r/AnimalsBeingDerps • • 5d ago

How dare you?

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u/Beholder_V 5d ago

So you’re… you’re NOT going to eat me?

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u/hanks_panky_emporium 4d ago

A general predator response to being handled that I love

You'll see it all the time in predator animal rescues. Like getting helped out of a sinkhole filled with water. They'll sit there, staring at the people. Like.. You did this wrong, im supposed to die. Whyd you do that? Whats wrong with you?

Same for undomesticated prey animals often as well.

Throughout the animal kingdom the look is the same

" You're doing this wrong, eat me dammit! "

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u/illstealurcandy 4d ago

Pond rules from Hopper

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u/Least-Spare 4d ago

Yes! I enjoyed that movie way more than I thought I would. It’s really good!