13
8
8
682
u/schlorpsblorps 6d ago
That one friend that doesn't know personal space
169
u/Themlethem 6d ago
Just started climbing them like a fucking tree
74
u/jodiesweetinsregret 5d ago
Being the tall gay around drunk women. I've had more than a few regretful evenings at the club like this deer.
→ More replies29
u/EatSomeVapor 5d ago
Jesus, all you had to do was mention being tall and you're getting hit on.
→ More replies17
u/Fez_and_no_Pants 5d ago
I've never understood this logic. Sure, you can find them easily in a crowd, but who wants to have to stand on tiptoe to kiss all the time. I prefer my mates the same height as me, so kissing is easy and we can share clothes, and nobody has to move the driver's seat.
→ More replies3
17
u/SoloWing1 5d ago
The deer likes his personal space. The raccoon also likes the deer's personal space.
19
→ More replies5
135
329
u/guitaristnate 6d ago edited 6d ago
A raccoon riding a deer was the outcome I was hoping for.
→ More replies105
103
u/Troby01 6d ago
Looking for ticks in all the wrong places
Looking for ticks on too many faces,,,,
2
u/physicscat 5d ago edited 5d ago
Searching their fur
Lookinâ for traces of what Iâm going to eatâŠ
414
60
u/Pinkbeans1 6d ago
That bird feeder hanging from the tree is staring into my soul.
→ More replies11
243
u/EXPERT_AT_FAILING 6d ago
Raccoons love to eat ticks.
Ticks love to eat Deer
→ More replies34
u/ramsestheplug 6d ago
Deer love to eat...
Finish it
44
u/tiredbanana 6d ago edited 6d ago
car bumpers?
18
8
→ More replies4
406
6d ago
[removed] â view removed comment
125
u/turkeyburgeryas 6d ago
The deer is sitting on the raccoon's keys.
9
u/real_nice_guy 6d ago
when he tries to lift the deer up I kind of assumed that he just wants the keys to the racoonmobile
3
u/penilingus 5d ago
The top comment above you was removed... weird nothing bad was said.
For those curious he was just asking if the deer was okay reason why he may be this patient. Disease etc. But honestly it just looks like a patient deer.
71
u/Green-54n 6d ago
Relative to the size of their brains raccoons a large part of it is devoted to their sense of touch, something like 2/3 of their sensory processing capacity is devoted to to their sense of touch so they love to get all handsy. Its how they build their mental picture of the world.
13
u/The_Real_Abhorash 6d ago
Unrelated but in a similar vein sharks bite things for the same reason. Excluding when they are you know eating.
→ More replies3
31
u/TheMooseIsBlue 6d ago
Same with Kevin Spacey.
6
u/surpintine 6d ago
Oh man whatever happened to Kevin Rapey
11
u/TaylorSwiftsClitoris 6d ago
Heâs still rich as fuck and probably still being a creep.
3
u/pathofdumbasses 6d ago
He just lost a 30 million dollar law suit. And there are more pending. I don't know how rich he is going to be. Probably drag it out in court forever until he dies but that still isn't a great life. That assumes he doesn't end up in jail/prison.
→ More replies2
291
u/treesEverywhereTrees 6d ago
The raccoon really wants venison but isnât sure how to get it
49
u/serious_sarcasm 6d ago
Deer are typically covered in ticks. Dude snacking on organic venison blood sausage.
106
53
313
u/ogTofuman 6d ago
My guess would be tick/bug removal. A beneficial relationship.
159
u/BarnabyWoods 6d ago
Yep, opossums are known to eat ticks off deer: https://www.boredpanda.com/trail-cam-opossum-eating-ticks-deer-vermont-wildlife-coalition/?utm_source=duckduckgo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic
115
u/RealDFaceG 6d ago
That is a raccoon.
121
u/00roku 6d ago
Theyâre saying if possums do it maybe raccoons also do it
11
u/zmbjebus 6d ago
Opossums are tick specialists. So Imma hit (X) to doubt
10
u/BlueberryHandz 5d ago
Iâm gonna use (LS) to move forward
2
→ More replies11
36
u/bookclubhorse 6d ago
possums actually donât eat ticks, thatâs a myth spread after a very very flawed study of putting ticks on animals and seeing how many âdisappeared,â assuming the animal ate them off
https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/possums-dont-eat-ticks/
10
u/quantummidget 6d ago
From what I've read, they do actually eat a lot of ticks, but most are on their own bodies.
2
14
u/ehnseejee 6d ago
That doesn't mean they don't eat ticks at all, it just means they don't eat them in the quantities people previously thought.
→ More replies12
u/MechaNickzilla 6d ago
The study says they looked through wild possum stomachs and shit and found zero evidence that they eat ticks.
9
u/EarlGrey_Picard 6d ago
Well they could look through my stomach and think I don't eat fucking ribeye, but that doesn't mean I don't. It just means I'm poor.
12
u/Nickbou 6d ago
A proper analogy would be if someone put a ribeye on a plate in front of you, left the room, and then came back and saw the ribeye was gone. They might think you ate the ribeye.
Now if they cut you open and donât find any ribeye in your stomach, the most logical conclusion is that you didnât eat the ribeye, so something else must have happened to it (probably gnomes took it).
4
3
u/MechaNickzilla 5d ago
I live near Illinois where this study was done. If I go wandering in the woods, I find lots of ticks available to eat, but Iâve yet to find a ribeye.
5
2
→ More replies2
u/BarnabyWoods 6d ago
Everything I thought I knew is a lie. Now where do I turn in my hour of darkness and confusion?
33
u/mcaDiscoVision 6d ago
These are captive raised animals, probably a wildlife rescue for animals that can't be released. Not sad, but not natural behavior.
7
u/tytbalt 6d ago
Exactly, I was guessing at least the raccoon is probably a pet or at least not wild.
10
u/mcaDiscoVision 6d ago
You can see the fence and chickens in the same fenced area as the deer and raccoon
2
120
u/ToMuchFunAllegedly 6d ago edited 6d ago
It's daylight. Trash panda def has rabies...
Naa, theyâre cuddling :) it's gotta be a zoo or a sanctuary of some sort, right? If they're raised together, i could see that kind of bond happening. Raccoons can be cute when they're not scream fighting over garbage in the driveway at 3am.
51
30
u/canttaketheshyfromme 6d ago
Yeah, there's a horse or pony wandering in the background, a pair of fowl... I might put down a bet that this is a rehabber's little farmstead.
10
u/jeffstoreca 6d ago
I was attacked by a sick racoon in daylight. It couldn't really see in the bright light, it's head was on an angel, fur greasy, and it was constantly trying to get somewhere less bright while lashing out at any animal or person. It eventually went out to the road and slammed its head into the pavement, holding up traffic and causing a bit of a bio scare. It was basically a zombie.
I was in rubber boots and my dog has rabies and distemper vacs luckily. Anyways, this racoon doesn't look sick based on my experience.
→ More replies→ More replies14
63
u/WarningSuper2017 6d ago
Not an animal behaviorist, but one of my cats is a rescue who was part of a litter of a mother whose previous set of kittens was eaten by raccoons.
I guess what I'm saying is, that deer shouldn't trust that raccoon.
18
u/Boseque 6d ago
Yep, I worked on a farm for a while and frequently saw footage of these jerks trying to strangle chickens. Never saw one try to go after something bigger, but it wouldn't surprise me.
3
u/TaylorSwiftsClitoris 6d ago
My parents had chickens. The raccoons couldnât figure out how to get into the coop, but they did figure out they can grab the chickens through the mesh and pull them out in pieces.
2
2
5
u/tobaknowsss 6d ago
Im wondering if it might be searching the deer for ticks to eat.....normally the ticks start to concentrate around the neck nd rump area on deers.
3
u/wallysparksforpres 6d ago
The deer had its passport stolen by their modelling agency and it just wants to go home
→ More replies2
u/BilliondollaScope 6d ago
I like to think they are indeed just cuddling, well at least the raccoon is.
Would raccoons eat the ticks that tend to live on deer?
→ More replies
149
44
25
u/wtfineedacc 6d ago
Oh boy oh boy, My very own little bunny wabbit, I'm going to love you and hug you and name you George.
27
24
u/Crusoebear 5d ago
HR to raccoon: âI see you havenât had the sexual harassment training yet. Iâm going to pencil you in for TuesdayâŠâ
14
u/barbecue_invader 6d ago
"Hey deer! Let's play!"
"Okay. Play what?"
"You know. Play? Play!"
"Sure, buddy. What do you want to play?"
"Come on! You're not playing! Play!"
"You haven't said what you want to playâŠ"
13
10
9
u/SaigonBRT95 6d ago
I feel envious of that deer. I want a damb racoon.
→ More replies2
8
6
18
u/Goddesstrashcookie 6d ago
Is that a horse in the background? Deer, raccoons and chickens! Where is this?
9
30
u/Avantasian538 6d ago
Somebody who knows deer body language please explain to me what that deer is thinking.
24
6d ago
It depends on the age of the deer.
If its still young it could be the fawn's "freeze if frightened" response. No spots though.
If its older I don't know, but it could have jumped up and kicked or stomped the coon.
61
u/thiswasyouridea 6d ago
It's an adult deer. This is the deer equivalent of a an older cat putting up with a little puppy until it gets to be too annoying.
38
8
16
6
6
14
5
6
14
6
6d ago
[deleted]
3
u/Chewbock 6d ago
âITS A TRAP!!!â
âGoddamnit Ackbar you canât just call everything a trap. Nurse! We need to get him back to his room please, heâs having war flashbacks again!â
4
u/goodboyinc 6d ago
How the hell did they become the bestest of friends ever?
3
u/bayesian13 6d ago
i would also like to know this. like were they raised together or something?
3
u/p3wp3wkachu 5d ago
They were probably both orphans and raised together by the person doing the recording, yes.
4
u/Gus_Harrington 6d ago
It always amazes me how cuddly our raccoons & deer are. They actually approach us looking for hugging.
5
5
u/Odd-Durian2226 6d ago
This might be the most wholesome thing Iâve ever seen down to the chickens in the background đ đŠ đŠ
4
u/BodySurfDan 6d ago
I think the racoon is eating ticks off the deer. Probably a symbiotic friendship.
3
3
3
3
u/rbrutonIII 6d ago
It's not, but it looks like the raccoon thinks the deer lost it's legs.
Oh no, Todd's legs are gone
Lemme see if I can find em
Nope. Wow sorry bud. Big hug.
3
u/Which_Collar6658 5d ago
The raccoon missed the memo about the friend part.
Deer got raccoon looking so crazy right now (so crazy), got raccoon looking so crazy in love..
3
3
3
u/empty_beer1987 5d ago
He loves her so much, didnât think a Tall Pretty Dog would ever tolerate a Trash Panda, clearly I was wrong
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
u/xXSpaceturdXx 6d ago
Reminds me of my dog with my nieces crawling all over him. Lots of love this video though you can tell theyâre very fawn of each other.
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/funnerfunerals 5d ago
Well...that's literally all I ever need to see for the rest of my life...thanks for the good times reddit, I'm just gonna watch this everyday on a loop from now on
2
2
2
u/haidreaux 5d ago
I bet that raccoon writes his best friend a letter every time he is away. âMy deer friend,âŠâ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
u/Winter-Plankton-6361 5d ago
Raccoon: "This guy is my pet deer."
Deer: "No I'm not, YOU'RE the pet."
2
2
u/Biggest_Moose_ 5d ago
How do we know the raccoon is male? Do they have different features or something?
2
u/aggriify 5d ago
Friends? It looks like the raccoon wants to have babies with that deer but hasn't quite figured out how to proceed.
2
2
2
2
2
1.6k
u/Edgelands 6d ago
The patience of that little deer đŠ