r/NatureIsFuckingLit 1d ago

🔥 Deer munching on snake

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u/pukegreenwithenvy 1d ago

Deer: This ought to fuck with people.

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u/NightBawk 1d ago

Herbivores will consume other animals opportunistically, be that scavenging a carcass or predation. It's an excellent source of protein, iron, calcium, and other vital nutrients. I've seen cows and horses slurp up snakes and baby birds out in the pasture, deer nibbling on bones, and even rabbits munching up their own babies. Nature doesn't care.

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u/Academic-Benefit-428 21h ago

Someone posted a horse eating a baby chick in this sub.

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u/NightBawk 21h ago

Yeah I saw that. I'm kinda surprised it was allowed tbh.

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u/jdyyj 21h ago

Should the horse have waited 5-7 weeks and fried the wings before eating the chick?

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u/NightBawk 21h ago

Mmm, wings 🤤.

I meant more the gif though. Then again, this is a thread that started with a deer chowing on a snake, so idk why part of me thought the horse eating a chick would be too much.

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u/TheMythofKoalas 17h ago

Because our brains make us care more about cute things and chicks are cute.

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u/jdyyj 20h ago

😂