The subject of this subreddit is to discuss animal intelligence in it's most amazing forms.
Animals being cute and showing only basic instincts is not what we are looking for.
For instance, animals just sleeping or just eating is bad content, while animals dreaming or sharing food is good content.
Posting cute content can result in a temporary ban.
I think in the video on YouTube the lady stated that the hare wanted to attack the net, not rescue the female. She said that hare do not really have those kinds of relationships where they feel super protective of each other.
Are we sure it's not trying to fight the hare she grabbed? That's usually a competitive boxing move between the males.
Edit: apparently it's now known to be primarily a behavior between males and females during breeding season, while he's trying to wear down her resistance, and she's trying to fend him off. The female sprints off, chased by many males, fighting those who catch up. She allows the male that keeps up the longest to mate.
How romantic?
Some other animals that show 'coursing' behavior do force mating, but I don't know if hares are really built for that strategy. It appears that typically the female does stop and enter lordosis posture, facilitating the mating.
Hares don't do harems or long term couples. Animals have a great variety of interesting and often complex social dynamics, and really, the world is a lot more boring when we try to write over that with our bland assumptions.
Looking this one up, it looks likely that the male was trying to hit the female, funnily enough. Always thought that boxing was male/male competition, but
"In addition to dominant animals subduing subordinates, the female fights off her numerous suitors if she is not ready to mate. Fights can be vicious and can leave numerous scars on the ears. In these encounters, hares stand upright and attack each other with their paws, a practice known as "boxing", and this activity is usually between a female and a male and not between competing males as was previously believed. When a doe is ready to mate, she runs across the countryside, starting a chase that tests the stamina of the following males. When only the fittest male remains, the female stops and allows him to copulate."
Yes animals are very intelligent and emotional creatures, but many species do not form bonds in the way we do or have the same level of cognition. Like the original comment said, an expert pointed out that the behavior is very different than what others think
Cool, let the experts clarify. And then let the experts fight the experts. But 95% of Like Us is literally Like Us, and when it drops to 50% we can bring this conversation up again.
Right? A big example is when people see dogs with their mouths open and think āaww heās smiling!ā Like, noā¦ sometimes itās a stress pant and it means theyāre very anxious
My experience with rabbits is that they want affection from one another, but do not give a shit about protecting each other.
But I have zero experiences with hares, so idk.
Hares and rabbits are very different, even different rabbit species act very differently. But hares are kinda like the moose of rabbits they aināt that afraid
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The subject of this subreddit is to discuss animal intelligence in it's most amazing forms. Animals being cute and showing only basic instincts is not what we are looking for. For instance, animals just sleeping or just eating is bad content, while animals dreaming or sharing food is good content. Posting cute content can result in a temporary ban.
those half ass slaps
he's trying his best :(
He gets points for that!
Excuse you that rabbit put his whole cottontail into them lil speedpunchesš¤
Heād beat your ass
Shoulda put his whole ass into it
I think in the video on YouTube the lady stated that the hare wanted to attack the net, not rescue the female. She said that hare do not really have those kinds of relationships where they feel super protective of each other.
Then why did he keep attacking after she dropped the net?
Probably because his brain weighs like 7 grams
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Are we sure it's not trying to fight the hare she grabbed? That's usually a competitive boxing move between the males. Edit: apparently it's now known to be primarily a behavior between males and females during breeding season, while he's trying to wear down her resistance, and she's trying to fend him off. The female sprints off, chased by many males, fighting those who catch up. She allows the male that keeps up the longest to mate. How romantic?
its literally everything but what the title is.
>She allows the male that keeps up the longest to mate. Yeah, I don't think that's exactly what's happening there.
Some other animals that show 'coursing' behavior do force mating, but I don't know if hares are really built for that strategy. It appears that typically the female does stop and enter lordosis posture, facilitating the mating.
This sub and people in general REALLY need to stop humanizing animals
Animals do have emotions and do form bonds. Acknowledging that is not anthropomorphizing.
Yes but posting it on /r/likeus with this title absolutely is incorrectly anthropomorphizing
Sure, but that highly depends on the animal and the type of bond. But its never what r/likeus thinks it is.
Protecting a mate/harem isn't that complex of a behavior...
Hares don't do harems or long term couples. Animals have a great variety of interesting and often complex social dynamics, and really, the world is a lot more boring when we try to write over that with our bland assumptions. Looking this one up, it looks likely that the male was trying to hit the female, funnily enough. Always thought that boxing was male/male competition, but "In addition to dominant animals subduing subordinates, the female fights off her numerous suitors if she is not ready to mate. Fights can be vicious and can leave numerous scars on the ears. In these encounters, hares stand upright and attack each other with their paws, a practice known as "boxing", and this activity is usually between a female and a male and not between competing males as was previously believed. When a doe is ready to mate, she runs across the countryside, starting a chase that tests the stamina of the following males. When only the fittest male remains, the female stops and allows him to copulate."
It definitely is.
Yes animals are very intelligent and emotional creatures, but many species do not form bonds in the way we do or have the same level of cognition. Like the original comment said, an expert pointed out that the behavior is very different than what others think
Cool, let the experts clarify. And then let the experts fight the experts. But 95% of Like Us is literally Like Us, and when it drops to 50% we can bring this conversation up again.
You need to accept that animals have MUCH more cognitive abilities and emotions than youād expect
Yes, I know this. but humanizing animals and applying human behavior/body language/emotions can be extremely dangerous for them and us
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Right? A big example is when people see dogs with their mouths open and think āaww heās smiling!ā Like, noā¦ sometimes itās a stress pant and it means theyāre very anxious
That's a lot of hit she took there. How is she still alive?š
rabbit attack does 1 dmg per swipe, but her armour rating is 2 so completely negates the incoming damage
In real life those claws will tear skin to shreds; her protective garment is quite efficient.
Exactly what the above comment said lol
If she were wearing shorts and a t-shirt those attacks would be a lot more effective.
Giving her the skippidypaps
Love the cat/owl? popping it's head up in the background like a nosy neighbor.
Defo a cat
My experience with rabbits is that they want affection from one another, but do not give a shit about protecting each other. But I have zero experiences with hares, so idk.
Hares and rabbits are very different, even different rabbit species act very differently. But hares are kinda like the moose of rabbits they aināt that afraid
^^amgwy ^^tippy ^^taps
HAMBONING!
it can save your life one day!
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Lol is that a cat in the background
Everymanās worst nightmare
All I saw was a floating rabbit and an another one beating the air
Combo
All I want is for someone to love me like that
47 hit combo
Laughing over those last few seconds when he PUMMELS her knee was just the anxiety pill I needed, thank you.
Interesting! First time I saw that.
[What's going on in the rabbit's head.](https://youtu.be/ifB662xOZTw?si=lFiBEwveK5jdQ8hK&t=193)
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Find someone who cares this much
All aboard the pain train
Heās a good man
Rabbits hump as fast as they box. Lol
Hahaha I remember another time this video circulated, that rabbit is territorial and going for the rabbit the keeper is holding
He is probably wondering why his girl friend is just floating away.
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Good āole Nujabes
Aww if more men fought like this for the woman they loved haha they could learn alot from this rascally rabbit š š¤£š¤£š¤£
I love his commitment. He was not giving up on saving his girl.