一个非常有意思的现象,是人与动物的关系有时能够在一定程度上反映当时的社会状况。上古洪荒年代,人在任何方面都不比动物占有多少优势,其时资源有限,为了生存下去,只能弱肉强食,遵循优胜劣汰的自然法则。所以,那时的人与动物是相互竞争的对手,人对动物既敬且畏,青铜器上的饕餮兽纹,墓室帛画中野兽吃人的场景,神话传说中杜撰出来各种各样狰狞而神奇的珍禽异兽,无不生动地描画出这样一种关系:由于陌生而产生神秘。 A very interesting phenomenon is that the relationship between man and animal can sometimes reflect the social conditions at that time. In the prehistoric years of famine, man had no advantage in any respect over animal possession. In the meantime, resources were limited. In order to survive, only law of the jungle and law of nature of the survival of the fittest were followed. Therefore, at that time, people and animals are rivalries to each other. People respect and fear animals, and gluttonous animals on bronze wares and scenes of beasts eating in tombs and silk paintings draw myriad mysteries from myths and legends. Of rare birds and animals, all vividly portrayed such a relationship: due to strange and mysterious.