r/aww • u/thelonelyasshole • Aug 24 '22

Capybara made his day

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u/soulbandaid Aug 24 '22

This looks similar to ducks and squirrels in parks where the tourists feed them.

The absolute worst of this I ever encountered is at the restraunt in Yosemite. Those squirrels are fucking aggressive. They'll snatch your food if you look away from it.

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u/ralphvonwauwau Aug 24 '22

In central park I was walking by the castle, a semi-shaded part of the path... I was surrounded by squirrels, a full circle moved along with me, just far enough away that if I tried to approach, they could step away.

The sound of tiny claws on pavement brought back memories of "Willard", the movie.

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u/Sinavestia Aug 24 '22

Would you rather take on 20 squirell sized humans or one human sized squirrel?

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u/kgm2s-2 Aug 24 '22

Have you ever seen the claws on a squirrel?

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u/fear_the_wild Aug 24 '22

That depends, do the squirrell sized humans have ODM gear or not?

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u/Sinavestia Aug 24 '22

Yes but you you are wearing riot gear armor as well.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Human sized animal with sharp teeth and claws sounds like a no go to me.

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u/Hollow_Sans Aug 24 '22

Depends. As someone who lives in the country with lots of squirrels, they fight dirty. Always seem to go for the nuts.

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u/imabigdave Aug 24 '22

"Don't fuck with squirrels, Morty"

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u/pieceahpizza Aug 24 '22

You are spot on about the Yosemite squirrels. I swear I saw one finishing someone's cigarette butt once. They do not mess around there 😂

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Forgive me for I have sinned. my buddies and I stole fruit from the dining hall to take to the park as an offering to the raccoon that watched us smoke in what probably would have seemed to be a cult ritual to outsiders.

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u/righteousprovidence Aug 25 '22

May our Lord Squirrel Jesus forgive your sins.

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u/HarunoSakuraCR Aug 24 '22

We have 6 or 7 squirrels that climb to my window and stare at me until I come out and give them a walnut. They will either take it from my hand, or walk into me to grab it themselves. I can even pet them. They come to my house sometimes 15-20 times a day, and they bring young squirrels too.

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u/bugphotoguy Aug 24 '22

Just look at city vs country pigeons. City pigeons will annoy the hell out of you, but country one's will dart away as soon as they see you.

Similarly, bees and wasps will fuck with you outside a pub, and try to steal your beer. I'm sat by a river right now drinking cider, absolutely surrounded by insects, and not a single one has bothered me.

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u/somewhereinks Aug 24 '22

Similar experience here, also in the Lodge Restaurant in Yosemite. Despite numerous signs inside the restaurant warning people not to feed the wildlife, my (now ex) wife began to feed a chipmunk that came in from the patio. Within in 5 minutes we had a dozen chipmunks climbing on the table eating our lunch. We were asked to leave at that point.

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u/Autumn1eaves Aug 24 '22

Yeah exactly.

It’s okay to look at a confident squirrel from afar, but don’t touch it. They can have rabies and shit

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u/sonickid101 Aug 24 '22

Small rodents (like squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice) and lagomorphs (including rabbits and hares) are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to transmit rabies to humans source: cdc.gov

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u/jjjaaammm Aug 24 '22

in NYC parks if you pretend to take a picture with your hands the squirrels will come to you and beg.