animals can do the cutest but weirdest things sometimes!

hedgehogs eat their young

really? i've heard of many animals doing that though... like when a snake's eggs hatch the snakes have to get away before she eats them..
and i heard that even rabbits sometimes could eat their young.. and lots of other animals too.. but when our rabbit gave birth on dec 17, i researched all about them, and i read that rabbits arent prone to cannibalism, unless there is something wrong with their brain.
scary.

Sharks have 2 babies in utereo, but only give birth to one..........sometime during gestation, one devours the other.

they put a uterus cam inside one shark so one could view this........knarly.

It's funny how it went from the adorable story of the dog adopting bunnies to stories of animals devouring their young. Which leads one to wonder-- maybe the dog is just fattening the bunnies up?

I dunno....that baby shark was pretty darn adorable.

Not as cute as a bunny, but cute.

hahaha thats pretty smart..
but i doubt a dog would think of that
unless its maybe an offspring of einsteins dog (if he had one) lol

but about the sharks... how come i never knew that? thats so sad!

oh and one more thing

i HATE sharks

They've always spoken so highly of you....


What about them critters that eat whatever dead thing their mom left lying around for them when they get born?

Oh, and hedgehogs, they eat their young.

u mean lke caterpillars and parasites and etc.?
well like ive told many people...
i love animals!!!!!!! - but not all..
snakes... *shiver* no..
insects.. no (except butterflies)
fish.. why the hell would anyone like fish?
i was talking about the plain kind.. the kind we eat.
i love dolphins!
dogs, cats, bears, rabbits, tigers, and anything of that sort- love them!
but i hate when people video tape things like a lion chasing after a zebra... and then ripping it to pieces and eating it.
im sorry but not everyone likes things like that.

oh and chai. a guy before you already informed me about the hedgehog thing..

If you put a hedgehog into a tank of water with a baby shark, I wonder which one would eat the other first?

I mean, keep in mind I'm talking about a largish hedgehog.

hahaha...
largish hedgehog..
hmm...

serious question.....

Is it the fact that many animals hunt and kill their prey that bothers you?

Or the fact that someone video taped it?

well its not the first one
and not really the second on either
but in a way.. yeah the 2nd
i mean what kind of person would stand there watching a live animal being torn apart- i mean its just too..
uugh..
i think u know what i mean..
dont u?

i mean maybe some people enjoy watching those kind of things (not someone i know though) but i just ... cant

Taking the filming out of the equation....

Scientists observe animals in their natural environment to learn about them. Both predetor and prey.

They observe, they do not interfere.

To keep a predetor from its prey because they don't want to see the pretty little antelope killed might mean death for the beautiful lion or it's cubs.

I don't believe many people watch a nature show enjoying watching the death of an animal. Most watch with the understanding that it's necessary.

As you know, carnivors generally bring down the sick, old or young in the herd. Those that cannot keep up.

If the sick and old were not culled from the herd, the population would become too high, and the entire herd would suffer since there wouldn't be enough food.

Do you eat meat?
Have you thought about where you hamburger came from, and how it was slaughtered?

I am a huge animal lover, but part of that is understanding that they must kill or be killed in order for them all to survive.

no i totally understand that..
and i agree
all i said is i dont LIKE to watch that
but i never said that i dont like the fact that animals eat each other now or that scientists videotape animals killing each other
no i understand ..
so yeah..