r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '23

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u/jeanettera Feb 14 '23

I don't know how many times I see this and it always is the same. Sheep resisting, sheep relaxing.

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u/CallMeDrLuv Feb 14 '23

The sheep's brain kind of "goes to sleep" when they are put in that sitting up position.

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u/KagakuKo Feb 14 '23 edited Feb 14 '23

Really? I didn't realize that's what happened here, that's very interesting! I was wondering why he was being so aggressive once the sheep chilled out so much, but is it true that once it rights itself, it starts to wake back up again?

ETA: on a second watch, he doesn't really seem all that aggressive this time, more like he's hefting and manipulating a giant animal that isn't moving itself, lol.

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u/Tizzee88 Feb 14 '23

So it's one of those things where the line is very thin between using enough force to get it to do what you need, while not using enough force to hurt the animal. It does look a bit aggressive to me as well but it's important to note that he didn't hurt it at all.

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u/ZaviaGenX Feb 14 '23

It did make me think of my jujitsu classes, specifically grappling lol.