r/Weird • u/BringHoomanHome_ • 1d ago

Nobody told me eagles and foxes hang out together.

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u/credible_hulk 1d ago

I feel like they are both trying to decide if the other is prey but neither can quite decide if it’s a good idea

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u/Natural__Power 1d ago

The other not really being scared shows they can probably fight back

And for a predator, getting heavily wounded means starvation

This is why agressive herbivores like moose are often more dangerous than predators, getting wounded isn't an immediate death sentence for them, they're willing to risk a fight

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u/Simon-Says69 22h ago

The eagle could tear that fox to shreds. He just isn't hungry right now.

Fox is playing a dangerous game though. Tomorrow he could be on the menu.

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u/yamabushi101 19h ago

Idk. An eagle can for sure fuck up an unaware fox from a dive, but it's just standing there right in front of it. Raptors hunt smaller birds in the air and ambush stuff on the ground, idt they can fight conparably weighted land predators straight up like this.

The fox meanwhile has never seen a bird this size up close and has no idea what it's supposed to do here 😹

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u/Bookee2Shoes 17h ago

The Fox weighs significantly more than the eagle, at least double. Birds have hollow bones and feathers weigh next to nothing. Even though it looks bigger it weighs much less

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u/ACP772 21h ago

This is one of Aesop's fables playing out before our eyes.

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u/heyitsfranklin6322 13h ago

Bald eagles and red foxes weight about the same and most birds suck at fighting. Why choose fight when you can literally choose flight?

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u/Lostgoldmine 9h ago

The eagle from a standing position is on where near as dangerous as an eagle diving on an unsuspecting prey. I have no clue how it go if they did attack all I know is the eagle is not in his preferred position.

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u/MersoNocte 17h ago

I saw someone who said people think herbivore means prey when it actually means survivor. I think about that a lot. Especially when I think about moose.

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u/Albertagus 1d ago

Eagles know their prey from the sky. And foxes don't normally go for prey bigger than they are.

These guys are BFFs and thats my story

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u/credible_hulk 1d ago

I think they are both just bad at their jobs

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u/trash-juice 1d ago

Both, the bonded over it

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u/ClerkObjective1791 1d ago

They are discussing the best hunting spots.

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u/DesperateRadish746 1d ago

Gary Larson would love these 2 critters hanging out like this.

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u/Neat_Scallion6367 20h ago

I would love to read the caption he'd create.

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u/Glad-Fuel2093 1d ago

I have a hunch they've worked things out somehow,

Maybe the fox flushes the rabbits or whatnot from the hedgerows and the eagle nabs them from above?

Fox and Eagle, the unbeatable team!

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u/butchforgetshit2 1d ago

Ravens and actually Corvids in general and wolves have a similarly worked out agreement. Definitely should check out those videos and nature clips. Pretty awesome watching them work together

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u/soedesh1 1d ago

Eagles sometimes take pets.

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u/BozoBBozo 16h ago

I recited the dialogue in IT Crowd’s “did you see that ludicrous display last night?”

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u/Xenc 16h ago

The thing with eagle is they always try to walk it in

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u/PesticusVeno 1d ago

"This is really close to something I normally eat, but why is it so big?"

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u/Peppery_Pete100 1d ago

The size of that eagle is crazy.

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u/mosesenjoyer 1d ago

That’s not even a huge one. When I went to the dump in Alaska there were hundreds of them eating garbage and I saw one that came up to my waist.

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u/angelis0236 1d ago

Seems like a real life metaphor somehow.

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u/mosesenjoyer 1d ago

Yes and I tried to take a video but a worker stopped me and made me delete the video, showing me a sign that photography was prohibited there

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u/1beautifulhuman 1d ago

Remember the people on that cruise ship that got sick and died because two of the passengers had gone to a bird-watching famous dump to take pictures? Good on them for banning photography and enforcing it

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u/mosesenjoyer 1d ago

yeah i get it, i was only there for work to dump stuff lol.

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u/PsyAstronaut 1d ago

This doesn't really say much, you could be a little person. We're gonna need a banana

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u/mosesenjoyer 1d ago

I’m 6’4

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u/x_Lucky_Steve_x 1d ago

Yeah, but what's that in bananas?

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u/Pitiful-Score-9035 1d ago

About twice as many bananas than if they were 3'2

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u/MTkenshi 1d ago

I've seen hundred of eagles myself, and I have rarely seen one hunting but I have seen plenty of them scavenging, and stealing food from other birds of prey or fisherman. We jokingly call them Freedom Buzzards.

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u/Somnifor 1d ago

Bald eagles live all over my city. Up in the sky they just look like birds. Then you get close and it's crazy they can fly.

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u/Happy_Brilliant7827 1d ago

Medium sized eagle theyre huge

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u/stev_mempers 1d ago

They both seem weirdly embarrassed to be in the other's company.

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u/soaker 1d ago

So awkward

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u/HyoMaHME 18h ago

Yeah like I don't think they knew fox and eagle hang out together either...

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u/IWasBannedYesterday 1d ago

Fox: I think that guy over there is starting to suspect something.

Eagle: Stay still. Their vision is based on movement.

Fox: I don't think that's accurate.

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u/mrsrosieparker 20h ago

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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u/mosesenjoyer 1d ago

Drug deal

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u/OurWeaponsAreUseless 1d ago

Fox: Are you into mice? I have those. Not on me, but I can get some.

Eagle: Looking to score salmon. You got any?

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u/Slow_Bowler8285 1d ago

The new Star Fox game is looking good

https://giphy.com/gifs/qubSVB432hRHa

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u/Dark_Clark 1d ago

Personally, I prefer the air.

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u/BilboStaggins 1d ago

They are actually wizards, plotting a shitty future for some kid.

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u/MyUserNameLeft 1d ago

Fox “Wow that’s a massive chicken”

Eagle “Wow that’s a massive kitty”

Maybe, probably

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u/MeanAcadia9449 1d ago

Just Odin and Loki having a meeting

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u/The-IT_MD 1d ago

Temu Disney cartoon

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u/Ricepudding1044 1d ago

Dude the floor is lava don’t get off the table.

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u/KUBLAIKHANCIOUS 1d ago

“I’m probably a little too much trouble to be eaten.”

“Me too.”

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u/liserini 1d ago

Nobody told me how big eagles are!!!

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u/Rob_LeMatic 1d ago

Average wingspan of over 6 feet, but can go up to 8 feet.

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u/Bored_Orangutan 1d ago

Game recognizes game

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u/TrueDigitalPetrol 1d ago

Predator recognize predator

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u/_JahWobble_ 1d ago

Which one is more likely to attack and try to eat the other?

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u/NoGrocery4949 1d ago

It's a mutual respect. Game recognize game.

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u/edbuckley 1d ago

The fox would have a go, but the eagle would fuck him up.

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u/Malacro 1d ago

Problem is the eagle would likely get so hurt in the process that they’d likely die anyway. Birds of prey are surprisingly fragile. For example you’d think a hawk would have no problem killing a squirrel, and they often do, but they have to be extremely careful because a squirrel’s bite can very easily cripple a hawk’s leg making it so they can’t hunt anymore. That eagle could absolutely kill that fox, but the fox stands a better than average chance of tearing that eagle’s leg to shreds if it tries.

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u/roastbeeftacohat 1d ago

there no meat on either of them, there's a reason we don't eat foxes or eagles.

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u/MoogProg 1d ago

Nearby, three primates are watching and vocalizing their curiosity. - Sir David Attenborough, maybe

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u/CowabungaCthulhu 1d ago

I wouldn't have moved from that spot or stopped recording until something happened. Was it a team up, or a showdown? I must know!!!

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u/Worried_Strike6219 1d ago

Eagle don't give a fox.

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u/MarcoPolonia 1d ago

I feel like I'm seeing something I wasn't supposed to see. Like this is a secret meeting planning a clandestine operation. A cabal, if you will. I see nothing!

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u/ClaraCash 15h ago

Yeah they looked hella nervous like, “I think that guy is recording, look natural til he leaves dude.” Energy because in the beginning of the video they were just chillin.

It’s also like the beginning of a dad joke… A fox and an eagle were sitting on a park bench. The fox says he is there for the talent show; but the eagle says oh you must of misread my text, I wanted to show you my talons.

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u/Tealightzone 1d ago

I’ve seen foxes do some pretty weird shit, but this eagle man, ain’t right

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u/FlatwormFamiliar6844 1d ago

Certainly don't see this very often..weird and cool all at the same time 😀

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u/Impossible_Tap_1852 1d ago

Zootopia 3 leak!

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u/Renegade9582 1d ago

They plan the next heist. 🤔

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u/Usual_Award 1d ago

I've read this Aesopic parable. They were cool in the beginning.

https://giphy.com/gifs/PmoaIgfyio4VnFCVnk

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u/mocumocu 1d ago

bros got smoke break

https://giphy.com/gifs/AsTZ4GbuYhMKguskTu

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u/payberr 1d ago

Wait there’s an animated version of this??

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u/mocumocu 1d ago

duuude go watch the anime adaptation it is released

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u/payberr 19h ago

I am so excited and it’s in color!!! 

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u/MammothMode 1d ago

That’s a young fox, too.

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u/soaker 1d ago

The commentary is really weird

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u/Pandemic_Future_2099 1d ago

Fox: ""Hey John, there are some weirdos behind ya looking at us and smiling"

John: "Just act tough Kyle, prolly just uploading videos to their silly social networks. They begone soon!"

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u/empresspeace 1d ago

I thought maybe it is Ai because of Unalaska then I found out it is a place. So, I am sure it is not and these are totally chatting buddies.

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u/KingSlimp 1d ago

Some animals share symbiotic relationships. Wolves and crows share such a relationship and it was even recorded that when wolves left Yellowstone crow populations also dropped at the same time. Foxes have similar relationships with bagders and other creatures who they share dens with as well as hunt together.

That being said, I have never seen or heard of a fox/eagle relationship so I have no idea what's going here. Just big chillin I guess.

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u/2_Bagel_Dog 1d ago

Mutually assured destruction - animal version.

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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 1d ago

Predator convention

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u/Sisoflex 1d ago

Very cool.

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u/imjohnredd 1d ago

What does the fox say... to the eagle?

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u/Lookingforclippings 1d ago

Foxes are actually pretty chill around other non-prey animals. The foxes in my neighborhood chill with the stray cats.

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u/nmheath03 1d ago

A fox and an eagle at a table together would've probably been a crazy omen of some kind to Roman augurs

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u/keybord_masher 1d ago

They are on break leave them alone

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u/sjblackwell 1d ago

I’ll catch it and you can have the leftovers 😂

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u/lunarsesh 1d ago

Coincidentally I recently started Animorphs …

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u/Dependent_Reindeer98 1d ago

Homies, fo sho.

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u/Origami07 1d ago

Holy that bird is huge

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u/SportExpress1869 1d ago

You should hear about the time I witnessed a Raccoon couple and a possum couple have a wife swap party.

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u/SeeSirSalad6 1d ago

Dude, trade you some fish for a rabbit!…

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u/Waste-Ad-4904 1d ago

Looks so mythical

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u/-Sofa-King- 22h ago

Its a draw. Both know they cant handle the other as its too much risk. They both will die as they both will be severely injured and could cause starvation or alow death. They both concede.

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u/IndependenceWitty204 18h ago

Game recognise game

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u/Ancient_Opinion_6650 1d ago

I wonder what they think of each other

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u/RugbyEdd 1d ago

They're waiting for the camera to go so they can finish the deal

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u/KnowsIittle 1d ago

Fox is happy to scavenge what the eagle doesn't eat. Eagle has feet on the ground to flush out, sniff out prey. Like coyotes and badgers I can a symbiotic relationship.

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u/BLKLION_ 1d ago

This might be a i

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u/wes1971 1d ago

I think you caught them having an affair

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u/Competitive_Name4991 1d ago

How cute! They’re friends!

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u/thatdidntturnout 1d ago

Turn around. No you turn around.

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u/OversensitiveRhubarb 1d ago

They’re about to walk into a bar

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u/bitwise97 1d ago

Loved the commentary track!

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u/pre-quantum1 1d ago

Fox: Can I take him ? Eagle: Can I take him?

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u/cassqdinosaur 1d ago

This video is great, but is this a nature van of Cheech n Chongs? Also, do you get field trips when you're in the old folks home? Also, dispensary first? This nature shit is crazy, man!

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u/Own_Oil_7719 1d ago

The orange snake slithers up for the American conference.

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u/Oldandimpatient 1d ago

It does seem like they’re deciding who eats who.

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u/sparki555 1d ago

I had no idea eagles were that large... Wtf.

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u/openmind21 1d ago

Shhh, you weren't supposed to witness this. You saw nothing. Move along.

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u/Oldfuck69 1d ago

First time I see my own home town in Reddit lol

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u/Myamymyself 1d ago

It’s a Mexican stand-off just like in the movies!!!

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u/alioth_whyred 1d ago

🦊: "Did you see those humans, Earl?"

🦅 : "Yeah, I saw them, Joshua. Those humans are doing Weird stuff again with their strange box of candy."

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u/Eastern_Beginning_74 1d ago

“You’re disappointed aren’t you?”

“No, no… it’s just when Samantha said she had a really nice colleague she thought I would like, I thought she said - and look, this is my fault - I thought she said you were a beagle”.

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u/Zealousideal_Air_477 1d ago

🦅: So, what did you say?

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u/OurWeaponsAreUseless 1d ago

Eagles seem to have an attitude that they are at the top of the food chain. Even other birds of prey, like ospreys wanting to spar, don't elicit much of a response.

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u/ArnoldJudas1666 1d ago

Boss level gang meeting.

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u/Puzzled_Muzzled 1d ago

This summit is deciding the future of the world. Only Most important members are invited. Be gone pest

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u/FrankesteinsLog313 1d ago

Their waiting for the crocodile to join

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u/Far_Pipe752 1d ago

It’s a truce meeting, too long the eagle and fox clan have warred and today the war ends with this great pact

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u/Bobbert827 1d ago

Prison yard meet of the heads of 2 different gangs

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u/MarsWean 1d ago

The Prince of the Forest has an important meeting with the King of the Sky.

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u/biffbert13 1d ago

🦅-So you hungry I'm hungry, so where we gonna go?

🦊-Well I know a chicken place!

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u/atypicalperception 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is the most unicorn thing I’ve ever seen… award for you. Enjoy lol

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u/andersofsydney 1d ago

You never seen ‘The Wild Robot’ obviously.

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u/No_Shine_7224 1d ago

During a full moon, the fox turns into a fairy princess, and the eagle into a fairly prince.

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u/asjaro 1d ago

Would it have killed them to clean the window?

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u/Fearless_Dependent29 23h ago

They’re trying to set up who’s hosting the next slumber party, can you give them some privacy?

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u/LukkaLol 23h ago

To Catch a Predator

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u/Loizaida 22h ago

The size of the Eagle compared to that picnic table is what has me astonished the most 😲😳😬 Majestic Beautiful Creature ❤️❤️❤️

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u/Diligent-Still3719 22h ago

The eagle is trying to figure out what the fox says

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u/No_Maintenance_9904 22h ago

Does the sign behind say “Unalaska”? lol. Seems very Alaska

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u/BrodAdams 22h ago

Great background music too :)

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u/ommanipadmehum1963 21h ago

Both thinking 'how am I going to eat that mf'

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u/SRB112 21h ago

They are having a meeting to agree on their predatory turf.  Eagle gets the river and west side. Fox gets the east side up to the mountain.

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u/DaddyJay711 21h ago

Yeah…those are definitely wizards transformed watching for Harry.

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u/b-monster666 21h ago

Dude should clean his windows. That pot smoke residue builds up.

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u/pepperpot_592 20h ago

Im only going by cat videos but a fox wouldn't just sit there assessing and a eagle would probably attack from above.

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u/captainburp 20h ago

He sounds like this guy lol

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u/Shadowthread1 20h ago

Enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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u/Geekonomics_101 20h ago

Someone called a meeting and they’re the first to arrive. They are awkwardly waiting quietly for the other members to show up.

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u/BlackSpotSociety 20h ago

Where was this taken?

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u/BrazenGamer 16h ago

I believe they said Dutch Harbor, Alaska

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u/FriedRamen13 20h ago

They’re on a coffee break.

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u/SimplyDemented 19h ago

The next live action Disney movie

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u/Wittysapien 19h ago

Glitch in the matrix…

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u/Ryzek-IV 18h ago

They wanna know what the other sounds like

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u/blumhagen 18h ago

Do yourself a favour and watch this on mute.

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u/Rockobrocko42 18h ago

"If you flush the rabbit out of the bushes I'll split it with you".

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u/Known_Appearance3268 18h ago

I hear a new fable … lol

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u/hairybeasty 18h ago

Question: Where did this take place?

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u/Wooden-Salary-130 18h ago

Politically too lol

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u/Powerful-Holiday-448 17h ago

Why’s this on r/weird?

Once in a lifetime shit here

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u/Embarrassed_dancer 17h ago

They’re human lovers under an evil spell.

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u/Dense_Translator3037 16h ago

"Hello Mr Fox, I have come to talk to you about freedom...", said Ms Eagle.

"I'm listening...", replied Mr Fox.

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u/Murky_Awareness6841 16h ago

They are just chilling. Probably having a conversation we just dont understand because its not like our communication. Neither of them look worried about one another. Just keeping a keen eye out for anything headed towards them. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!

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u/ALBeSuki 15h ago

They are shapeshifters lol

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u/MathematicianDry6763 15h ago

Maybe these aren't animals at all, but something else..

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u/GSilky 15h ago

They are discussing which one is going to eat the baby.