That's my issue with Indy. AK is about appreciating animals and learning to live with them and conserve. Every animal in Indiana Jones is seen as an icky obstacle to be overcome. Snakes in Raiders (lit on fire), tarantulas in Raiders, bugs and bats in Temple of Doom, rats in Last Crusade (lit on fire), ants in Crystal Skull, and eels in Dial.
Nothing wrong with that, as Indy is an adventure serial story and that's how those stories are structured. But, this doesn't seem to fit into a park that is about treating animals and nature with respect.
Fair I suppose, though that's not an angle I would have thought of had you not mentioned it. I also don't think it precludes Indy from admiring an animal.
In any case, Dinosaur did much of the same thing as you're saying Indy did, besides the Seeker story.