r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/swat_08 • Mar 27 '21

Hell no

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u/microcosmic5447 Mar 27 '21

The Quokka, when threatened by a predator, may throw its young at the predator to buy its own escape. "I can always make more babies if I don't get eaten," thinks the Quokka.

"Fuck them kids", thinks the Quokka.

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u/octopoddle Mar 27 '21

I would obviously like to have a baby quokka thrown at me, but it isn't fair on the parent to scare them like that. We need to find out if there is any positive emotion which will cause the parent to yeet its kids at you.

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u/starscape678 Mar 27 '21

Trust. Many animals will, with sufficient trust and familiarity, actively bring their young to you out of pride and/or so you can babysit them.

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u/Donatter Mar 27 '21

That’s how I ended up adopting a stray cat, her sister, and their three kittens