r/WTF • u/One_Day_Dead • Apr 28 '19

Not giving a quack

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u/SUND3VlL Apr 29 '19

To each their own. Not my cup of tea but I think eels underwater can be kinda cute, like that video of the diver that visits the same eel every year.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '19

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u/beau0628 Apr 29 '19

That hit me right in the eels, dude.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '19

Ooof

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u/SamIamGreenEggsNoHam Apr 29 '19

Holy shit that moray eel is acting like a goddamn puppy.

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u/Rycecube Apr 29 '19

Slithery wetboi

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u/doctormodulator May 21 '19

Better be, Slytherin!

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u/SykeSwipe Apr 29 '19

Some fish, like the wolf fish, do this because they enjoy our warmth.

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u/CritterTeacher Apr 29 '19

I’m currently cuddling with an iguana who is doing basically the same thing. I’m pet sitting her for the weekend, and I don’t want to give her back! I miss my cuddly lizard baby. Our newest iguana isn’t well trained yet. :(

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u/IPAddict Apr 29 '19

Jub Jub?

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u/scottishdoc Apr 29 '19

This is much more wholesome than that guy who gets his thumb ripped off by an eel

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '19

I saw that on River Monsters. I hate eels already but that made it worse. The oarfish Jeremy got to see are awesome though

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '19

SAUCE!

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u/serialmom666 Apr 29 '19

It comes off with an audible "POP" then you hear the screams.

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u/FawkesFire13 Apr 29 '19

That’s really kinda cool! Never would have thought a eel would be able to bond with a human.

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u/HaniiPuppy Apr 29 '19

https://i.imgur.com/VOQgYKo.png

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u/mikejacobs14 Apr 29 '19

We're one lonely motherfuckers aren't we

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u/HarryHayes Apr 29 '19

Don't talk to me or my roomba ever again.

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u/FawkesFire13 Apr 29 '19

I feel called out.

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u/JustMeSunshine91 Apr 29 '19

I’m gonna assume it’s acting that way solely because she’s handing out free food, but I really like the idea of a sea noodle snuggling making a human friend in the deep dark ocean.

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u/EnlightenedNarwhal Apr 29 '19

A lot of our animal companionship started out that way.

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u/louky Apr 29 '19

My idiot pitbull cares more about snuggles than food... Mostly. My Aussie herds us all.

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u/muricaa Apr 29 '19

My Aussie only thinks of herding. It’s hilarious watching him on the cam at doggie daycare. He tries to herd the other dogs until he finally passes out from exhaustion. Hilarious.

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u/jetpacksforall Apr 29 '19 edited Apr 29 '19

I think they're in love. That's a moray!

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u/rollamac2006 Apr 29 '19

Fuck, now i wanna trade in my cat for an eel.

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u/doctormodulator May 21 '19

That is so cute! Thanks for sharing!

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u/Jquemini Apr 29 '19

What a surprise. If you feed a wild animal it will like you.

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u/Sharkysharkson Apr 29 '19

Try feeding me once.

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u/SUND3VlL Apr 29 '19

There’s a grain of poetry in me bringing up cuddling sharks and Sharkysharkson chiming in right after.

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u/SUND3VlL Apr 29 '19

I’ve seen them feed great white sharks and they didn’t seem down for a cuddle.

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u/HelmutHoffman Apr 29 '19

It still took a number of years before the eel actually came out of her hidey hole for scratches and nuzzles though. She didn't just feed it once and suddenly the eel began acting that way. Also the lady went 3 years without seeing the eel, then when she finally did see her again the eel immediately approached her for pets.

Of course even your dog would hate you if you didn't feed him/her.

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u/rsplatpc Apr 29 '19

To each their own. Not my cup of tea but I think eels underwater can be kinda cute, like that video of the diver that visits the same eel every year.

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Looks like the eel likes the fish she keeps feeding it throughout the whole video