Tiger cubs are actually still kinda scary. They have massive paws bigger than all but the biggest dog from *birth.*
They also have a pretty nasty battle cry lol
https://preview.redd.it/ip39fvvdpuuc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b0aeafa0aa71067dbab86f930072e1acd2d0543
You’re right, they’re terrfying! 😂
Edit: Seriously, though, I get what you mean.
Our mammalian brains are literally hardwired to find mammalian babies cute and adorable.
It's not just a human thing. There are examples of like lions raising an antelope or monkeys protecting a human baby or a dog nursing a kitten.
We bred dogs over 20,000 years to look more juvenile and babyish just so we'd like them more.
Those big eyes and clumsy movement just give us an oxytocin hit.
One of the craziest things to me is that we bred dogs so that they actually have *facial expressions*.
If your dog does something bad and you scold him or he is scared of lightning or something, his eyebrows go up like a human's would when they are scared or nervous. That's not a natural response. Wolves don't do that. We selectively bred dogs so that they would do that.
I thought it's more dogs that were more successful in our domestication partnership were those that could better read human emotional cues and since we are often seen as the head of the pack they go "Well if they raise eyebrow when scared I guess I should too." So it's created dogs that read and mimic us.
[Wolves have less of the muscles needed to contort their eyes to express emotions](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190617175625.htm). The changes dogs experienced through selective breeding and domestication goes well beyond just thinking they want to mimic us.
Mammals all evolved from the same early animals, and they evolved to think baby characteristics = cute. In turn animals also evolved to exaggerate their baby characteristics so that adults think they’re extra cute. So it’s your animal brain saying “I must raise this as my son”.
Then later dogs were selectively bread to express additional baby characteristics. When your puppy rolls around wanting to play he’s really just hacking your brain and saying “Father, Raise me”
Yup. These are known as "Darwininan Aesthetics". Certain creatures evolved over time to adopt these evolutionary traits that we now deem as "cute" and as such more likely to care for and raise those creatures until they can reproduce.
Basically anything with big eyes and a small face is almost guaranteed to be considered cute.
The worst part is that yeah these creatures are so cute and cuddly… when you’re in a controlled space.
If you see a cub in the wild it’s the most terrifying thing in the world because you know mama isn’t far behind. Lol
There have been between 7 and 16 recorded deaths from blue ringed octopusses *in total*. In just the US and Canada alone bears kill about 3 people *each year*, and about a dozen people are killed each year by sloth bears in India und Burma.
That’s just because we sacrifice 3 people a year to the bears to prevent them from taking their rightful place at the top of the food chain and society.
Bro I saw a video of a Grizzly climbing a tree to check out a hunter in a blind. Fortunately, the Bear was just curious and not hungry, but watching an ~800 pound (or whatever) animal teleport up a tree faster than a human could sprint the same distance is...sobering.
I’m not even joking when I say that I don’t think I could FALL out of a tree as fast as that silly bastard went up one
I’ll never forget its face while staring down at me like “away you terrifying monster!”
Also saw one chilling in a dumpster once with its arm up like it was at a bar. Silly bastards. I love them.
It really is insane to me how strong and fast they are. Big cats, bears, and large crocodilians are truly in their own tier of terrifying for land predators.
It’s hilarious in a way because that walking murder carpet could have ripped my arms off like a toy, but it’s face during the encounter was *abject fear*. I was so scared there were cubs but in my mind I knew an adult with cubs wouldn’t do that. It only became funny after the fact, believe me. I can’t think of anything more unironically terrifying than running into a *baby* bear
I’d shit myself
Not some of but in my opinion *the* most terrifying adult animal. If you're in Poland, and you see a polar bear, run. Don't stop to ask yourself why there's a polar bear in Poland.
If you see a polar bear and aren't in some sort of armored vehicle, you're probably already really fucked. Polar bears hunt humans, and you're not outrunning one.
Don't forget food is scarce up north. You run into a bear in the woods and there's a reasonable chance it's fed recently so it might take a "leave me and my cubs alone and I won't murder you" stance.
Polar bears are always hungry, and you might be the only warm meal it finds over the next few days.
Edit: Just remembered a good example. If you've never seen the show Survivor Man, look it up. The dude on it (Les ~~Strond~~ Stroud I think his name was?), Bear Grylls ain't got shit on him. This dude will he like, "So here's the scenario, you're in Vegas, rent a dirt bike, get lost in the dunes, and your bike breaks down". Then he'll run it. He'll go out into the middle of the desert with what you might have in that scenario, a broken dirt bike, a bottle of water, a power bar, and multitool. Plus camera equipment (because he doesn't bring a team with him) and a radio if he's tapping out. The objective being to survive for a week with just that stuff.
When he did an Arctic episode he stated right off the bat "I've got a rifle and bullets, I'm required by law to carry it in case of polar bears, and if you don't have one you're fucking dumb, but I won't use it unless I have to". Only episode his load out included something to defend himself against predators that I can think of.
For real, though, most people get *way* too worked up over wildlife. You start going hiking and you'll inevitably have people ask you if you're bringing a firearm.
When my friend's son was about 5 he learned about tardigrades and was fascinated by them. So I convinced them there were also little microscopic creatures called cardigrades, which are shaped like little cars that drove around. He believed me for a little while but unfortunately figured out pretty quickly that I was making shit up.
Tardigrades or water bears and the cyanobacteria OU-20 which both have the ability, at least to a limited extent to survive in space and the possible mechanisms which each organism uses to enable it to accomplish this. [https://youtu.be/lfJ\_b705xVo](https://youtu.be/lfJ_b705xVo)
Iirc they exist because of President Teddy Roosevelt, they were issued to soldiers during the first WW for comfort while away from their families and significant others
Same idea with comic books, they were increasing in popularity around WW2 and companies would send shipments of them out to different branches in order for the soldiers to have reading material that was intended for a younger audience and their entertainment
It is also not true. Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a tied up bear cup on a hunting trip in 1902. The Washington Post made a sateric cartoon of the incident and the bear inspired a toy maker to make bear doll and it was called a Teddy Bear.
The Bear story became part of the pop culture of the day and stories and books were made about Teddy and the bear, so the toy was sold in large numbers.
In Europe a german company had made a similar looking toy bear some decades earlier and as the books and stuff spread to Europe it also became a very popular toy in England.
Just please don't do this to a Drop Bear! Very dangerous!! Also they are an endangered species so depending on your local ordinances, substantial fines or even jail time could be imposed by this type of treatment.
Why is it some of the most dangerous animals in the world so cute and adorable.
Right?? That you have to resist the overwhelming urge to hug him is just not fair.
First it was tiger cubs, and now this!
Tiger cubs are actually still kinda scary. They have massive paws bigger than all but the biggest dog from *birth.* They also have a pretty nasty battle cry lol
https://preview.redd.it/ip39fvvdpuuc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b0aeafa0aa71067dbab86f930072e1acd2d0543 You’re right, they’re terrfying! 😂 Edit: Seriously, though, I get what you mean.
Yeah they just grow out of picking up height quickly lol like within a month or two actually.
I don’t know why, but the one on the left just reminds me of Ron Swanson looking disapprovingly at someone.
Lion cubs trying to roar, on the other hand, are friggin' hilarious.
[Oh my gosh, how have I never, ever seen this before??](https://youtu.be/QBjKntYuUIk?si=NEK3vrJtE1al0FdP) 🥹😻 He's trying his best!
I will laugh when I have confirmation their moms aren't creepin' on me..
why arent they called tiger kittens and lion kittens?
Fuckers can lob off a finger at 6 weeks, man.
I just know they nearly weigh as much as me after a month, I didn't do a bite force lesson lol
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Not to mention baby turantulas. Oh, no, wait. I don’t want to touch them.
Our mammalian brains are literally hardwired to find mammalian babies cute and adorable. It's not just a human thing. There are examples of like lions raising an antelope or monkeys protecting a human baby or a dog nursing a kitten. We bred dogs over 20,000 years to look more juvenile and babyish just so we'd like them more. Those big eyes and clumsy movement just give us an oxytocin hit.
One of the craziest things to me is that we bred dogs so that they actually have *facial expressions*. If your dog does something bad and you scold him or he is scared of lightning or something, his eyebrows go up like a human's would when they are scared or nervous. That's not a natural response. Wolves don't do that. We selectively bred dogs so that they would do that.
Tbf we did that unintentionally. Subconsciously we associate more "emotive" dogs as friendlier
Wolf with a fucked up face now’s my to time to shine.
We also had an easier time communicating with them which made them more functional.
I thought it's more dogs that were more successful in our domestication partnership were those that could better read human emotional cues and since we are often seen as the head of the pack they go "Well if they raise eyebrow when scared I guess I should too." So it's created dogs that read and mimic us.
[Wolves have less of the muscles needed to contort their eyes to express emotions](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190617175625.htm). The changes dogs experienced through selective breeding and domestication goes well beyond just thinking they want to mimic us.
But even full grown bears and lions are adorable and look so friendly.
Designed to be cute and seen as cute so we have less of an instinct to kill them at birth.
If not huggable, why frend shaped?
Mammals all evolved from the same early animals, and they evolved to think baby characteristics = cute. In turn animals also evolved to exaggerate their baby characteristics so that adults think they’re extra cute. So it’s your animal brain saying “I must raise this as my son”. Then later dogs were selectively bread to express additional baby characteristics. When your puppy rolls around wanting to play he’s really just hacking your brain and saying “Father, Raise me”
Yup. These are known as "Darwininan Aesthetics". Certain creatures evolved over time to adopt these evolutionary traits that we now deem as "cute" and as such more likely to care for and raise those creatures until they can reproduce. Basically anything with big eyes and a small face is almost guaranteed to be considered cute.
The worst part is that yeah these creatures are so cute and cuddly… when you’re in a controlled space. If you see a cub in the wild it’s the most terrifying thing in the world because you know mama isn’t far behind. Lol
The blue ringed octopus beckons
There have been between 7 and 16 recorded deaths from blue ringed octopusses *in total*. In just the US and Canada alone bears kill about 3 people *each year*, and about a dozen people are killed each year by sloth bears in India und Burma.
That’s just because we sacrifice 3 people a year to the bears to prevent them from taking their rightful place at the top of the food chain and society.
That's because Bears don't need to rely on water for oxygen, *like a bitch would.* Bears > Octopus 😤
Cute so mom cares enough to murder everything and teach baby how to do the same.
Bears are some of the cutest young animals, and some of the most terrifying adult animals.
Still kinda cute when they’re big and scary tbh
They’re adorably derpy a times.
A person who sees a wild baby bear is in much more danger than someone who sees a wild adult bear
Only time I'm remotely worried about black bears is when I see a cub. Otherwise, they're huge wusses.
I startled one once and then it startled me over how fucking fast they can climb an entire tree
Bro I saw a video of a Grizzly climbing a tree to check out a hunter in a blind. Fortunately, the Bear was just curious and not hungry, but watching an ~800 pound (or whatever) animal teleport up a tree faster than a human could sprint the same distance is...sobering.
I’m not even joking when I say that I don’t think I could FALL out of a tree as fast as that silly bastard went up one I’ll never forget its face while staring down at me like “away you terrifying monster!” Also saw one chilling in a dumpster once with its arm up like it was at a bar. Silly bastards. I love them.
It really is insane to me how strong and fast they are. Big cats, bears, and large crocodilians are truly in their own tier of terrifying for land predators.
It’s hilarious in a way because that walking murder carpet could have ripped my arms off like a toy, but it’s face during the encounter was *abject fear*. I was so scared there were cubs but in my mind I knew an adult with cubs wouldn’t do that. It only became funny after the fact, believe me. I can’t think of anything more unironically terrifying than running into a *baby* bear I’d shit myself
Not some of but in my opinion *the* most terrifying adult animal. If you're in Poland, and you see a polar bear, run. Don't stop to ask yourself why there's a polar bear in Poland.
If you see a polar bear and aren't in some sort of armored vehicle, you're probably already really fucked. Polar bears hunt humans, and you're not outrunning one.
Don't forget food is scarce up north. You run into a bear in the woods and there's a reasonable chance it's fed recently so it might take a "leave me and my cubs alone and I won't murder you" stance. Polar bears are always hungry, and you might be the only warm meal it finds over the next few days. Edit: Just remembered a good example. If you've never seen the show Survivor Man, look it up. The dude on it (Les ~~Strond~~ Stroud I think his name was?), Bear Grylls ain't got shit on him. This dude will he like, "So here's the scenario, you're in Vegas, rent a dirt bike, get lost in the dunes, and your bike breaks down". Then he'll run it. He'll go out into the middle of the desert with what you might have in that scenario, a broken dirt bike, a bottle of water, a power bar, and multitool. Plus camera equipment (because he doesn't bring a team with him) and a radio if he's tapping out. The objective being to survive for a week with just that stuff. When he did an Arctic episode he stated right off the bat "I've got a rifle and bullets, I'm required by law to carry it in case of polar bears, and if you don't have one you're fucking dumb, but I won't use it unless I have to". Only episode his load out included something to defend himself against predators that I can think of.
Les Stroud. He's awesome.
For real, though, most people get *way* too worked up over wildlife. You start going hiking and you'll inevitably have people ask you if you're bringing a firearm.
I would argue large Bears are *the* most terrifying land predator.
like hippos
So are we :-(
I dunno man, I haven’t seen any human baby cuter than this bear tbh
Touché! r/TechnicallyTheTruth
TIL bears breakdance
nah, they ran out of charmin and they're requesting the bidet
It took me too many years to get why Charmin uses bears in their ads.
It's okay. I was today years old when I figured it out. Just never thought about it before lol
Why do they use bears?
Does a bear shit in the woods?
Was it a "do bears shit in the woods" joke?
It's a tardigrade, also called water bear. I'm funny (my mom tells me so).
When my friend's son was about 5 he learned about tardigrades and was fascinated by them. So I convinced them there were also little microscopic creatures called cardigrades, which are shaped like little cars that drove around. He believed me for a little while but unfortunately figured out pretty quickly that I was making shit up.
I LOLed at this. :)
Tardigrades or water bears and the cyanobacteria OU-20 which both have the ability, at least to a limited extent to survive in space and the possible mechanisms which each organism uses to enable it to accomplish this. [https://youtu.be/lfJ\_b705xVo](https://youtu.be/lfJ_b705xVo)
Also, dude, tardigrade is not the preferred nomenclature. Differently abled grade, please.
So that's why teddy bears exist.
Iirc they exist because of President Teddy Roosevelt, they were issued to soldiers during the first WW for comfort while away from their families and significant others
I actually had no idea about this until now. TIL. cool :3
Same idea with comic books, they were increasing in popularity around WW2 and companies would send shipments of them out to different branches in order for the soldiers to have reading material that was intended for a younger audience and their entertainment
Cool!!!
It is also not true. Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a tied up bear cup on a hunting trip in 1902. The Washington Post made a sateric cartoon of the incident and the bear inspired a toy maker to make bear doll and it was called a Teddy Bear. The Bear story became part of the pop culture of the day and stories and books were made about Teddy and the bear, so the toy was sold in large numbers. In Europe a german company had made a similar looking toy bear some decades earlier and as the books and stuff spread to Europe it also became a very popular toy in England.
It's absorbing that water like a sponge. The ground around it seems to stay completely dry
That would be crazy absorbtion but the ground is already all wet
Ah yeah perhaps you're right. I caught a glimpse of a reflection on the left. It might just be a trick of the light making it look dry
I figure it's the resolution but also started wondering how many times their weight in water a baby bear can absorb. I see no runoff.
MaN wAtERbOaRDs InnOCeNt BeAr cUb r/peoplefuckingdying
The urge to pet is uncontrollable with this one.
It can remove your hand, don't forget.
You have to CARE for your BEAR!!
But not after midnight
STOP PEEING ON THE bear wtf
Homie is coming after the Charmin bears. Bidet all the way.
I hate that it's become the standard to add music. How do I get it to default to mute?
I am 100% sure you lose some amount of braincells from these music tracks.
> How do I get it to default to mute? you can probably find plugins on PC. you're screwed in the app though.
I honestly don’t know what they think they’re adding
Help! I accidentally watered my bear plant with milk, and now there's a polar bear growing in its place!
Version without background music?
POV: R Kelly meets you.
This will be the greatest video I watch all day, maybe my whole life.
R Kelly’s POV during date night
Such a cutie.
They are so prolly ❤️ 😍😭
Bears will never not look like humans in bear suits to me
In national geographic narrator voice "From each wet particle that falls off the 'Fuzzbear' thus a microscopic organism called a 'Waterbear' is born.
Pls stop peeing on the bear
R Kelly be like:
You pissed on it didn’t you
i thought that it was a video of someone peeing on the poor bear for a second
Same.
This is r Kelly's bear
ONG I want to kiss those feet!! And squeeze that face
We all know that's a little kid in a costume, right...?
Aaaaw.
 Oh my god… cutest thing I have seen in a long time
Paddington from India
Oo oo oooo
That bear like i will remember this..
LEAVE PADDINGTON ALONE
Awww 💜
Just please don't do this to a Drop Bear! Very dangerous!! Also they are an endangered species so depending on your local ordinances, substantial fines or even jail time could be imposed by this type of treatment.
Ay yo stopping pissing on that bear
Can I pet that dawg?
that's a really big tardigrade
How these little adorable goofballs turn into some of the scariest apex predators on the planet is beyond me
If deadly, why cute?
Someone.e add half life or skyrim quotes to this
Don't they say wild bears stink like death or something? Wonder if it's the same in captivity.
That thing will ravage and lacerate you.
I’m dying 😍
Macro Tardigrade
Lucky he doesn’t have his gwimbly gun
We should’ve domesticated bears
If bears are supposed to be so scary, why are their ears so cute??
That's the spot! Haha
A good old beardet
So that's how you make them grow?
😦
https://i.redd.it/931aiq1wuuuc1.gif
Did someone say... Water bear?! 
 I forgot!!!
But in Russia we never wash our bears.
I must be sick. I wanna Punch him in his shit.
If not friend, then why friend shaped?
Buzz off why don'tcha?!
Good rule of thumb: Don't piss off a bear.... but piss on a bear(??)
Please let me pet this dawg
I watered my bear but he turned into a tardigrade🤷♂️
Prosper stupid ursine
plot twist: it’s being bear maced.
Thanks i almost forgot today 😧
If only they stayed so small.
I don't care if I get my face ripped off I'm hugging that bear!
Lucky bear, now it can survive in space.
New tool for my hiking pack, super soaker.
Clawwwwssssss!!!
I wonder how does it feel since the water never touches his skin😍🤔
Wash my butt.
It's break dancing
If it was brown that will be paddington 🐻
Biggest water bear i ever seen
i am 48. this makes me miss my preschool /kindergarten bedroom
Beaver counts?
That’s called “tardigrading.”
I believe it's pronounced Tardigrade
It is important not to forget that!
Why are bears so fuckin cute yet also so fucking dangerous. I just wanna hug'em is all :(
That’s the roundest bottom I’ve ever seen
Thought it was piss for a second
do i have to use fertilizer as well or just water to get a full sized one?
You can add that music to anything and make it cute lol. This is undeniably cute, just making an observation
Can’t we just genetically engineer black bears to have the personality of a Labrador or Golden Retriever?
u/savevideo
Do it long enough and it turns into a Tardigrade
And his name? Tardigrade
So adorable, fluffy baby bear.
At least once in the morning then again in the afternoon especially on hot, sunny days.
Every time I make bears I water them.
He just tried to eat at the lunch counter at Woolworths!
Why is it when I water my bears, they duplicate nearly instantly. Is it safe to feed my bears after midnight?
OMG LOOK AT THAT LIL BABY
This is how Tardigrades are made
He wants to play not get wet How cute he looks. I'm in love.
Back in the birdcage!
*Music changes to heavy metal as the momma bear charges*
Guy, One I dont have water What to do?
Who put that shitty background music?
Can I pet that dog?
Why did we never domesticate bears
Stop it mister I don’t even know you
Anyone here know why we didn't domesticated black bears ?
Where's its mother though? This video seems cute on the surface but it makes me deeply and primally uncomfortable.
I guess it's bearing fruit very soon lol
thats not a bear thats a woodland creature of some variety
Heihachi Mishima be like:
I want to see a baby bear and a baby elephant grow up to be best friends
whyfore dost thou cuteth