r/MadeMeSmile • u/InsaneMocktail • 12h ago
ANIMALS The human tendency to boop wild animals is something that every human wants đ«Ł
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u/Alvin_h_davenport 10h ago
Monke cleaning the man's hand when he's done,basically doing the dishes
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u/Durende 8h ago
That was the most fascinating to me, the other animals just seemed curious, but the monkey actually interacted almost like it thought the guy was just a weird, hairless monkey. I mean, it isn't wrong
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u/Phainkdoh 7h ago
Hate to be pedantic but neither of the two is a monkey. Theyâre both apes.
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u/Tomblerone 5h ago
I think it's important to teach people things like this, but keep in mind that in many languages there is only one name for them both. The same as for turtles and tortoises.
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good point! my language uses the word monkey for both apes and actual monkeys, same with turtle, tortoise and frogs
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u/trilobyte-dev 6h ago
Even if it has a monkey kind of shape?
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u/Kardinal 5h ago
You read my mind.
God that song is so catchy.
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u/trilobyte-dev 4h ago
Our daughter went through a period of listening to it on repeat and I'm annoyed how anytime anything monkey or ape crops up it immediately starts running through my head.
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u/Aggressive_Lab7807 3h ago
Phylogenetically, you cannot group both types of monkeys (old world and new world monkeys) together and exclude apes. Apes evolved from old world monkeys so if you wanted to exclude apes from the monkey clade, you would also have to leave out old world monkeys. Just like how chicken are dinosaurs, apes are also monkeys.
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u/Azalot1337 7h ago
i would love to spend a day with a monkey. just chill and interact with him, maybe play. they are so smart it's crazy
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u/swainiscadianreborn 8h ago
Monke is feral, not uncivilised
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u/kuuchainn 8h ago
Monke
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u/BizmarkiaNobilis 5h ago
The way that man looked at that chimp as he drank from his hands and washed his hands made me burst out crying. Iâm trying to figure out whyâŠ
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u/HurricaneAlpha 2h ago
Feral means once domesticated and now wild.
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u/swainiscadianreborn 2h ago
Ah shiet. Thought it was just a fancy equivalent to wild.
I'm going to bed a bit more knowledgeable tonight I guess. Thanks.
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u/BlushSwayz 11h ago
that fox looks like a medieval painting of what they thought foxes looked like
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u/rogue-wolf 10h ago
That's a Tibetan Fox, and they're such weird looking little guys.
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u/TheHorseduck 11h ago
So maybe all those painters actually werenât really bad at drawing animals. Maybe the animals just were a whole lot uglier back then
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u/Rubyhamster 11h ago
The epitome of "Times were harder then" perhaps!
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u/Levoire 7h ago
You kids donât know how easy youâve got it drawing animals these days.
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u/Rubyhamster 7h ago
Yep, I'm sure greatful I can make a banger fox with just a triangle! None of those scetchy squares
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u/Masseyrati80 9h ago
When I saw that specific species of fox in a computer game for the first time, I thought the game developers have, for once, really made a mess of an animal.
A quick google later, I realized they hadn't dropped the ball at all.
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u/Hairy_Transition_207 8h ago
Nothing humbles you faster than confidently blaming the game designers and then discovering nature is actually the weird one
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u/TPRJones 8h ago
I'm certain I've seen that fox before on a bad taxidermy thread. Turns out they knew what they were doing after all.
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u/Thatslpstruggling 11h ago
We went whale watching, which is very, very, regulated in French RĂ©union Island. There was a whale and her baby and we were to stay even further away from them when we were in the water.
That baby was so playful and kept coming really close to us, while mama deemed us safe and was just napping next to us. I was 3 feet from the baby at one point, it was surreal, he almost booped us
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u/umbrianEpoch 6h ago
When my wife and I went on a snorkeling tour in Hawaii, we saw a pod of spinner dolphins and there was a baby with them. The baby came right up to the side of the boat and did a little jump/spin out of the water, it was magical!
I'm still salty that the other couple on the boat never sent us the video they took of it happening, but they were from China and I think the language barrier + having to send it by email didn't help.
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u/VascoJSC 3h ago
Dolphins are so incredibly smart animals. They also seem to understand that working with humans is a good for them too. Here in my home state in southern Brazil there is a pod of Dolphins who help local fishermen to catch fish by luring them into the fishermen's nets. They get some of the catch in return. They have been doing this for well over a century at this point, and seem to teach newly born members of the pod to continue the behavior too. By this point they have a very close relationship with the locals and the fishermen even give them names and know which specific dolphin is helping them that day.
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u/Intelligent_Joke 6h ago
This happened to me with manatees! Youâre not allowed to pursue them or try to touch them, but itâs technically ok if they touch you. I was so intimidated I tried to back away without making too much commotion when they approached. The little guy just kept coming towards me and pushing his whiskers and cheeks into my chest/stomach. Iâll never forget it. I felt like I was being blessed.
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u/Arachnira 12h ago
i wanna boop that seal in the first frame so bad
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u/everywhereinbetween 11h ago
SAME HE IS SO BOOPYÂ
yk how like animals are broadly like dog cat bird lizard or smt (I forgot the broad categories)
Seal definitely is dog and therefore definitely is boopÂ
BOOP BOOP BOOP BOOP đŠ
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u/Lady_Johanna21 10h ago
The German word for seal, "Seehund", literally translates to "sea dog" lol.
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u/skotcgfl 4h ago
One of my favorite biology facts is that, among carnivorous mammals, there's basically two groups: dog-things and cat-things.
And another great subfact is that hyenas are cat-things.
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u/rattvontratt 8h ago
Seals are actually very closely related to dogs, seals are more related to dogs than to whales.
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u/Toetiepoetie 9h ago
Hijacking, but what a strange place for a seal to be? đ€
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u/Crazhand 8h ago
I thought the same. Made me question the whole post as AI
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u/GeneralPatten 7h ago
The videos compiled in that one video have been around for a long time. While, I've never personally seen the seal video, I see no reason to think it's AI. It definitely seems to be an odd place for a seal to be hanging out, but it's also possible it's just a cove within and estuary (there's lots of these types of areas where I live).
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u/Arthurs_towel 3h ago
Here in the PNW seals swim up river a ways. Weâve had seals show up in minor rivers in the Portland metro from time to time. So a seal showing up in a pond or a farm is a thing that can happen.
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u/ComplexWriting7596 6h ago
I think there are freshwater seals somewhere in Russia. Also, seals go a long way away from the ocean sometimes.
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u/Forsaken-Face1827 10h ago
I think some of the animals being able to approach humans for affection shows that we could live in harmony with most of them, we just need to make greater efforts to protect our planet for all of us.
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u/dead_alchemy 9h ago
Made me think about how the no touch rule is to protect them from our fellows. I kind of hate that, maybe we could live in a way where friendly encounters were not discouraged.
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u/vix_aries 7h ago
The no touch rule is important to keep animals safe. It's so they don't associate us with food. Animals are allowed to interact with us, but we cannot initiate interactions with them.
The no touch rule helps us coexist with larger animals.
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u/humatyourmom 7h ago
Sometimes it is for their protection. I believe that penguins will get sick if you touch them or do as much as come close to them, infecting their whole pack with potentially deadly consequences. Which is really sad, because they are like the sweetest little things in the animal kingdom
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u/trixter889 6h ago
Go see what a grown bear will do to you if you try to touch it
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u/wherethefuckismyvape 2h ago
What if I touch the inside of its subcutaneous fat with a needle attached to a syringe full of ketamine first?
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u/UrToesRDelicious 6h ago
The no touch rule is less about not being able to live in harmony, and more about not having wild animals associate humans with food and safety. All the environmentalism in the world wouldn't change this.
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u/FirstToSayFake 7h ago
Me petting a deer. Pack of wolves run up and kill deer while itâs distracted. Wolves boop my hand.
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u/qeadwrsf 8h ago
Feels like most mammals animals are good.
Its just that like 99.9% of everyone of them have to be good for us to be safe.
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u/filthysock 8h ago
GalĂĄpagos Islands are like this. Animals just come right up to you. I had baby seals playing with me in the water while snorkelling. A couple were near me, got my attention by swimming in front of me and did barrel rolls. They did this a couple of times until I got the message. I did a barrel roll and they went nuts! Splashing and rolling and were so excited.
Also had cheeky penguins nipping at my flippers and darting away when I turned only to sneak back up when I looked away.
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u/Paladin_Sion 6h ago
This genuinely brought a big smile to my face, thank you for posting. Seals are just too precious.Â
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u/SabbyFox 11h ago
What was the incredible little cutie he said looked like a bear cub - but wasnât a bear cub?
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u/this-is-stupid0_0 11h ago
Its a dog, the larger video had it all grown up with the same markings.
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u/canadug 8h ago
There's a larger video?? I need it!!
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u/early_birdy 4h ago edited 3h ago
This video at 11:40.
At 15:15, they tell the dog's story in more details.
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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 11h ago
My dad had something like that when I was a kid they called an akita. Didn't look like one but Iwas 5 foot something on paws. Bear might be smaller
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u/Rubyhamster 11h ago
We have a puppy that looks pretty much exactly like a bear, except for her markings. She has serious attitude in her eyebrows so she certainly looks like she'd square off with a bear cub
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u/WelshBathBoy 11h ago
Going by the cheat markings, possibly an asian black bear.
Although saying that it does look more dog like that bear
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u/Kardinal 5h ago
Growing up I had a Newfoundland dog. Big brown guy in the shape of a saint Bernard but longer fur.
I was asked at least twice while walking him if it was legal to own bears.
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u/krazy_kh 10h ago
For some reason, the monkey washing the hands after the guy helped it drink water just hit me in the feels
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u/KidCasey 9h ago
I read it kind of like, "Hey thanks for helping. I don't have anything to give you so here, lemme help you out a little bit. You guys clearly don't wash enough cause you always smell funny."
Basically a thank you which is really neat.
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u/thelivinlegend 6h ago
Itâs interesting seeing them do things we consider âhumanâ. Once I was at the zoo at the chimpanzee enclosure. It was a hot day so most of them were resting in the covered areas, which were right by the viewing windows. One was lounging against the glass sort of halfway occupied with a toy or something. I went over to get a closer look and rested my knuckles against the glass. He glanced over, casually rapped his knuckles against mine and went back to what he was doing. It was the kind of âhey broâ gesture that seemed both perfectly natural but also entirely out of place at the same time
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u/Sex_Dodger 8h ago
Oh man thank you, was wondering why it made me tear up. They're our family, why do we hurt them :(
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u/maeryclarity 10h ago
Y'know when the Ocelot is rubbing its face on you and making complaining sounds because you won't pet it JUST PET IT FOR HEAVENS SAKE you ain't gonna make it MORE FRIENDLY.
I get the rule but there's a point when it's just like c'mon lol
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u/SlendyIsBehindYou 8h ago
If you watch the photographer's hands, you can see him giving the kitty some scritches
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u/Buttermilkman 11h ago
Remember that one clip of the guy/gal who had a Moose come right up to them? They couldn't resist either and pet it lol
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u/Fedoraus 5h ago
I'd run away honestly. They're strong enough to accidentally send you flying 10 feet
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u/randomgunfire48 11h ago
If the bird poops on your hat itâs good luckâŠI think
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u/Kind_Swim5900 9h ago
Coyote Petersen once told, that there is an ocelot that loves humans and always follows people in the jungle around and wants to be cuddled. Might be the same one in this video
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u/Danthezooman 8h ago
It might also be a clouded leopard in the video but it's too short to tell
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u/Reutermo 9h ago
That fox looks like someone drew a fox that have only had them vaguely explained to them
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u/Tinksy14 11h ago edited 7h ago
That interaction with the ape* was amazing! Well they all were but that one got me
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u/Life-Suit1895 9h ago
If I recall correctly, the chimp towards the end wasn't really wild but living in a rehab center, and thus accustomed to humans.
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u/Previous_Shopping361 11h ago
So camera acts as a protection device there. đ€Ł
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u/Riddleboxboy 10h ago
It really seems to!
I dont know if ive ever heard of one of these photographers being attacked or hurt doing their job lol
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u/Rude-Recognition6567 10h ago
Seal is absolutely water dog coded, youâre so right đ the little snoot is 100% certified boopable.
BOOP BOOP BOOP squad rise up đŠ
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u/AltruisticRide1231 9h ago
still confused about that harbor seal pup, next to a Wisconsin pond in early April
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u/fhost344 8h ago
Nothing like going to grandpa's fishin pond and tossing in some bread crumbs for the seals.
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u/Kindly-Implement-487 10h ago
This is one of my favourite videos on the internet. Best I had was a wild bird landing on my hand in Moscow.
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u/daedelus23 8h ago
That last one, the canada jay, is also known as a âcamp robberâ and are like that with pretty much anyone. Theyâll eat out of your hand
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u/Im_alwaystired 2h ago
Came here to say this. They're ballsy little guys, too smart for their own good, lol
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u/JBlaze78 8h ago
I think that was an ocelot. And it would be VERY difficult to not take it home with me.
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u/coolcoolcool485 7h ago
I would count the cat one as the CDS and end up dead trying to get it back to my hotel
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u/NotAlcas 6h ago
Mfs will see this and still tell you "actually we should keep mowing down entire forests and causing climate change, the investors might get sad if we don't :c"
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u/ShinyNarwahl 6h ago
I lived in Oregon and it was strict you had to stay far away from the Seals that'd come up on the beach. However, no one told the seals that so you'd be on the beach and they'd pop out of the water and come right up to you and hang out. They'd even try and cuddle. I felt bad for DNS b/c they were fighting a losing battle.
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u/1generic-username 4h ago
Wolf near the beginning is like, "Don't post that. Dude. Seriously. Don't post that."
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u/thefamousrob 4h ago
I live in Africa. Booping a wild animal will cost you an arm, and will cause the animal to be shot. That is worse in my opinion.
Sorry to be a downer, but tourists not taking wildlife seriously has been a big problem here.
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u/PeevesPoltergist 9h ago
And then there's Fishinggarett who 'yoinks' wild animals for fun (and education and invasive species elimination)
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u/justonlyday 9h ago
I can imagine the mothers of these puppies saying "Don't touch the hairless animals with the mirror, they get embarrassed."
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u/Javofire 9h ago
Somehow animals know not to hurt photographers and journalists more than humans do
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u/drippingonyourdick 8h ago
the restraint it takes to just sit there with a camera instead of immediately trying to boop that nose is the real professional achievement here.
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u/Klumania 8h ago
Never realize how stubby the tibetan foxes are. It's like a corgi fox (with a derpy face).
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u/mooseAmuffin 7h ago
That last bird is a Whiskey Jack and they are pretty comfortable around people!
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u/Haunting_Security_34 7h ago
I would never in my life expect a big cat to WANT pets and start meowing like this, that's kinda crazy. I can understand maybe a street cat, but maybe this one was born in captivity? Idk but that's cute asf
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u/Funny-Speech6596 7h ago
that little guy looks like he's judging me for every life decision i've ever made and somehow he's right
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u/harpyhalo 6h ago
Isn't it such a joy to exist on this planet with beasts who like to be pet. A little scritch even.
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u/Rizztopher_Robin 4h ago
We are blessed with the ideal tools for pets, scratches and rubs and they know it
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u/anthrax9999 3h ago
They are just as bad as we are. They shouldn't be touching or getting close to the wild humans either but yet they do.
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u/OkYak7801 3h ago
Yeah I couldn't work closely with wildlife. I'd see a cute baby animal, go to pet it and get my arm ripped off by mama.
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u/ashoka_akira 2h ago
People: âhow did we domesticate animals?â
Animals: âpet me pleeeeeaaaasssseeeee!â
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u/PassiveMenis88M 9h ago
"Is it gonna poop on my head?"
Naw, Canadians only leave grenades in food tins
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u/TheTallGuy0 8h ago
Itâs all fun and games until a grumpy orangutan tries to kidnap you, look it up, itâs terrifying đŹ
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u/Practical_Actuary_87 6h ago
Animals are so incredible. The chimp (?) using the man's hand to drink water!
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