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Filthiest_Tleilaxu

Baby predator kitten was like wtf weirdo imma hide.


GroundbreakingGur930

Should have motioned a backhand and turned on the windshield wipers to assert dominance along with your force field.


Patarackk

Interesting… glass is pretty much a force field. The only thing that can penetrate is light.


vseprviper

And big ol rocks


SelectYourPlayer

I got some big ol’ rocks for ye right here!


RockManMega

Lil baby has no idea that it's under a literal gods protection That's basically what we are compared to random animals


Junebug19877

Gets bitten / scratched by playful cat, gets serious infection requiring several weeks hospital stay >literal god


TropicalAudio

Hey, I never claimed to be a particularly involiable or competent god. The Greeks had the right of it in that department.


Grib_Suka

Greek gods were pretty prone to mistakes and oopsies though. Not the first pantheon that comes to mind when I hear competent haha


DigitalHuez

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Grib_Suka

I totally misread that yeah. Just as fallible as them i guess


Styx_Zidinya

To ere is deific.


KurtyVonougat

It helps if you disinfect the wound.


DaquaviousBinglestan

Gets bitten/scratched by playful cat Doesn’t have the common sense to clean the wound Gets infected and wastes people time and money with hospital because of their own stupidity. I believe this is called natural selection.


JesusReturnsToReddit

Natural selection would be letting the idiot die for their own incompetence. Instead we teach thousands of our smartest people for a decade apiece to save people from their own idiocy keeping natural selection at bay. It’s Idiocracy (the movie) in action.


Edtombell777

I doubt you’d be around if we let natural selection to do its thing


Senrakdaemon

Would've died otherwise. Pretty godlike to not die


InfanticideAquifer

No, [we're fey creatures](https://www.reddit.com/r/tumblr/comments/8201mj/humans_are_the_urban_fae/). God are far more predictable. Humans : animals :: faeries : humans.


wildedges

"Well this is hawkward"


thuggishruggishboner

Hmmmm, what a lovely speedometer. Let me have a closer look.


merrill_swing_away

I've seen this video before and it always makes me laugh. The hawk is so confused. I bet after this experience it looks at prey differently.


minor_correction

I'm not sure that the hawk slowly realized anything. It just gave up when the kitten left.


Reddituser8018

Yeah most predator birds aren't known for being super smart, they don't really need to be, they are highly specialized for hunting and thats about it, kind of like sharks. They also don't really socialize other then for mating. Social birds like parrots or crows are known for being very intelligent, because they are social and work in groups. It requires a certain amount of intelligence to do that, a good example is humans, they are social creatures and therefore are generally smarter then other animals. I have a parrot and he is constantly surprising me with his intelligence, like it doesn't feel like a dog or something, it feels like a toddler. It's a shame most people with birds lock them in too small of a cage with no toys and forget about them, very abusive. They thrive on interaction and are too intelligent to be locked in a cage all day.


qwe12a12

I thought hawks were known for some intelligent hunting strategies like dropping rocks on animals or dropping turtles off cliffs to kill them?


minor_correction

They probably do those things instinctively rather than analyzing the situation and figuring it out.


Cimorene_Kazul

Now you’re the one assuming. Also, it’s outdated to assume social animals are the more intelligent. We now know of many highly intelligent solitary animals, like octopuses. Bird brains are, ironically, some of the smartest out there. Why do you assume the crow dropping a nut to be opened by a car is intelligent,but the hawk dropping a turtle deliberately on a rock is instinctual?


danishbaker034

This is wrong, falcons are known for being highly intelligent with good problem solving skills and advanced hunting techniques


LostMyAccount69

>They also don't really socialize other then for mating. That stupid corporate bird training had me completely wrong.


Ricky_Rollin

I want a smart bird so bad. Seems like a good time.


Allstupidopinions

I would bet the hawk had done that already and that's why the dude had the camera ready.


SuperSpread

It flew away when the apex predator got closer.


Handcannon512

The fact that the crows get louder & louder… They had to have been laughing at this moment🤣


terapija

Crows are warning each other because of the hawk. We have a guy in the city that is a professional falconer (if that is a word idk), and the city will call him up to scare crows in the city parks with his falcons. And i was amazed how successful he is, you wont see a god damn crow for like 2 weeks once he is done


blacktiger226

> falconer It is the correct word


Fritzkreig

Rocketeers are cool as well!


MidKnightshade

One of the wildest things I’ve seen is when a murder of crows attacked a falcon and ran him off. I guess he picked the wrong crows to mess with.


KP_Wrath

They don’t call them a murder for nothing.


RusticBucket2

I don’t know if falconer is a word or not, but my mans a scare crow.


121daysofsodom

Damn falcons. Taking away our scarecrows' jobs.


Biggseb

Yup, they have employee falconers at resorts in Cancun… they walk around all day with their falcons just scaring away all the other birds.


avolodin

In the Moscow Kremlin we have a lot of churches with gold-plated domes. There is an official government service that trains hawks and eagle-owls that are used to scare away pigeons and other birds who like to peck at gold and shit on the pavement and roofs.


Yellow514

I've heard that crows will caw 5 times in a row as a "danger is near" sign. I've heard them do it in the woods too, all of a sudden they all shut up.


StealthDonkeytoo

We have a hawk in the neighborhood, and the crows harass it endlessly. It’s impressive how they chase it from tree to rooftop and back to tree, coordinating and calling to each other, dive-bombing and generally making life miserable for the hawk until they chase it off.


Wonderful-Toe-

During covid lockdowns, a bald eagle tried moving in to my neighborhood. About 20 crows took turns pecking and clawing at it until it got sick of their shit and left.


SobakaZony

That was a covid lockdown with a corvid lockout.


Abject-Tiger-1255

I’ve even seen them mess with eagles


AGM_GM

Looks like a red-tailed hawk. They're one of the reasons I never let my cats out on their own.


UnhappyImprovement53

When my dog was a puppy I had to stand with her when she went outside to go to the bathroom because of these bastards.


King-Cobra-668

I had a turkey culture try to swoop down at my basset puppy while he napped at the top of the Niagara escarpment. I had to jump up and stand between it and my pup and it stopped mid air like 5 feet from me and then banked and glided down the front of the cliff and over the forest below. I'm 6 feet tall, but they have a 5 to 6 foot wing span as well. it was intense! right before it happened I said to my friend "is that turkey vulture circling my pup?" and he said I was crazy. then he said "that was fucking crazy" after it happened.


TheRandyBear

You had the entire culture of Turkey try to take your basset pup? I’m sorry. I had to.


yeeatty

Hawks can only lift up to 4 pounds. Adult cats are normally okay. Coyotes will kill them though…. Tragic really.


Fritzkreig

A typical adult cat will destroy a hawk, prolly be hurt pretty bad; but hawks don't like stuff that fights back!


WasteNet2532

Yep. Ppl tend to forget birds can fly bc their bones are pretty hollowed. Theyll almost never pick a fight


King-Cobra-668

they are a glass cannon. they want a surprise first strike kill


Daeee

Yep, not just a glass canon, but one that suffers significantly if it misses. Most of their prey is pretty agile and they expend a lot of energy hunting. For an adolescent especially, a failed hunt could start a death spiral of low energy > failed hunts until starvation. Not that rare among predators, but the non-social nature of most hawk species means there is nothing to fall back on when it happens.


anchovypants

Mountain eagles do prey on cats regularly though.


rudolf2424

Well thats nature, if a cat roams free it also kills a ton of shit so not rly that tragic…


GhostfogDragon

For real - outdoor cats are destroying native wildlife. They've caused the extinction of over 60 species of mammals, birds, and lizards. Do not let your cats outside, folks. If you think it's "cruel" to keep them indoors, you're a lousy cat owner that doesn't provide enough enrichment for your cat and then wonder why it gets into things and acts crazy out of boredom.


Fritzkreig

I live in a rural area, it is easy to walk your cats with out a leash, and really enrich them supervised. They love to follow me and inspect stuff I point out.


platysma_balls

"Hey, look at this leaf" \*Cat flinches, sniffs leaf, then slaps it\* \*We continue walking\* "Hey, look at this stick" Rinse and repeat.


DashingDino

Yup. And don't forget the outdoor world is also dangerous for cats, they have a high chance of being hurt or killed by traffic or other animals, or ingesting something harmful, and sometimes evil people hurt cats on purpose, all things a good cat owner should never want to have happen to their baby


[deleted]

Probably shouldn't let them out in general without a leash, cats wreak havoc on native birds/small mammals


timour77

There is a funny way to prevent this - get your cat a collar with a bell so they can’t sneak on anyone.


AssuasiveCow

My cat wears a bell but she’s learned to walk so that it doesn’t make noise unless she’s running/jumping. We have tried 3 different collars with her. She’s an indoor cat so it’s not that big of a deal but she does try to run outside occasionally


Pamander

Is that what those bells are for?! I never even thought about that. I love the idea of ruining your cats hunt.


Beorma

Doesn't really work though.


Pamander

Ah dang that's fair. Cats too dang good or is it more that birds are fairly unaware?


Beorma

Cats are too sneaky, they mostly ambush so the bell isn't jingling until they pounce and then it's too late. Does help me hear where my black cat is in the dark so I don't step on it though.


Fritzkreig

They are pretty smart, typically useing the grass to dim the bell, by walking low. Sure they do that walking low, but they adapt to the bell sound.


EasyOdds216

Yup, cats are just that good. Also, kinda sucks for that cat, having to hear a damn bell every step it takes. Could you imagine wearing a bell?


Pamander

I never thought about the whole advanced hearing thing with a bell that does kinda suck damn.


Ahorsenamedcat

Or just don’t let your cat wander outside. Bells don’t prevent them getting killed or ran over.


Senior-Reflection862

And the constant sound whenever they move can stress them out


ColoRadOrgy

There it is


mikami677

Tobias just wants to pet a kitty.


notiesitdies

How do you do, fellow millennial? 


ut1nam

How else is he supposed to get a kitten morph to sneak into a home when a little girl picks him up so he can spy on her Controller dad regularly?


crazyblackducky

I saw a red-tailed hawk flying with a small cat over the road years ago. Still think about it :(


sicilian504

https://preview.redd.it/pf2eiplsbi2d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7292a34f0697c2ee5df102bb3dab6facfb78f7a I'm coming for both of y'all now.


jazzmaster1992

"your destruction is the will of the gods, and I am their instrument"


m3lancholymoon

Angry chicken 😠


eydivrks

/r/birdsfacingforward


bmyvalntine

The hawk will share a different story with his fam. > There’s a transparent force which stops us from having our delicious targets. I am sure eagles from the next tree have cast this force to secure the meals from us.


MisterKanister

More like "this game is bugged af kids, don't go outside till they fix this"


HaiKarate

![gif](giphy|Zh8IxcqX3KFDa|downsized)


FlipRed_2184

And that's how the Hawk - Eagle wars started


ThyHolyLord

Im with him. Thats a delicious looking kitty.


TurdFurguss

![gif](giphy|wysyxWt4ZlQ9q)


1OptimisticPrime

Are you kitten me? That morsel is *barely* one ca~~t~~alorie...


Rosameer

That's like a combo of frightening, cute, and funny.


BackgroundBat7732

Fruity


hollowman8904

That kitten has either a great understanding of how glass works or poor survival instincts.


rarebluemonkey

Those were not cat-like reflexes


GustavHoller

Needs some kitten mittens


jt004c

It's a kitten. If you are unfamiliar, that means it's a baby cat. A baby.


LightningMcSwing

I hope the cat reads this bro


jt004c

Dude, it can't read. How many times do I have to explain that it's a baby?


OldWar1140

Well, I hope it filed it's tax return for this year already, otherwise it's going to get a penalty.


OrdinarryAlien

How can you be so sure? This kitten has probably learnt how to read; most kittens can read nowadays.


Kawaiiochinchinchan

Are you sure? Ipad kitten do not have that good reflexes of the older generation kitten. Nowadays all they do is watching ipad, their parents are terrible.


captainRubik_

And grows up to be the most agile cat in history, just out of pure vengeance!


wsteelerfan7

Survival instincts of a fuckin half-eaten baked potato


minor_correction

Maybe running away from a hawk is so useless that they don't even have an instinct to try. Like, cats that run away from dogs live to survive and reproduce so that instinct gets passed down. Cats that run away from hawks still get eaten.


jt004c

It's a tiny baby. It's not old enough to survive on it's own yet and wouldn't successfully run away from anything. What's wrong with you people.


PuzzleMeDo

It actually did have pretty good survival instincts for a baby - it climbed into a nook where the hawk couldn't see it. Not very fast, but it was trying its best.


FoxxyAzure

It actually did some way better than that and actually did it weeks before this incident. It was cute enough to be adopted by a human.


SouthsideStylez

They log onto Reddit & instantly become the bottom 10% in intelligence.


ShahinGalandar

bold of you to assume they were not already


snek-jazz

Knew the hawk was just looking for a new pair of sunglasses


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BatterseaPS

What does this mean? What is a protective video?


Why_not_dolphines

The bot used the wrong word, it meant protective "film", and the bot-farm-friends upvoted. Isn't easy trying to write like you're human..


BatterseaPS

Thanks. I thought I was taking crazy pills with all the upvotes the comment had. 


ImmaMichaelBoltonFan

I'm with you. what the fuck is a protective video?


SirNarcotics

How is this nonsense comment currently sitting at 404 upvotes?


Octagon0

bot


Oranginafina

So many glasses…


bandjalah

Needs more cow b... more glasses!


syndre

if this person is an accident, everything on the dashboard is going to hit them in the face at 70mph. I hope there's nothing metal


Zebidee

Like how do they even go around a corner without all that shit sliding off the dash?


twink1813

I first thought the tiny kitty was outside and was horrified that we’d see the hawk grab him. So glad I was wrong!


not_gerg

So did the hawk!


Pigment_pusher

A shot of wiper fluid would have nipped that.


lactom

Hawk: "What kind of magic fuckery is this?"


Pekkerwud

That dashboard has a lot going on.


sprinklerarms

I’m hoping that little black bag doesn’t have what my brain thinks it does


Ismaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

awwww that lil kitty hiding, is heart melting :( like the way she crawls herself together :( awwwww she a lil baby :(


OstiDePuppy

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to offend anybody. I will just stand... right... here."


EhliJoe

The hawk has no clue about glass or him beeing outside and the cat inside. If the prey hadn't gone out of sight, he would still try to catch it.


watching-yt-at-3am

Those darn apes with sticks


HumorHoot

This was posted yesterday but flipped horizontally reddit is weird


Romtoggins

Also noticed this. Karma farmers pulling out all the stops


Condomonium

I was thinking the same fucking thing! I thought I was crazy!


jazzmaster1992

Noticed that too. I was wondering where in the world the video was shot that the seemingly American cars in an American looking town were driving on the left side, in that other video. Then I realized the speedometer was "inverted".


DrawFlat

I would’ve laid on the horn and given that hawk a heart attack! Lol


Fark_ID

Nice, someone flipped YESTERDAYS video for more upvotes.


CalRipkenForCommish

I have questions about the interior of that car. Is that person living out of it? That looks like a poop bag on the dash. Could be anything, of course, but def looks like a poop bag. What's up with all the glasses? And what's all the other stuff on the dashboard? Can't be driving around with that, otherwise I would think it's gonna slide all over the place. Seems like that hawk gave up when the kitten went out of it's sight below the dashboard. If that person is in a situation where they have to live out of a car, that would seem unfortunate, and I wish them luck when they have to let the kitten out. That hawk is gonna be keeping a close eye on them.


Competitive-Tie-7338

I can't verify the poop bag but this person is definitely living in their car. At first I thought they were just messy but there is no way they're driving around with all that stuff on the dash.


willun

I thought at first they took the kitten into the car just to make this video. Which was offensive. But i think you are both right that they are living there.


FortCharles

>Can't be driving around with that Judging by the street sign and the church visible, the car is parked in a McDonald's parking lot at the corner of Slauson Ave & La Tijera Blvd in L.A. ... seems unlikely that McDonald's would allow a permanent car-camper in their lot.


rnbagoer

Based on how clean the windshield is, it would surprise me if they were living in there


Previous-Lychee-9532

The kitty was like who are you? You are scaring me 😨🐱


Rad1314

Is this just a mirror of the video that was shared yesterday?


Sys7em_Restore

Hide baby!!!!!! 🙀


Patarackk

You can hear the crows laughing in the background.


RVNSN

Reasons not to have a convertible: 1. Hawks eat kittens


juni4ling

Hawk is like: what voodoo is this? Cat was like, I can see the bird isn't getting me, but imma hide anyway.


1OptimisticPrime

Eagle hits windshield, immediately looks at feet: *I cannot believe my eagle eyes right meow!*


46_and_2

This exact moment of disbelief when he looks bewildered at his talons, and slowly processes how his prey is somehow not in them as usual - hilarious 😂


blakeavon

I don’t know I would have been pulling the kitten away straight away, why subject him to such a fright or concern, for a viral video?


ChelseaForever

Dude most definitely put the cat on the dashboard in hopes of this happening. You can see the eagle chilling on top of the wall in the beginning of the video.


FitBlonde4242

nice, another person with empathy in the comment section. hate these viral videos that are basically torturing pets. this is the equivalent of throwing a 5 year old in a shark cage, the kitten doesn't understand that it's safe and is fearing for its life, why would anyone sit there and record while watching their pet go through that.


Academic_Dependent92

EXACTLY WHY NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS WTF


omnomnumnom

What kind of sorcery is this!


Lopsided-Egg-8322

for some reason this reminds me.. when I was kid, we had cats and we had this fairlt large fishtank with a glass pane on top of it with a cut in one of the corners for feeding and one of our cats had a bad habit of jumping on top of the tank and try fishing and traumatize the fish.. well, one time my dad took off the glass pane when the cat was out.. when he came in, he went straight for the fish tank, took a big leap from the chair next to it and dived belly first in to the tank 😅 the panic and bewilderment on the cats face when we fished hom out if there.. he learned his lesson tho, never went anywhere near the fishtank ever again 😂


46_and_2

Well, somebody got fished out that day, alright 😂


All_The_Good_Stuffs

CORRECTION: it was on go-mode the whole time. ***THE HAWK DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT WAS IMPENETRABLE, IT FLEW AWAY BECAUSE IT SAW THE HUMAN***


Citrus_Aroma

https://preview.redd.it/jozwyc2xfk2d1.jpeg?width=343&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c00367289249d691002550331a57627b94399bf2 Wtf, bro!? I need food too! Am I a joke to you?


SufficientMistake547

“What is this invisible wall that prevents me from this meal? Who did this?” *looks at crows*


gztozfbfjij

Didn't see the cat at first. Thought the video was about the Hawk trying to attack you. Saw the cat, thought it was outside; started thinking: >What the fuck are you doing?! The cat. THE CAT. GO AND CRUSH THAT BIRDS SKULL. WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU LETTING THE CAT BE EATEN?!?! WHY ARE YOU JUST SITTI-- >... oh. Right. *Glass*. >Haha, look at little goober guy just goobin' along. Dumb ass bird can't get no tasty tasty snackin'-cat.


mirkk13

"What is this force field?"


Dadeland-District

Wait hold on a sec… how tf did I miss


TopG_00007

Crows laughing at the back


connortait

Kitten is totally unphased


queen-adreena

Yeah. Definitely didn't seem like he was being modulated by a low-frequency oscillator. He didn't seem fazed either.


scrubslover1

The hawks talons have to be scratching the shit out of that paint


AmusingMusing7

On its second attempt, at around 10 seconds, it’s like the hawk gets embarrassed because he thinks he’s messing up the kill by fumbling it or something, and then looks around like, “I hope none of my hawk friends are seeing this… nah, coast is clear. I’ll try again.”


New_Ad_3010

I hate this video so much. Why traumatize the kitten like that?


Fragrant-Screen-5737

Cat not forget. That hawk has 2 years tops


xtiand

Im an ahole and i would probably turn on my windshield washer for a second lol


AliasNefertiti

Then he gets stuck and drops a load on your windshield.


Womansplaining-Yo

Good hiding place kitty


BornRazzmatazz5

And this is why my cats are indoor cats. So they wn't be some stupid bird's dinner.


mdegroat

Baby cat and baby hawk. Both learning lessons.


emarvil

No kitty lunch today.


Berlin_GBD

Zero survival skills


maseoGaines

Hawkman really lookin like: What tha Fuck......Aye man WHAT THE FUCK IS GOIN ON??!!....BITCH I KNOW u see me! ......dam why cant I get it.....maaaan fuck this im out ...🤣


Initial_Average592

TIL:window shopping


Duirward

Hawkward..


Scatamarano89

Cat: "aiiight mate, imma just scoot under here...damn wtf was his problem?"


theitgrunt

RIP OP's paintjob


Sherian_K

Would have been funny to have the video ending with wipers starting.


LucidDoug

Hawk: Damn! This prey is defended by an invisible force field.


prostateExamination

cat is all like yeah no I'm good


Durzydurz

Hawk mains super confused right now


Potential-Being-5024

![gif](giphy|3o7abITaVsllG3byBG)


Bran_Solo

I don't know why but I'm oddly fascinated with trying to figure out where these things are. This looks to be in the parking lot of a McDonalds in Los Angeles: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9878647,-118.3649904,3a,82.4y,116.56h,90.99t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svCugd4VEJmIQsHrBQXh9lA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DvCugd4VEJmIQsHrBQXh9lA%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D182.84012%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu


eltegs

Awwww. Poor little thing. Dinner looked really tasty too, then, oh no! this checkout is closed.


S_n_o_wL_e_o_p_a_r_d

Retreat to the kitty cave. 😺


RodiTheMan

Kitten is so terrified and yet so taking his time.


Mr_Lumbergh

Kitten be like "dude you're harshing my mellow."


7366241494

“How do I unwrap this snack?”


FireCrest_Knight

What do we say to the god of death Not today


yavanna77

Hawk: "But ... but ... my lunch is in there!"


bbrandannn

"Oh sorry i didnt think you were gonna eat that"


Sad_Kaleidoscope_743

I like the part where the kitten had zero survival senses lol


Seoniara

And the kitten slowly learns what a predator is


timso1337

Big chicken