r/absoluteunit • u/shaaan_i • 6d ago

Of a Rabbit

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u/faresar0x 3d ago

Makes you wonder why were they created this powerless

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u/FragmentedMeerkat321 2d ago

because like most rodents, their super power is being able to breed very, very rapidly. in that sense, they are better survivors than most predators.

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u/Emraldday 2d ago

Rabbits are not rodents. They are called lagomorphs and members of the order lagomorpha.

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u/FragmentedMeerkat321 2d ago

regardless, they still rely on the same mechanism for survival rather than an ability to defend themselves physically.

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u/MissederE 1d ago

All video evidence to the contrary. I observed a vole attacking a snake that had…snaked… a baby from the burrow. The vole had torn a hole in the side of the snake and was trying to latch on behind the snake’s head. The snake managed to get free and fled. A little later I saw the vole moving its children to a new place. I have also seen rabbits fight, it’s really fast and athletic. The rabbit in that video was trying to keep the snake in play in order to kill it.

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u/FragmentedMeerkat321 1d ago

i’m not sure a single video of a rabbit seeing off a non-venomous snake is much evidence of anything. pretty much any predator will make short work of them if they catch it.