelligent, evil monster, akin to a dragon. Top this off with heavy, [[Anvilicious]] doses of [[Humans Are
** In the sequel, the krill are able to talk (though not to the penguins) and realize how much life sucks on the bottom of the food-chain.
* As an excellent example of the "[[Predators Are Mean]]" subtrope, the otherwise [[Tastes Like Diabetes|sweet and cutesy-wootsy]] ''[[Once Upon a Forest]]'' has a [[Nightmare Fuel]] ready scene in which the anthropomorphic-to-the-extreme (except for size) heroes are menaced by a [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?|terrifying, non-anthro owl]]. Um, hm...
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== Tabletop Games ==
* [[Dungeons and Dragons|AD&D]] Planescape ''Kings of the Wild'' accessory: The creatures of Beastland hunt and eat each other - ''c'est la vie''. Because the possibility of being devoured by Owl is just part of what it means to be Mouse. Moreover, to kill an animal without subsequently eating it is "the ultimate insult" ''to the whole species'' (and possibly all other species under the same Beast Lord's rule). "[[Predators Are Mean]]" was invoked once, and even this ultimately was [[Humans Are
** Unknown if it's been retconned since or not, but the Beastlands had a sort of 'Valhalla-esque' vibe - anything that died there(whether eaten or not) would revive the next day. Thus Mouse Lord being eaten by Owl Lord isn't so much utterly destroyed as inconvenienced for a few hours, maybe a day.
*** You mean ''eaten alive'' then inconvenienced for a few hours?
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