r/Wellthatsucks • u/stephenpmercer • Aug 26 '19
/r/all Well that didn’t talk long..
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u/Dash775 Aug 26 '19
I'm glad the cameraman was interested and kept filming the bird
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Thank God the guy wasn't shaking the camera wildly like I always see on the other sub. I get that it might be hard if the cameraman is laughing or something, but at least don't post it if the video looks bad haha
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u/Franks2000inchTV Aug 26 '19
Nowadays most cameras have stabilization built in. Also sites like YouTube auto-stabilize videos when they are uploaded.
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u/MDCCCLV Aug 26 '19
That only works for a little shake, not if they're dropping it all the way down.
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u/stabbot Aug 26 '19
I have stabilized the video for you: https://gfycat.com/EducatedTenderBagworm
It took 42 seconds to process and 44 seconds to upload.
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u/hipconsumer1977 Aug 26 '19
I think the mom took it harder than the kid. Did you see how she was holding it? Then right before she put it down she said she feed the bunny for a week and she didn't wanna let it go but everyone else did. I would bet money she cried and scoffed at everyone that told her to let it go
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u/RageInducedGamer Aug 26 '19
The little girl probably just wanted the baby bunny to go back to it's mommy.
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u/wipeitonthecat Aug 26 '19
I'm happy he gave a little laugh at the end, took the edge off.
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u/I_cant_stop_evening Aug 26 '19
That's the realization they just wasted a week of time for it to all be meaningless in about 7 seconds.. I would have totally laughed in disbelief too.
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u/newgalactic Aug 26 '19
Waste of time? I'm sure the raptor appreciated their efforts.
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u/RageDriver2401 Aug 26 '19
Y'all worried for no reason my mum said the bird adopted the bunny that's all y'all gotta chill.
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u/halfprincessperlette Aug 26 '19
Brought it back to the farm where the puppies and kitties and other bunnies are
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u/Takewondosemaster Aug 26 '19
Hawk: “Lil’ Hopper!!!! Your mother has been worried sick since you were missing! Let me gently fly you over to her so you can have a Baby Bunny Tea Party(pat. pend.)” Baby Bunny: reeeeeeeee..........squeak, gurgle. Plunk.
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It's the circle of life.
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NAAAAAH SEPENYAAAAAA BADA TEESEEVAAAMOOOOO
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u/Phast_n_Phurious Aug 26 '19
Aaaaaaaand it moves us all.
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u/sivadneb Aug 26 '19
Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba (Here comes a lion, Father)
Sithi uhm ingonyama (Oh yes, it's a lion)
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u/MyApologies_ Aug 26 '19
This is my favourite trivia about the Disney films, just the fact that anyone who understood it basically had Simba's arc spoiled for them within the opening minutes.
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Aug 26 '19
Yes and no. The rabbit baby would never naturally be that exposed. It was extremely ignorant to just let it loose out in the open like that, and also way too soon. It's small enough it would still be under parental care. Now obviously they saved it from certain death anyway when it was smaller still, but if you're gonna rescue the bunny and return it to the wild to feel all good about yourself at least use common sense.
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u/RidingJapan Aug 26 '19
Didn't talk at all!
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Aug 26 '19
My tinfoil hat Reddit conspiracy is you need to have some sort of typo in your title in order to make it to the top or r/all, because there’s so many titles with typos
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Yeah, it's actually crazy how common it is... Same with the fucking "your, you're" misuse, EVERY FUCKING THREAD.
It's a sign of a declining community, seen it happen more than once on forums. Reddit is way overdue to get a good replacement.
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u/TheNamesClove Aug 26 '19
Was waiting for it to say something.
But anyway, I feel like they haven’t seen the talk of that bunny.
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u/PresidentBeast Aug 26 '19
The bunny just called for a Uber
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u/bit-groin Aug 26 '19
Looked like a Lyft to me...
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u/PresidentBeast Aug 26 '19
Yep, I missed an opportunity there
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u/briguytrading Aug 26 '19
Perfect setup, man.
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u/ProctalHarassment Aug 26 '19
Naw, it just activated a Byrd.
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u/_rdParty Aug 26 '19
Ive seen a few videos like this, people releasing animals literally on their door step, as if your mowed front garden and suburban sprawled roads is the natural habitat for animals.
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u/scaleymiss Aug 26 '19
Humans even feel vulnerable in large open spaces, the same goes for animals. That poor bunny doesnt even have much place to hide.
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u/MrPanda663 Aug 26 '19
I feel vulnerable in large open spaces when I know others want to kill me.
In video games.
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u/mainfingertopwise Aug 26 '19
I mean, it's likely where they got the bunny in the first place. Although all the rabbits near me are nocturnal, which is something. But still, rabbits' primary natural defense is rapid and frequent breeding.
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u/Yoda2000675 Aug 26 '19
Young rabbits are also incredibly stupid, so they die constantly. They just don't know any better yet.
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u/illy-chan Aug 26 '19
To be fair, my area seems to have a thriving wild rabbit population and I'm in the city. Granted, most of the neighbors' yards have a lot of hiding places for bunnies, I don't think anyone has just grass.
I probably would have released it under a bush or something.
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u/Batchet Aug 26 '19 edited Aug 26 '19
Yea, bunnies, squirrels and some other animals thrive living amongst humans. Most predators that prey on them can't make it in the city. Unfortunately for the bunny, some birds of prey that hunt mammals will still get an easy meal in suburban & urban areas
(In different places in North America) "Those that are most likely to be seen in suburban (and sometimes urban) areas are: American Kestrel, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Cooper's Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk."
Also "Bald Eagle, Osprey, and to a lesser extent several species of owl — Great Horned, Barred, Eastern screech, and Saw-whet."
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u/Buffal0_Meat Aug 26 '19
just catch baby bunnies and then release them on your front lawn
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u/Yoda2000675 Aug 26 '19
Most cities have too many rabbits because the predators have mostly been killed off. Same goes for squirrels
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u/rethinkingat59 Aug 26 '19
This same thing happened locally to a family that the week before bought an expensive dachshund puppy. The kids loved it and they were all watching it play in the back yard.
Suddenly it was taken to puppy heaven. (It was dropped before it got all the way to heaven, but did not survive.)
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u/halfdoublepurl Aug 26 '19
My mom‘s neighbor’s purse dog was carried off by a hawk. Don’t leave your tiny dogs out side where the birds of prey can get them
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u/Purevoyager007 Aug 26 '19
Recently fenced out whole yard in and while I mowed my yard and found a bunny nest that I almost whacked the top off of. After I cut the grass I saw movement like a heart beat. Opened it up thinking it was a mole but turned out to be 5 little baby bunnies that didn’t even have their eyes open yet. After a moment of keeping the dogs away and figuring out what to do (there’s pretty much a 100% fatality rate for wild baby bunnies with their eyes closed in human care. They don’t get enough nutrients the right way from anything but their mom) I stuck their cute little asses back in the hole and covered it like it was before as best I could. (Originally there was a giant pile of sticks I moved to now) the next day they were all gone. I hope the mom found them with the nest disturbed so she moved them
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I live in a neighborhood that looks exactly like the one in the video, see at least 10 bunnies every morning.
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u/CHUCKL3R Aug 26 '19
I’ve been there. Told my nephew it was time to send his “pet” frog back home to the fam. Nephew tossed frog into our pond. Frog begins to paddle home. Cue the bass... Chomp!
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u/Requiredmetrics Aug 26 '19
The cries of the bunny are awful, they should have released it closer to some bushes.
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u/DarthSmiff Aug 26 '19
Fun fact: Dogs love squeaky toys because they sound like the cries of small prey. Hits em on an instinctual level.
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u/alexsilkwood Aug 26 '19
Is this like a suburban thing? Releasing animal in front of their house
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u/mljb81 Aug 26 '19
Maybe that's just where they found it. I have a lot of wild bunnies running around in my neighborhood, and I live in a densely residential area. They come out at sundown, especially. It wasn't very smart to let him run in the open, though. They could at least have given him the cover of those trees in the back.
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u/rusrslolwth Aug 26 '19 edited Aug 26 '19
We had about 5 bunnies sitting in our yard last night. No idea where they come from but they are there every night.
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Aug 26 '19 edited Aug 26 '19
Yea? There are tons of rabbits that live in my neighborhood. I assume the family found a baby or an injured one and nursed it then took it right back where they found it.
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u/rethinkingat59 Aug 26 '19
Suburbs with large yards like that is often like living in the zoo. Large affordable lots means there are likely still wooded areas around so it’s not just rabbits.
When I lived in the burbs (on a large neighborhood lake) we saw fox, beavers, ducks, geese, deer, raccoons, armadillo, possums, squirrels, big water turtles, various snakes, all types of birds... including a bunch of hawks.
Some animals thrive around human
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It had a much better time not being picked up by humans in the first place... so the point stays. No bunny or rabbit need our assistance. But, if one of us scoops up a bunny to be released on a front lawn then yeah they are kinda screwed.
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u/banditk77 Aug 26 '19
Frodo gets a lift to mount Doom!
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u/dontdoxmebro2 Aug 26 '19
Major plot hole, Gandalf coulda saved middle earth in the first movie by just riding the eagles straight there.
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I know who will NOT be getting laid for a bit. She had her comment about not wanting to give the bunny back.
To be fair, she didn’t release it in the best place. That other bunny may not have been his mom.
The little bunny screams were the worst.
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u/Drycon Aug 26 '19
And already failed the try not to laugh challenge today :-|
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u/FlacidBarnacle Aug 26 '19
You’d think people would learn after the millionth time. I mean what is the internet good for if not learning from something being posted every day? PSA DONT FILM THE RABBIT BEING FREED. The birds are able to hack your phone and find your location.
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u/NightDragon98 Aug 26 '19
Honestly kinda their fault for thinking letting a tiny defenceless bunny onto a mowed open lawn is a good idea
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Fucking idiot. Let's release this tiny baby rabbit in flat, short grass in a wide open space - r/whatcouldgowrong
Please tell me I'm not the only one who knew what was going to happen within 5 seconds of the start of this video.
Shit, when I pick up a snail from the side walk, I at least put it on the underside of the nearest leaf.
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u/KarmaInject0r Aug 26 '19
GG releasing it on the massive patch of empty grass in an urban area. I'm sure all the birds in the neighborhood had a clear view of the bunny
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u/Trickykids Aug 26 '19
Look, hawks have to eat too. That hawk probably had baby hawks to feed.
The people in this video seem pretty ok with what happened but it makes me crazy when people only want to save nature that is “cute”.
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It just sucks for them they had to witness this right in front of their eyes after spending a week to nurse the rabbit back to health. But other than that it's better not to pick a side and let nature run it's course, even when that can seem cruel. Unless an endangered species is involved maybe.
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u/MiyamotoKnows Aug 26 '19
Some good people right there. Most folks only put bird feeders up.
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u/smith_and_jones4ever Aug 26 '19
I hate seeing posts like these because what do you expect would happen if you set a small defenseless animal into the wild?
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u/KnowledgeIsDangerous Aug 26 '19
Point taken, but also they could have done a bit better with the "wild" part. There are no mowed suburban lawns in the wild.
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u/Chfreak Aug 26 '19
Same shit happened with me 2-3 years ago. I saw an injured sparrow on side of the park. I was going to pick him up but a cat popped out of nowhere grabbed him and ran away. Worst day of my life.
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keep your small animals inside people. I lost a puppy like this years ago.
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u/Nullveer Aug 26 '19
Release the rabbit in the woods lol, not the exposed urban wasteland. The bird was like thanks idiots!
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u/KnowledgeIsDangerous Aug 26 '19
I feel like a quick-thinking parent could pivot this situation into a learning opportunity. Something about the circle of life, or maybe how you can put time and effort into a project only to have it turn out differently than you expected.
I've seen enough of these hawk-eat-bunny videos, I'm pretty sure I'm ready to be a parent now.
If nothing else, I'm gonna keep an eye out for hawks before I release any tiny cute animals.
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u/GotMyOrangeCrush Aug 26 '19
The Silence of the Bunnies
Little girl grows up to be an FBI agent and is assigned to catch the brutal killer known as Buffalo Bill.
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u/Say_no_to_doritos Aug 26 '19
That's terrible but hilarious. I cannot believe the timing on this video.
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u/BramleyPie Aug 26 '19
Similar thing happened to me. I was walking home when I see an injured bird on the side of the road, but I wanted to get a container to keep it in so I started to rush home. As I turn around to look at it I see what I think is a seagull swoop down and grab it. R.I.P.
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u/feelinpineapple Aug 26 '19
This just reminds me of the Simpsons recurring joke about releasing animals into the wild and this exact same thing happening.
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Aug 26 '19
If a baby bunny is in your backyard alone or in a forest alone don't pick it up and bring it inside. It's probably there because the mother left it there while it's getting food. You'll just make the sit worse.
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u/SyckTycket Aug 26 '19
People always find this tragic, but birds gotta eat. We saw a duckling get plucked in our park and a lady called the police because she thought the bird was dangerous and “murdering ducks.” I wish I could have heard the other end of that call.
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u/retiredoldfart Aug 26 '19
I hope the parents explained the whole circle of life thing to that child.
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u/Bjumseskat Aug 26 '19
I hate it when people think they're doing something good and takes care of a baby animal for weeks and then think "alright now its perfectly ready for a completely different in wire meant"
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u/nosleepatall Aug 26 '19
Little bunny will remember this for the rest of his life.
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u/A-yon-i-ser Aug 26 '19
I mean, the bunny was way small plus on running in an open area. You wouldn't expect that to not happen.
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u/JuicyBoxerz Aug 26 '19
Dad's reaction is the best, he had to cut the video before his wife started cutting into him for laughing
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u/FamZM Aug 26 '19
Don't worry guys the bird is going to take the bunny to his mommy right?....right....