You see all kinds of animals drinking from puddles, ponds, etc and they are fine, whereas us humans can’t do it without getting sick.
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The easy answer to this and all similar questions is animals babies/children die at rates prior to adulthood that we would consider unacceptable for humans in the developed world. Animals also rarely live to what we’d consider old age. Consider the lifespan of most animals in captivity, versus out of captivity where they live much longer.
Drinking clean water is one way we prevent babies/children from dying early and keep older, and somewhat unhealthy people from dying as well. Not to mention, not carrying a bunch of disease and parasites helps you be healthier overall.
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