This always makes me think. Cockroaches don’t bite, are not venomous, basically can’t do us any harm. I’m not afraid of wild dogs, spiders, tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, wolves, hyenas, wild hogs, bears (encountered them all) but I might actually scream if I get surprised by a cockroach.
I think this collective fear of cockroaches that we have cannot be without reason and must have an evolutionary reason.
I’m curious if you encountered hyenas when you were on the ground or in a Land Rover. Possibly you live in Africa but have visited Asia or Europe and run into bears?
No I live in Iran. I saw one in the northern jungle/mountains and we were just hiking. It was from ~70m distance and quickly ran away. But honestly, it’s much bigger than a dog and that spikey kinda fur and the hunched back has a really menacing look.
TIL! Hyenas (some species) inhabit a much wider range than I knew.