Nature has no regard for life. Some species of mothers care for their young a long time, but mostly animals don’t give a shit beyond making sure their babies get a chance. That is it. A few species like elephants do value life a bit more. Things like dolphins only value dolphin lives, and even then they often bully dolphins to death, even babies. Dolphins think rape is funny. Basically every dolphin that has been hooked up and shown videos of rape lit up parts of their brains that indicate they enjoy rape and find it funny. Dolphins will bite head of fish off just make fleshlights. Chimps will grab frogs to use as fleshlights.

Herd animals will actually kick an animal immediately behind it to bait the predators, even if at the front of the herd. It’s a “me or you” mentality. Not leaving the last, just anyone immediately behind you.

You have optimism bias. You should be aware of it.