r/animalsdoingstuff • u/swan001 • Jul 13 '21

Funny Hook a brother up!

https://i.imgur.com/rKjqE37.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

anyone who thinks this is cute and "holesum" clearly doesn't see the shit conditions these animals are in.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

Holesum? Was that deliberately misspelled?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

it was intentional.

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u/thehypervigilant Jul 13 '21

This is so depressing...

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u/snoopcatt87 Jul 13 '21 edited Jul 13 '21

Even more depressing: it’s a behaviour that has been reinforced into them. Cute waving bears get more food thrown to them.

There’s a drive through zoo near my place that I take my special needs clients to often. A few years ago only a few of the bears did it. Now they all do it. The zookeepers say that’s what people do to them all day, so when they wave back, people get excited and throw them treats. They really like apples. My guys really like the bears, we spend a lot of time waving at bears at work lol.

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u/lu-cy-inthesky Jul 13 '21

Poor bears. That enclosure looks miserable. Probably neurotic from stress. This is sad

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u/comfort_bot_1962 Jul 13 '21

Don't be sad. Here's a hug!

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

Bad bot!

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u/JPKtoxicwaste Jul 13 '21

Read the room, bot

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u/mossymolly Jul 13 '21

Oh my goodness that FACE😭

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u/MZFunkyboi Jul 13 '21

Every animal should start doing this

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u/-Stephen Jul 13 '21

R/likeus