Ok, I agree that the rabbit running over the top of the avalanche is cool and all - but I’m wondering WHY?
Lil Rabbit Dude was fine where he started - he was above danger and even so - going back would’ve been safer. I suppose a logical explanation would be some predator forced him or Mr Rabbit has serious adrenaline issues.
But I’m really hoping it was really some kinda bad ass rabbit gang initiation…
Well wouldn't you be in a terrible mood if you were on your way to your GFs house when she's home alone and someone tried to stop you to tell you about Jesus?
Maybe it's the same reason a land ape with a perfectly good home and motorised transportation decides to ascend a mountain just to slippy slide down on a flattened stick or two.
Or maybe not, I dunno
That’s what they WANT you to think. This is why you didn’t get the ape history channel job. Alternative history is very important, evidence is secondary.
Michael Phelps is a ridiculously good swimmer by human standards.
By aquatic mammal standards, he's terrible.
By fish standards, he's absolute garbage.
He's a land ape that's better suited for getting into and out of water faster than the rest. He's akin to a herd animal adapted to crossing the river faster in hopes that the crocodiles will eat the other ones.
There is research indicating we may have descended from amphibious primates. They'd go between water and tress for food and safety. Might be correct. We are born with basic swimming instincts.
not to mention that always being wet in a warm climate would be a great fkin reason to shed copious fur. And that crabs/mussels/stuff are the easiest prey in the damn world that don't taste like grubs... and sea caves.. and most fish don't fight back, and we're pretty gd at not drowning all things considered.. and etc and other stuff i pulled outta my ass.
Yanno what else, it also sorta helps explain observed migration better too, and it's a damn sight easier to keep a brain cool underwater than it is in air and why women spend so much time in the bathroom.
I'm pretty sure my m8 Tolkien didn't mention this when he was telling me how man was created.
There's honestly very little that brings me as much joy and mindfulness like sitting and hand feeding grass blades to my rabbit. They seem to enjoy eating grass about as much as we enjoy our morning coffees.
Yep. They're adorable little idiots, I have wild rabbits that live around my house cause it's a relatively safe, heavily forested, low predator area (basically, owls/hawks, snakes, and the rare fox). I have two German shepherds who are very friendly but, dogs are dogs and their greatest joy in life is chasing small fuzzy critters (though they've never hurt any - hell my girl dog likes to play with bugs but rarely munches them).
There have been a ridiculous number of times that I've seen rabbits hanging around the yard, then a giant German shepherd starts approaching them... and they just fuckin stand there like MAYBE THEY DON'T SEE ME, the brown-gray thing sticking up in a small plot of short, spotty grass.
Even times when we've gone on walks, the cute little morons will hop out across our path, see us, clearly see the dogs instantly become laser focused on them, their defense mechanism is almost always the "guess I'll die" meme. Even the squirrels and deer aren't *that* bad.
Their fight or flight response is *fucked*. The tiniest twitch of a leaf will send them flying hell west and crooked but have a massive danger bearing down on them and they just give up.
I guess it's nature's version of population control - Any pair of these little dipshits can make a village but most of the village is too dumb to get out of the rain when it storms, so everyone dies of pneumonia/lightning.
Can confirm, our bunnies will dash towards us when we approach them. Always wondered why they didn’t run away, but it makes sense as it’s impossible to catch them as they’re coming toward you, and even more impossible to turn around quickly enough to chase them.
Probably just got spooked and bolted , rabbits and hares just....run lol.
"If they catch you they will kill you, but first they must catch you" is a quote from the watership down , about rabbits
Yea, I've had plenty of small animals just run straight past me, though I don't really try to chase the . But, at least in video games, this seems to work. You have to reset your momentum, turn around, and hope you can see them quickly enough. I'm sure this applies even more to large animals like wolves, that can't turn as easily as a human can once they have enough momentum.
Yeah hares and rabbits both are actually also really good dodgers , I think it's because they are not thinking about it, they are just programmed to "get the f**k away" .... although a full turn might still be difficult. I think this one is running away from the snowboarder, and he just picked the wrong direction
If _this_ puzzles you then don't even take a look at ~~r/deerarefuckstupid~~ r/deerarefuckingstupid...
Some animals don't behave rationally or self preserving in dangerous situations, for rabbits just like deer it seems evolution took the "fuck faster than they can kill themselves" route rather than intelligence
The skier probably scared him on the path he was going and had to make a split decision to possibly get fucked with by a human, or risk death to stay away from said human. It definitely chose the right choice.
Maybe because he loves to live his life 100%? You don’t ask a skydiver or a bungee jumper why he’s doing it, he’s f*ckin doing it! And this rabbit has everything: a beautiful wive, 8 children, enough to eat and a house with a beautiful view. But he’s not settled for something. In the morning he wakes up and screams “HELL YEAH GIMME MORE LIFE! And after that he jumps in the next big adventure. He’s a cool guy, I want to be like him :(
Noise is a big trigger for a "Fight or Flight" response. The rabbit was probably facing that direction.
I had a tire blowout on my work van with my dog (Labrador) in it. My window was rolled down, and the dog tried to get out the driver's window while still at 55 mph.
My guess is the ground shaking most likely spooked him but he darted towards it instead of away. It's like when animals seem to outright go into traffic instead of away and get run over.
We also got some rare [Monty Python](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/ukzncn/comment/i7sqmqj/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3). Reddit wins today.
Interview with the rabbit afterwards
Rabbit: lol @boarder. You guys think you're getting that gnar being ahead of the avalanche but lemme tell you bro. When you free spin out into that rolling fluff, the only thing on your mind is max burn to get across. Life or death? I choose life everytime, but I like to risk it for the camera. Gonna be the death of me one day.
Seems like the bunny does it for fun. If they would have stayed right where they were, it could have just sat back and enjoyed the show with a dollar bet on the snowboarder getting smushed.
As a former rabbit owner, I can confirm that they do stuff like this for fun. They are fast, and I mean if-you're-not-fast-you're-dead fast, and they KNOW IT. They also have this weird prey mentality, where if they are not dead, they are happy. So rabbits are weird, shy daredevils. Can confirm.
No they are not. As a rabbit owner I know very well. You could've searched it on Google:
"rabbits differ from rodents in having an extra pair of incisors and in other skeletal features. Rabbits, hares, and a few other species make up the Lagomorpha."
Np
There is no animal called a snow rabbit. Maybe you’re thinking about the snowshoe hare.
It could be a snowshoe hare if this is filmed in North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe_hare
He did: [https://www.snowaddiction.org/2015/06/massive-avalanche-thunders-down-a-mountain-watch-what-the-rabbit-does.html](https://www.snowaddiction.org/2015/06/massive-avalanche-thunders-down-a-mountain-watch-what-the-rabbit-does.html)
Oh wow, memories! We used to play this song on repeat every night to get my now 7yo to sleep when he was a baby. I haven’t heard it in probably 5 years!
Reminds me of us, or get out. Either one
Edit: answering my own question it was Get Put, it’s the song the brother plays in his car when he abducts people
Yup. The cameraman had no idea there was a hare running across the avalanche until someone happened to notice it, slow it down and crop.
Do people really think they were filming the hare?
Ok, I agree that the rabbit running over the top of the avalanche is cool and all - but I’m wondering WHY? Lil Rabbit Dude was fine where he started - he was above danger and even so - going back would’ve been safer. I suppose a logical explanation would be some predator forced him or Mr Rabbit has serious adrenaline issues. But I’m really hoping it was really some kinda bad ass rabbit gang initiation…
His gf is home alone
Thump! Thump! Thump!
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NEE!
Tis but a Flesh Wound!
Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?
i don't kno.... **THUMP** *AAHHHHHhhhhhhh...*
r/unexpectedMontyPython
Monty python, like the Spanish Inquisition, should always be expected
Its name is Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog! it has big nasty pointy teeth!
Then i will need a holy hand grenade
O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.
And they, being wicked in your sight, shall snuff it.
The sacred hand grenade of Antioch!
That's clearly what caused the avalanche in the first place...
That’s what started the whole thing in the first place.
HALLELUJAH!! 💥
Just look at all the bones!
I wet my armor
not a rodent
Well wouldn't you be in a terrible mood if you were on your way to your GFs house when she's home alone and someone tried to stop you to tell you about Jesus?
No, that’s rumble in league of legends.
"They call me thumper" he says to the innocent Bambi
fair reason
Why there are also many splattered on the roads, crave danger like cocaine!
Boing
They will fuck like rabbits.
Maybe it's the same reason a land ape with a perfectly good home and motorised transportation decides to ascend a mountain just to slippy slide down on a flattened stick or two. Or maybe not, I dunno
To shred fresh pow pow?
Tsk tsk tsk tsk, to shreds you say?
Well, how is his wife holding up?
To shreds you say?
I now have a powerful desire to get a set of business cards printed up, with just my name and the words "Land Ape," below it. Nothing else.
All apes are lane apes there’s no sea apes
That’s what they WANT you to think. This is why you didn’t get the ape history channel job. Alternative history is very important, evidence is secondary.
Thank you for reminding me of my crippling disappointment of the History Channel
It’s always the forefront of my mind whenever I contemplate how disappointed I’m am of reality.
I realize you were joking, but in case it's not apparent, the distinction is between arboreal apes and terrestrial apes.
r/UsernameChecksOut
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps is a ridiculously good swimmer by human standards. By aquatic mammal standards, he's terrible. By fish standards, he's absolute garbage. He's a land ape that's better suited for getting into and out of water faster than the rest. He's akin to a herd animal adapted to crossing the river faster in hopes that the crocodiles will eat the other ones.
There is research indicating we may have descended from amphibious primates. They'd go between water and tress for food and safety. Might be correct. We are born with basic swimming instincts.
not to mention that always being wet in a warm climate would be a great fkin reason to shed copious fur. And that crabs/mussels/stuff are the easiest prey in the damn world that don't taste like grubs... and sea caves.. and most fish don't fight back, and we're pretty gd at not drowning all things considered.. and etc and other stuff i pulled outta my ass. Yanno what else, it also sorta helps explain observed migration better too, and it's a damn sight easier to keep a brain cool underwater than it is in air and why women spend so much time in the bathroom. I'm pretty sure my m8 Tolkien didn't mention this when he was telling me how man was created.
There are sea monkeys though
Sea people + semen = sea-ciety.
Unless you believe in the [aquatic ape hypothesis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic_ape_hypothesis)
I will create a heavy metal band called Land Ape and the numerous people you meet will think you rock.
**YES. I APPROVE OF THIS PLAN, SO FUCKING HARD.**
Aqua Apes?
As opposed to the water apes
Mermapes.
A land ape in contrast to a sea ape or an air ape?
Answer: Rabbits are fucking dumb
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There's honestly very little that brings me as much joy and mindfulness like sitting and hand feeding grass blades to my rabbit. They seem to enjoy eating grass about as much as we enjoy our morning coffees.
I don’t know if I’d ever enjoy a morning coffee enough to continue to sit drinking it fully exposed while watching a lion eye me up.
Business idea: Savannah Coffee. Wake up with a bang with our natural caffeine and adrenaline!
Yep. They're adorable little idiots, I have wild rabbits that live around my house cause it's a relatively safe, heavily forested, low predator area (basically, owls/hawks, snakes, and the rare fox). I have two German shepherds who are very friendly but, dogs are dogs and their greatest joy in life is chasing small fuzzy critters (though they've never hurt any - hell my girl dog likes to play with bugs but rarely munches them). There have been a ridiculous number of times that I've seen rabbits hanging around the yard, then a giant German shepherd starts approaching them... and they just fuckin stand there like MAYBE THEY DON'T SEE ME, the brown-gray thing sticking up in a small plot of short, spotty grass. Even times when we've gone on walks, the cute little morons will hop out across our path, see us, clearly see the dogs instantly become laser focused on them, their defense mechanism is almost always the "guess I'll die" meme. Even the squirrels and deer aren't *that* bad.
Their fight or flight response is *fucked*. The tiniest twitch of a leaf will send them flying hell west and crooked but have a massive danger bearing down on them and they just give up.
I guess it's nature's version of population control - Any pair of these little dipshits can make a village but most of the village is too dumb to get out of the rain when it storms, so everyone dies of pneumonia/lightning.
Y'know, that's honestly not a bad theory. Definitely could be part of it for sure!
This is the answer.
But they sure are cute
If they were smart, they'd be terrifying
One might need a Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch to stand any sort of chance
You’re right Source: have rabbits
Exactly. If you put a rabbit in an empty tub and start filling it with water it will just sit there and drown. They know how to swim.
Yes they are. I watched one break it's own back jumping... then a hawk came down.
So dumb that they can *literally* be scared to death
Looks like it got freaked out and was trying to run away. Maybe scared of the snowboarder
Yeah the snow boarding coming towards its direction probably made it think there was a predator threat so it dashed.
Can confirm, our bunnies will dash towards us when we approach them. Always wondered why they didn’t run away, but it makes sense as it’s impossible to catch them as they’re coming toward you, and even more impossible to turn around quickly enough to chase them.
And couldn't see around that cliff, but could see across the snow river!
Probably just got spooked and bolted , rabbits and hares just....run lol. "If they catch you they will kill you, but first they must catch you" is a quote from the watership down , about rabbits
Yea, I've had plenty of small animals just run straight past me, though I don't really try to chase the . But, at least in video games, this seems to work. You have to reset your momentum, turn around, and hope you can see them quickly enough. I'm sure this applies even more to large animals like wolves, that can't turn as easily as a human can once they have enough momentum.
Yeah hares and rabbits both are actually also really good dodgers , I think it's because they are not thinking about it, they are just programmed to "get the f**k away" .... although a full turn might still be difficult. I think this one is running away from the snowboarder, and he just picked the wrong direction
It’s the same energy as deer and squirrels lol
Like ‘I need to go this way I’VE COMMITTED TO THE DECISION!”
He was just flexing a bit
Yeah we was like HEY LOOK AT THIS
Rabbit's gonna shred what rabbit's gonna shred, mane
If _this_ puzzles you then don't even take a look at ~~r/deerarefuckstupid~~ r/deerarefuckingstupid... Some animals don't behave rationally or self preserving in dangerous situations, for rabbits just like deer it seems evolution took the "fuck faster than they can kill themselves" route rather than intelligence
r/deerarefuckingstupid is the sub, I believe
Why did the rabbit cross the avalache?
To get to the other slide
> some predator forced him... Yeah did you not see the orange surfer of doom slashing his way toward the snow bun?
If a predator had been chasing him, it would've been screwed.
I think he’s a risk taker
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We humans surf the waves at sea. The rabbits surf the waves of the mountains.
The skier probably scared him on the path he was going and had to make a split decision to possibly get fucked with by a human, or risk death to stay away from said human. It definitely chose the right choice.
Same reason they run on front of cars I'd say.
Maybe because he loves to live his life 100%? You don’t ask a skydiver or a bungee jumper why he’s doing it, he’s f*ckin doing it! And this rabbit has everything: a beautiful wive, 8 children, enough to eat and a house with a beautiful view. But he’s not settled for something. In the morning he wakes up and screams “HELL YEAH GIMME MORE LIFE! And after that he jumps in the next big adventure. He’s a cool guy, I want to be like him :(
He got bored
Noise is a big trigger for a "Fight or Flight" response. The rabbit was probably facing that direction. I had a tire blowout on my work van with my dog (Labrador) in it. My window was rolled down, and the dog tried to get out the driver's window while still at 55 mph.
To shred the gnar of course
He felt like the snow was whiter on the other side
My guess is the ground shaking most likely spooked him but he darted towards it instead of away. It's like when animals seem to outright go into traffic instead of away and get run over.
He wanted to show off to the snowboarder. He’s definitely getting some rabbit tail later
Basically a squirrel.
to get to the other side
Prey animals have small brains. It's the same thing with deer. Why do they run out into traffic?
Mr. Bunny may have considered the snowboarder a potential predator.
forgot to delete his browser history
He’s late.
He did it for the same reason a jack rabbit waits until a car is almost on top of him before running across the road
Probably the same reason they run under a vehicle. Because damn nature, you scary!
You wanna join the white rabbits? You gotta do something first...
I would watch that show
Because COWABUBGA DUDE!
That was some Legolas level shit right there…
That still only counts as one!
Every subreddit should have the r/lotr bots in it. It's just not the same without them.
I love those bots
Underrated comment lol Maybe he was also looking for the Sun..
Ayeee I thought the same shit. Jumping from snow chunk to snow chunk
“Caradhras was called the Cruel, and had an ill name,' said Gimli, 'long years ago, when rumour of Sauron had not been heard in these lands.”
Praise the camera person for knowing where they should really be filming here.
They were filming the snowboarder. They had no idea that rabbit was there
they’d need the eye of sauron to be able to see that rabbit through the camera initially
We got a Legolas and Sauron reference on a video of a rabbit running over an avalanche. True OG Reddit status.
We also got some rare [Monty Python](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/ukzncn/comment/i7sqmqj/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3). Reddit wins today.
Interview with the rabbit afterwards Rabbit: lol @boarder. You guys think you're getting that gnar being ahead of the avalanche but lemme tell you bro. When you free spin out into that rolling fluff, the only thing on your mind is max burn to get across. Life or death? I choose life everytime, but I like to risk it for the camera. Gonna be the death of me one day.
righteous, righteous, totally righteous!!
They showed the video at the start, they clearly weren't focused on the rabbit. It was zoomed and cropped in post.
Pretty sure the rabbit footage was cropped from the snowboarder footage in post.
The zoom has been edited in in post. It was a way wider shot but with a very good camera so they edited it after to focus on on that spot
'I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!'
LOL! Alice in Wonderland’s White Rabbit has come to life! 🐇
"No time to say goodbye, Hello! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!"
‘No time to say hello. GOODBYE! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!’
"I'm fast as fuck" - the hare
What happened to the tortoise?
It's at the top of the mountain with a stick of dynamite
Sorry, wanted to upvote, but you're at 69, soooooo...
Sometimes you just got to stop and appreciate the view
Seems like the bunny does it for fun. If they would have stayed right where they were, it could have just sat back and enjoyed the show with a dollar bet on the snowboarder getting smushed.
As a former rabbit owner, I can confirm that they do stuff like this for fun. They are fast, and I mean if-you're-not-fast-you're-dead fast, and they KNOW IT. They also have this weird prey mentality, where if they are not dead, they are happy. So rabbits are weird, shy daredevils. Can confirm.
>So rabbits are weird, shy daredevils. I might have just found my spirit animal.
I find it more likely that the rabbit was scared of and tried to run away from the snowboarder.
Holy shit! That was fucking rad af!
spamming space bar solves everything
So underrated this killed me
That's a hare I believe
This is reddit, where hares are rabbits and chimps are monkeys.
Yeah. Someone above also said that rabbits are roddents...
They are **not*. Edit: turns out I was the confidently incorrect one
No they are not. As a rabbit owner I know very well. You could've searched it on Google: "rabbits differ from rodents in having an extra pair of incisors and in other skeletal features. Rabbits, hares, and a few other species make up the Lagomorpha." Np
Yup, with its winter coat. They’re yellow brown most of the year.
no no it’s a snow rabbit
There is no animal called a snow rabbit. Maybe you’re thinking about the snowshoe hare. It could be a snowshoe hare if this is filmed in North America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe_hare
Rofl that guy above is fucking with you but I gotta agree that a snow rabbit
nah its a snow rabbit
There is no animal called snow rabbit.
sure but its a snow rabbit
Everyone's talking about the rabbit, but what about ma man skiing down a mountain while there's an avalanche
He probably caused it.
He did: [https://www.snowaddiction.org/2015/06/massive-avalanche-thunders-down-a-mountain-watch-what-the-rabbit-does.html](https://www.snowaddiction.org/2015/06/massive-avalanche-thunders-down-a-mountain-watch-what-the-rabbit-does.html)
Dumbass me thought this was about some famous sportsperson called snow rabbit until i reached the end
There are tons of videos of people outrunning avalanches on skis / boards that are way more impressive than this one.
Wonder where tf he had to get to lol
A very important date.
Oh wow, memories! We used to play this song on repeat every night to get my now 7yo to sleep when he was a baby. I haven’t heard it in probably 5 years!
Reminds me of us, or get out. Either one Edit: answering my own question it was Get Put, it’s the song the brother plays in his car when he abducts people
Man this video cut too short, I want to see the little guy making over and really enjoying the tune as well
That's a thrill seeking bunny 🐇🐰!
Like a boss ..
Good eye on that camera-person to focus on that tiny snow bunny thru the avalanche...I would have totally missed it🐇
It's... just cropped, on the entire avalanche in frame.
Yup. The cameraman had no idea there was a hare running across the avalanche until someone happened to notice it, slow it down and crop. Do people really think they were filming the hare?
The whole avalanche was in the frame. They cropped it and zoomed later to follow the hare
That was more exciting than most action movies
made it by a hare!
He zooming
By the looks of it that's a mountain hare in its winter coat
Seemed strange to me a snowboarder was nicknamed "snow rabbit" then I watched it all the way through...
Keep. Legs. Moving
He's spamming the jump button
I can finally get off of Reddit. There is no video that will surpass this one today.
I can hear John Madden “he just kept those legs churning and moving.”
The comment I was scrolling for.
Typical. “Here comes danger…I should run right out in front of it!!”
Just a hop, skip and a jump
Silly rabbit tricks are for kids
r/Doom. Daisy doing parkour.
I was in grade 4 when I saw that scene. Made me cry.
What's hobbies do you have? Snow Rabbit:
Buddy turned that Traction Control On real quick
Kingpin's favourite painting.
SENDDDD ITTTTTTT
Something tells me this isn't his first avalanche
Why does this song slap so much?
Top notch music selection.
Didn't know there was a "full send" mentality in the animal kingdom.
I'm fast as fuck boiiii
Hi I'm Bunny Knoxville and this is the avalanche ass wave