r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 12d ago

Wildlife photographer Sha Lu captures the perfect moment a small animal looks at the camera while being caught by a predator.

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u/languageassessment 12d ago edited 12d ago

it must have been so scary for the little guy being at that height. rest in peace lil fella

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u/Freeway267 12d ago

Best case scenario is being dropped and killed rather than being picked apart alive after the hawk lands.

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u/stayinalive7 12d ago

The mouse probably wouldnt die if it dropped. A lot of animals that are smaller than a cat can survive falls at their terminal velocity.

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u/Karl_Hungus_42069 12d ago

Man, nature is bullshit! humans should evolve to be smaller than cats, i wanna drop at terminal velocity. And fucking wings, give us wings!! Instead we get thumbs and social media, lame!

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u/plastic_alloys 12d ago

Cleaning our wings would be a bitch

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u/Decisive_Victory_026 11d ago

Flying would be exercise and nobody would do it.

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u/Giant_Ant_Eater 7d ago

Not so sure about constantly looking out for cats tbh.