The recent paper on how worshipping cat gods helps people in India to coexist with leopards and even tigers inspired me to look for other examples. Naively, I assumed I would find similar stories around the world, but most of the surviving cultures codifying coexistence with dangerous wildlife led me back to India. So it became a slightly lopsided tour du monde, but I also have mentions of Central America, Australia, and Nigeria in there. The feature is out now:
A culture of coexistence
Current Biology Volume 31, Issue 15, 09 August 2021, Pages R931-R934
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Children play with Waghoba at Manali temple
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(this picture didn't quite make it into the published article)
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