Jokes aside, I think a big aspect of it is "I don't want to hurt the goose." Like if people were in a cage match with a goose, they'd obviously take it down, but you don't wanna just hurt some animal for no reason.

As a lapsed Briton I can confirm there are not in-fact fucking bears living wild on the Thames.

But actually mountain lions, moose, and wolves are worse than bears.

Also as an Australian living in a major city, the animal I fear the most is the human. Especially when they're in the driving seat of a car.

I also don't get it.

Its face is at perfect kicking height. Don't like what it's doing? Too close? Fucking kick the little bitch. This isn't hard.

Maybe that's why they've always left me alone.

I'm surprised that it isn't "Canadian". The nationality suffix is often used to denote an animal's native area (eg: Indian Elephant, etc)