An extremely unusual friendship was spotted.

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[u/arizona-tomcat]

That's how you make a jackolope

[u/gregcresci → u/arizona-tomcat]

Underrated comment

[u/eekhelpspike → u/gregcresci]

5 minutes, give it time

[u/pmcizhere → u/eekhelpspike]

Now 17 minutes, give it time.

[u/YtYtman → u/pmcizhere]

How about 40 minutes

[u/isolation_from_joy]

Bambi live action

[u/LastoftheGreybeards → u/isolation_from_joy]

And way better than whatever Disney would have spewed out.

[u/askingforafakefriend → u/isolation_from_joy]

And...... BAM!!

[u/TankApprehensive3053]

Bambi & Thumper

[u/Effective-Anteater24]

How do you know this is unusual? We don't know what the animals do in the forests

[u/isolation_from_joy → u/Effective-Anteater24]

"Hold up, humans are coming. Pretend we're enemies and hate each other"

[u/GDITurbo77 → u/isolation_from_joy]

"Mornin' Ralph. Mornin' Sam."

[u/HocusThePocus → u/Effective-Anteater24]

I know bears shit in there

[u/AwareAd7651 → u/HocusThePocus]

So does the pope

[u/DejaWiz2 → u/AwareAd7651]

The pope shits on bears? Huh, learn something new everyday!

[u/TheSpanishIndian → u/HocusThePocus]

I counter with...

[u/GarminTamzarian → u/HocusThePocus]

"It is known."

[u/Cayke_Cooky → u/Effective-Anteater24]

Where else would jackalopes come from

[u/thepirate84 → u/Effective-Anteater24]

Little Guy scratches the itching and big guy get food. Doesn't seem unusual.

[u/bluboomR → u/thepirate84]

what food?

[u/thepirate84 → u/bluboomR]

Probably higher up things like fruit/berries.

[u/SomeRandomSomeWhere → u/thepirate84]

Big guy also gets a slight massage as well with the little guy jumping on him.

[u/thepirate84 → u/SomeRandomSomeWhere]

It's only weird the first time.

[u/QuirkyStage2119 → u/Effective-Anteater24]

Trail cams and hunters exist.

[u/alucardian_official → u/Effective-Anteater24]

I know it would be weird if you came across me out there, with my zine just looking for a spot

[u/Hije5 → u/Effective-Anteater24]

Tbh, the fact the deer is laying out in the open during daylight, with no worry in the world, makes me think it has been familiarized with humans and possible visit the area they are in a lot, if not live there. The exact same can be said for that rabbit. I've watched in person dozens and dozens, maybe even hundreds of rabbits, and never have any of them done anything other than stand perfectly still and eat, hop a foot or two, rinse and repeat, then haul ass. These guys are both way too calm and carefree. Im not saying this isnt possible in the wild... but they dont even give a damn about the human filming.

[u/nullpassword → u/Effective-Anteater24]

That's what trail cams are for..

[u/User-Name-3886 → u/Effective-Anteater24]

Because apparently naturalists, scientists, and nature documentarists don't exist? 

[u/scuzzle-butt → u/Effective-Anteater24]

How do you know?

[u/Alternative_Cash_601]

Thumper and Bambi all grown up lol

[u/mat477 → u/Alternative_Cash_601]

I just know Flower is running around there somewhere

[u/Ellemeno → u/Alternative_Cash_601]

Bambi 2: Electric Boogaloo

[u/Overall-Bullfrog5433]

Not so sure it is friendship so much as “Look at this warm, furry, oddly shaped jungle gym I found and can climb on, fall off of, etc.”

[u/Are_you_blind_sir → u/Overall-Bullfrog5433]

Im sure even different species of fish in an aquarium can become friends. Its not outside the realm of possibility. Wasnt there a tiger who became friends with a sheep once?

[u/West-Philosopher-680 → u/Overall-Bullfrog5433]

I mean isnt that how it works haha

[u/jonnieggg]

Symbiotic relationships happen all the time in nature. That little bunny is taking care of fleas and ticks. Good mate.

[u/Responsible-Elk4223]

Real life Bambi movie, Disney live

[u/JunglePygmy]

This is how jackalopes are made.

[u/the_bird_and_the_bee → u/JunglePygmy]

That's what I was looking at for the first second 😂

[u/Kindman_I]

Simply amazing 🤩

[u/avidlearner1982]

What a beautiful world we live in. We humans have to fucking learn from it. Love is a long way to go, how about we dial down the Hate?

[u/Moetivated2golf]

That's buck's bunny

[u/thatG_evanP]

Not unheard of. I saw it in a documentary put out by Disney many years ago.

[u/AlfhildsShieldmaiden]

Why, it’s just Bambi and Hopper Thumper!

[u/jbyssdmis → u/AlfhildsShieldmaiden]

*thumper

[u/mack_soul86 → u/jbyssdmis]

Humper*

[u/Beneficial-Finger353]

I've seen this in a movie before, but then there is a bad fire....

[u/tessaractIXI]

What makes it extremely unusual? They're not predator/prey. 

[u/Kaurifish]

Rabbit wants to gnaw the velvet off those antlers.

[u/RondaArousedMe]

They have a lot in common actually, they are both delicious

[u/Gershken]

That's Bambi and Thumper. They've been friends since the 40s.

[u/RustyBrassInstrument]

Where jackalopes really come from.

[u/Devil_Dogmier]

A good example of an introvert/extrovert friendship

[u/aoi_ito]

What secret gossip were they sharing ?? 👀

[u/addamee → u/aoi_ito]

I imagine the deer at some point saying “YO! Chill tf out”

[u/JAS0NDUDE]

Hey I've seen this movie

[u/InsertRadnamehere]

Bambi and Thumper IRL.

[u/mikefromcrete]

The rabbit is eating bugs. Fleas and ticks.

[u/thunnus → u/mikefromcrete]

Rabbits are herbivores.

[u/RollinThundaga → u/thunnus]

So are horses, and we've all seen that video of one gobbling up live chicks.

It's called opportunistic omnivory, like how cats will eat grass sometimes despite being obligate carnivores.

[u/szar_ez_a → u/RollinThundaga]

Rabbits will have severe gastrointestinal issues if they eat a bunch of bugs. They can't throw up or even burp, so anything that could cause gas can kill them.

[u/Dontshipmebro → u/szar_ez_a]

The rabbit doesn't know this. It sees food. It eats food.

[u/Alternative_Light740]

Before the creation of a jackolope

[u/RandomUsername78421]

Where's the skunk?

[u/ReactionSea3932]

"mama always said if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" 🐰

[u/frozenivy2B]

I have a bunny that looks exactly like that one he’s a snuggler

[u/Sea_Somewhere_3711]

It happened in bambi, so why not? 😅

[u/dammitmeghan]

The lil nose boop🥰

[u/PanDulcePorVida]

When the bunny fell off lol

[u/1stRambo_0082]

I love Animals!!

[u/NecessaryFun7849]

Hungry rabbit was eating insects

[u/lindabelcher13]

Hazel making a new friend

[u/Nunov_DAbov]

“Boy, people told me I had big ears, but you make me jealous!”

[u/Symbaclues]

Definitely a YouTube channel that puts different food items in the woods with a trail cam and you could see what shows up. Some of the animals could eat with each like the deer and squirrel or raccoons etc

[u/Kido001]

Rudolph and the easter bunny

[u/Rauk88]

I'd pay good money to have that song removed from the Internet forever.

[u/blahblurbblub]

More like the rabbit is trying to figure out how to mate with the back of its head.

[u/Subject-Lettuce-844]

I prey they stay friends forever.

[u/wonderbread601]

this played with the mike tyson netflix audio at first and was so much better

[u/chucklin]

Where Jackalopes come from.

[u/anniecet]

That’s Bambi and Thumper.

[u/AmsterdamAssassin]

It's not unusual, they even made a movie called Bambi about the friendship between a deer and a rabbit

[u/Long_East_937]

Jackelope….

[u/Cuplaser]

This is how jackalopes are made

[u/YoinkBanana]

That is so cute... 😍

[u/JustMe-Isee21]

I love animals 😍

[u/nullpassword]

How do you grow those?

[u/Remarkable_Cash9706]

Bambi

[u/Remarkable_Cash9706]

bambi and thumper

[u/Fluffy_Speaker_7087]

Venison steak with rabbit stew

[u/SnooMaps7370]

is this friendship, or does the rabbit think the deer's neck and head is another rabbit and is trying to make more rabbits?

[u/Yellow_Snow_Cones]

Bambi had a rabbit friend so its not that unusual.

[u/ComplexWriting7596 → u/Yellow_Snow_Cones]

Thumper

[u/Maleficent_Raise_130]

Animals are the most sacred specie God made . We do not deserve them.

[u/BonbonUniverse42]

Perfect opportunity for a double head shot when both are perfectly aligned. Easy food.

[u/Aeologyz]

Bambi IRL

[u/MolassesMission1716]

That’s Thumper

[u/PrinceProsper0 → u/[deleted]]

do both these individuals need each other to survive? I don't think this is symbiosis at all.

I think they're just exhibiting friendship that has nothing to do with mutual gain. One of the rare instances where you can see animals are more than just animals.

[u/eyefartinelevators → u/PrinceProsper0]

They never said symbiosis. They said commemorates which isn't the right word either, but they didn't say symbiosis

[u/PrinceProsper0 → u/[deleted]]

they dont NEED to be hugging and licking each other tho.

Maybe in the grand scheme of things, they do need each other for survival because one removes predator appetite by providing more supply for the preds.

But, no, they dont need to be close together and doing this.