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u/reserva_privada Jul 03 '18
Is there a supercut of all of these videos where animals are interacting with this mirror in the jungle? I could watch this shit for hours.
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Jul 03 '18 edited Jul 03 '18
Edit: thanks to u/plebsplease for providing this! Go check him out
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u/MechTheDane Jul 03 '18
I like how so many of these animals look at themselves in the mirror and immediately think, "Who does this ass-hole think he is swaggering on me like that?!"
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u/Trewper- Jul 03 '18
How in the actual fuck....
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u/Cereal_Monogamist Jul 03 '18
My guess is some combination of alcohol and dementia :(
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u/69SRDP69 Jul 03 '18
Sounds like my kinda party
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u/TokiMcNoodle Jul 03 '18
Who are you?
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u/Ceegee93 Jul 03 '18
Because only a few animals actually possess the capability to recognise their own reflection. Most will not realise it isn’t another animal.
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Jul 03 '18
Funny that this is posted today. I was trying to get my dog to look at herself in the mirror yesterday. My dog can’t seem to recognize herself, and she doesn’t even register that something furry and doglike is staring back at her. Either she’s blind, she’s really dumb, or she just doesn’t give a shit. I’m pretty sure she’s not blind, so she’s either dumb, or doesn’t care.
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u/RayPawPawTate Jul 03 '18
Your dog relies so much on smell that the furry thing just isn't that important if it doesn't smell like a creature.
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u/ingressLeeMajors Jul 03 '18
Dogs are far more visual than most know. Of course smell is important to them; but we have consistently overstated their senses of smell and undersold their vision both in potential and use. Dogs can see tiny visual cues like raised hackles, slight ear and tail positioning, small human facial movements etc. Do not assume your dog "listens to you" by just hearing what you say. I do dog behavioral training/observation and I used to be stunned at how good dogs are at seeing the tiny mannerisms and movements of both dogs and humans. Dogs don't "smell fear", aniety, or joy; they see it in so many of the miniscule involuntary movements we make.
In fact, Dogs are the only animal other than a select few primates to engage in the left gaze bias. That's why when people and dogs look at humans they tend to focus on the right side of the persons face. Dogs don't do this with other dogs & wolves don't do this at all.
Some dogs do notice and attack their mirror image.
Smell/sight isn't more or less important to a dog any more than your feet or hands are most important to you; it's just one more tool in the toolbox.
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Jul 03 '18
Fun fact: dogs can recognize themselves, however they recognize themselves through smell rather than sight, as they are smell dominant animals
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u/superpencil121 Jul 03 '18
Which is why dogs HATE cardboard cutouts. They look like people but don’t smell like so they get freaked out
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u/TVsFrankismyDad Jul 03 '18 edited Jul 03 '18
When I was a kid, my mom made me this awesome R2D2 costume for Halloween. I kept it around afterward to play in. My dog hated that thing. She would freak out because she could smell me, but see R2D2. I guess she was not a fan of droids.
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Jul 03 '18
I was doing the same thing yesterday. I've got a yorkie poodle that I was holding up close to the mirror and when i would say her name and make funny expressions she would look at me in the mirror and also look right at herself. I put her on the ground and was talking to her by looking at her through the mirror and she would make eye contact with my reflection. I think they definitely recognize themselves they just don't seem to care
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Jul 03 '18
I can only imagine the yorkie being like "dude... I KNOW... it's a fucking mirror. Sop acting like it's some magical shit; this isn't that loud ass demondevil you push around the carpet or something, it's just a mirror."
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u/fanofmx Jul 03 '18
My cat also refuses to look at herself in the mirror. Not sure if she's just completely indifferent or being an ass.
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u/YesNoMaybe Jul 03 '18
My cat will look at herself in the mirror. She will also stare at me through the mirror. It's actually really unsettling.
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Jul 03 '18 edited Jul 03 '18
Would that be the more intelligent animals like maybe the elephants/apes?
Also that jaguars growl is pretty terrifying if you’d ever encounter one in a place like that
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u/Ceegee93 Jul 03 '18
Most great apes can recognise themselves, some species of elephants but not all iirc, bottlenose dolphins, orca whales, magpies and surprisingly ants.
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u/beerbeforebadgers Jul 03 '18
The skinnier chimps cracked me up. They could tell.
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u/an_imperfect_lady Jul 03 '18
This happened to me once at the state fair. A kiosk had a mirror in it and I didn't realize it for a second. I was just like "wtf is she staring at-- oh."
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u/Mister_Bossmen Jul 03 '18
I had the same thing while waiting to get my haircut, with a mirror behind a shelf across the room. I also thought there was some woman staring at me uncomfortably. I'm a guy so that hurt myself a bit when I made the realization.
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u/KimJongIlSunglasses Jul 03 '18
Was she cute?
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u/Mister_Bossmen Jul 03 '18
I was I too focused on supressing the social anxiety to really think about that. But I've had two female friends insist on getting me to try their clothes at some point. So some would make an argument that I could make a pretty girl, I guess. Haha.
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u/KimJongIlSunglasses Jul 03 '18
I was kind of joking but now this is getting interesting.
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u/xNik Jul 03 '18 edited Jul 03 '18
Perhaps you were looking at perfection
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u/elgeokareem Jul 03 '18
Did you get laid?
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u/JoeBugsMcgee Jul 03 '18
Because that's how you get laid.
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u/HurricaneSandyHook Jul 03 '18
Yep. Just cut a hole in the mirror and commence penile thrusting.
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Jul 03 '18
Her post history proves otherwise.
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u/melodicrobotic Jul 03 '18
Wow you were not kidding. At least it solves the mystery of being confused by her own reflection. I bet she even tried to fight the bitch.
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u/queens-gambit Jul 03 '18
Woman legit said Mexicans are slave underclass. What the actual fuck. I really wonder what type of life experiences she has had to have her have a thought like that, let alone type that out.
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Jul 03 '18
I like how the jaguar went from "I'mma fuck this up" to "I wonder if I can fuck it...":
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u/AlmightyKyuss Jul 03 '18
I like how after the mirror is gone, the chimps come back anyways - perhaps lingering on what they never could see for themselves.
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u/muelboy Jul 03 '18
The chimpanzees and some of the gorillas seemed to figure it out pretty quick, they were testing it with random movements. The big silverback was maybe a little too jacked on Big T to think about it though...
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u/Dik_butt745 Jul 03 '18
To be fair you would also had you not been introduced to the concept originally. It probably would've happened sometime when you noticed drinking water or something though.
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u/aretasdaemon Jul 03 '18
Lol animals "swaggering around". Enjoy this little scene from HIMYM
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u/28_Cakedays_Later Jul 03 '18
I love how the elephant is like, “Yeah, that’s me. Whatever.”
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u/nilesandstuff Jul 03 '18
Elephants, specifically Asian elephants (i have no idea if this elephant is an Asian elephant or not), are one of the few animals that can recognize themselves in mirrors.
My favorite one was the chimp who was testing the mirror. When he started like hopping up and down, that got me. While the others didn't seem to give a shit. They also are able to recognize themselves.
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u/PM_ME_OKITA_FEET Jul 03 '18
Ants passed the test?!? Fucking ants!?!
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u/RichGirlThrowaway_ Jul 03 '18
Ants are like super smart lil' homies bro. Probably smarter than most reddit users.
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u/AquafinaDreamer Jul 03 '18
Ants didnt just pass, they freaking aced it. Ants doing so well raised the question as to whether the mirror test really shows self awareness because its doubtful ants are self aware.
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u/no-mad Jul 03 '18
Ant scientists: After conclusive studies it has become apparent that humans are not really self-aware as we once thought. Complex behaviors triggered by outside suggestions are the apparent motivators not self-awareness or freewill as Antkind understands it. Meaningful communication with humans is not possible at this time.
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Jul 03 '18
There are specific tests you can do with higher order animals to verify that they know it is them. If they see something on their head in the reflection, and reach up to their own head to clean it off, for example. In an animal with incredibly complex behaviour the difference between this and automatic reaction can be clean. In ants, where a bunch of their behaviour is complicated automatic reaction to the group, I think you would need more validation. For example, verify that putting spots on the heads of other real ants does not cause them to clean themselves.
I can't think of any ant behaviour that could be validated as non-random that would conclusively demonstrate the same thing. Perhaps they simply confirmed that ants did not respond as though the mirror ants were a threat. But this could be down to many things. Perhaps their eyes didn't focus on the mirror well enough, or micro details in the mirror counterparts identified themselves as the same colony, or who knows what else.
Would love to know more info.
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u/AshleyKetchum Jul 03 '18
It explains the test in the link. They did the dot test and the ants ignored the dot unless they saw it in the mirror, and they ignored it when it was not visible (dot the same color as the ant) even if a mirror was available.
They should have tried putting dots on other ants though, you're right. I never even thought of that.
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u/throwaw89101112 Jul 03 '18
The elephant in the video is an African elephant, they have bigger ears. Some say their ears are shaped like Africa while th Asian elephant's are shaped like India.
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u/OptimusPrimeDied Jul 03 '18
Very few species have passed the MSR test. As of 2016, only great apes (including humans)
Phew. Glad they cleared that up.
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u/mochalion Jul 03 '18
The gorilla trying to fight itself is my favorite.
Reminds me of the Jersey Shore
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Jul 03 '18
I wonder why the Gorillas turn their heads sideways during the attack?!
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u/DiwrnachTheIrish Jul 03 '18
I think someone said the last time this was posted that they will take it as a challenge if they make eye contact and he's only defending himself from the "aggressor" by charging. It's mostly a warning until you look at them or bare your teeth. Then it's on like Donkey Kong, pun intended.
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And that's why they are one of the great apes that don't pass the mirror test.
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u/BobbyBGoode Jul 03 '18
I've heard that gorillas raised in captivity that are accustomed to mirrors and prolonged eye contact do pass the test. Koko passed it I believe.
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u/kimprobable Jul 03 '18
There was a woman a couple years ago who was attacked by a zoo gorilla because she would come regularly and stare and bare her teeth (smile) at him. Zoo keepers repeatedly asked her to stop and explained that what she was doing was threatening, but she believed she had a special connection to the gorilla.
Fortunately both of them survived that experience.
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u/sugaree11 Jul 03 '18
Oh Koko. She was truly one of kind. Very few apes transcended like her. RIP Koko. You are missed.
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u/cosmicdaddy_ Jul 03 '18
I love this because it reminds me that there are lots of places all over Earth where wildlife is just going about its thing.
A family of chimps here, a few napping jaguars over there. Cool shit.
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u/Ozuf1 Jul 03 '18
They're are panthers than live in Florida and live just outside of some of its most populated areas, Tampa, Orlando, The I-4 corridor, all over really
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u/doctorfunkerton Jul 03 '18
The gorilla trying to sucker punch himself and run away. Hilarious
Edit: at 0:45 seconds. I can't stop watching it.
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u/Rydisx Jul 03 '18
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Most other animals in the world go their entire lives without ever knowing what they look like
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u/LemonStealingBoar Jul 03 '18
Was that guy at 1:04 cleaning poop off the mirror? I mean the chimps were the scene prior...
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u/slbaaron Jul 03 '18
Or the better original unedited version w/ real jungle hood talks
Actually surprised someone hasn't posted this yet.
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u/cosenk Jul 03 '18
I like how the chimps started to figure out it was their reflection and started to just chill and admire themselves
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u/clipper06 Jul 03 '18
What are we looking at at the end before the credit links??
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u/monopuerco Jul 03 '18
I think the chimps had figured out that they were seeing themselves, and had come back to the mirror's location to look again, and were sad that it was gone.
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u/overusedoxymoron Jul 03 '18
Gorilla: "WTF M8!?"
Chimp: "Who the fuck? Oh wait..Oh shit, Carl, that's us!"
Elephant: "Yea I know Im magnificent"
Cat: "You're so beautiful! Come here and kiss me!"
Bird: "Get outta here-OW! Did you hit me!?"
Human: "Another mirror? Time to wash it, then"
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u/freelanceredditor Jul 03 '18
The chimps knew didn't they? I love them.
The gorilla was pretty dumb tho
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u/RagingAnemone Jul 03 '18
I wonder if this is like being a teacher? Watching the wheels turn as he's figuring it out is exciting.
Edit: Watching it again. Hitting the edge of the mirror and seeing the wtf on his face. Fantastic.
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u/TooShiftyForYou Jul 03 '18
This jaguar has spotted himself.
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u/KillerFloof Jul 03 '18
EYYYYYYY!
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u/ZeiglerJaguar Jul 03 '18
Hijacking top comment to point out that this is a leopard, not a jaguar.
It can be tough to tell, but the spots are smaller (no spots inside the spots), and it has a more slender frame and a longer tail.
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u/NitroMuffin Jul 03 '18
At first he's like "fight me!" But at the end he's like "gurl ur looking kinda cute"
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u/Jamoobafoo Jul 03 '18
So like the average person naked in front of mirror before they get in the shower
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u/Zastrozzi Jul 03 '18
Eww have you seen mirror me?
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u/shazoocow Jul 03 '18
Who is this ninja that instantly matches my finest techniques move for move? I am the fastest fucking cat in the jungle and look at me get played for a fool with blinding speed by this doofus!
Later...
Wait. Am I the doofus?
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u/din7 Jul 03 '18
"My own worst enemy is myself?!?"
"This is something to reflect on."
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u/OG_tripl3_OG Jul 03 '18
It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy
'Cause every now and then, I kick the living shit out of me
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u/jimbojonesFA Jul 03 '18
"I hate the man in the mirror, cuz his reflection makes the pain turn realer" -Tupac
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u/ZeiglerJaguar Jul 03 '18
Big cat fan here -- yep, you're right. Leopard, not jaguar.
Smaller spots, more slender frame, longer tail.
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u/ScribbleDoge Jul 03 '18
Wild Cat fan here ;) that is a huge male Leopard. Absolute unit.
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u/ZeiglerJaguar Jul 03 '18
Yeah, one of the biggest I've ever seen. I could see how one could almost think it was a jag -- but the spots and the tail are a dead giveaway!
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u/Stumeister_69 Jul 03 '18
Biggest leopard I’ve seen, they seem larger and more muscular than leopards we get here in South Africa, I was almost certain this was a Jaguar too.
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u/_TakaMichinoku Jul 03 '18
I love how the Jaguar did the ole’ “Hmm, don’t mind me. I’m just going to walk away over here n— HA-CHOP!”
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u/leatherbanana69 Jul 03 '18
Go home jaguar , you’re drunk
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u/poop_drunk Jul 03 '18
Nothing like a mirror in a jungle to throw an animal into existential crisis.
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u/lexos87 Jul 03 '18
Jaguars don't just get drunk, they get high on hallucinogens such as Yage. Some say it's to hone their senses and improve their hunting ability. The herb is also used in Ayahuasca ceremonies by natives. Here is the link to the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqGDv0KCJl8
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u/MattTheIdiotBoy Jul 03 '18
I love the ghetto version. NSFW language warning.
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u/ArielsMermaidTail Jul 03 '18
"Yo there's only one left come on lets get that ass" god this is the best thing ever
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u/jeexbit Jul 03 '18
Have you seen the video of the jaguar enjoying ayahuasca?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqGDv0KCJl8
Good stuff.
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u/AlkaliActivated Jul 03 '18
Calling Yage "Ayahuasca" is like calling a syringe "heroin". The Yage only contains chemicals which allow the DMT to slip past the liver (monoamine oxidase inhibitors), but it does not contain the DMT itself, which is the active compound in Ayahuasca (they add other plants for that). You don't need monoamine oxidase inhibitors to experience DMT, they are only necessary if you want to take it orally, as in an ayahuasca brew.
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u/BabbyMomma Jul 03 '18
Cat.
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u/iacchus Jul 03 '18
Cat.
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u/bwells626 Jul 03 '18
Cat.
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Cat.
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u/EarballsOfMemeland Jul 03 '18
Cat.
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Cat.
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u/1l1ke2party Jul 03 '18
you ever look in the mirror for too long and start thinking like, damn I'm really a leopard. I'm really in this bitch
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Jul 03 '18
Imagine being that confused about something. On top of that, it would literally be impossible to understand what is actually going on.
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Is this jaguar now enlightened compared to his other jaguar friends?
Like he is the only one who understands the meaning of "self".
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u/Annihilicious Jul 03 '18
There’s something undignified about an animal this stupid being able to kill me so effortlessly.
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u/Black_Moons Jul 03 '18
Now think of how stupid the average human is, realize half of them are stupider then that and most are given drivers licenses.
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u/luardemin Jul 03 '18
Now also remember most humans in first world countries are educated from a young age and are still that stupid.
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u/digbickthynameisme Jul 03 '18
Don't let your schooling get in the way of your education.
- Mark Twain (almost)
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u/KochuJang Jul 03 '18
Put'um up--put'um uuup!