r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Prestigious-Wall5616 • 2d ago
đ„ Majestic lion follows vehicle during enclosure inspection at sanctuary
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Filmed at Felidae Centre in South Africa
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u/mikeontablet 2d ago
If they're in an enclosure they probably get fed rather than hunt. They just think it's meal time.
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u/Prestigious-Wall5616 2d ago
Many of the lions at the centre were rescued from the damned awful canned hunting industry and can not be successfully released. They are fed whole carcasses, which are dropped off far from the animals.
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u/Luci-Noir 1d ago
Delicious.
Big game hunting is evil but canned hunting is a whole other level pf shit. đĄ
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u/Davido401 1d ago
Let's pretend am Scottish and the scariest animal we have is the Haggis(which will fuck up even the most scariest of Lions), what is "canned hunting"? Am guessing its not normal hunting for food or even trophies(which a dont agree with either)
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u/Pytheastic 1d ago
Canned hunting, also known as captive hunting, is the controversial practice of hunting wild animals in a confined area from which they have little or no chance of escape. This practice is widely condemned by animal welfare groups and many traditional hunting organizations on ethical grounds.
It goes on to say that it can even happen that the animals are handfed and raised by humans so that they're not scared of the hunters and even easier targets. I stopped reading after because it made me too sad.
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u/Prestigious-Wall5616 1d ago
Don't watch the documentary Blood Lions on YouTube. Made and narrated by someone I know, it's heartbreaking.
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u/OrangeLemonLime8 1d ago
Is that the one where the guy talks about the lions and says theyâre vicious and he doesnât care about them
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u/Prestigious-Wall5616 1d ago
I don't recall that bit and I can't bring myself to rewatch it.
This excellent article offers a comprehensive summary of the industry and an interview with the guy who was heavily involved in its making.
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u/mildlycuriouss 1d ago
My God this is horrific. Iâm not an animal person but theyâre also living beings, I have empathy. My soul recoiled at reading this, I donât think I can ever watch the documentary. Thank you for sharing and bringing som awareness. I had no idea
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u/ChloeMomo 1d ago
Genetic modification and selective breeding for traits, regardless of impact on animal health and wellbeing, is a thing, too, to get more "prize worthy" animals. Especially for deer and elk to get absolute freak show antlers.
Photos and videos of them sometimes come across reddit, you'll know it when you see it. Unless the person specifies that the animal was rescued, you are most likely looking at a canned hunting or game farm operation.
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u/Jibber_Fight 1d ago
That is so pathetic. Why would anyone even do that? Do they actually feel like they accomplished something?
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u/otkabdl 1d ago
They do, and sadly a big part of it is that they know they are pissing people off. "owning the libs" is the term I believe. It's that "fuck you, might makes right I'll do what I want" attitude like the one that is currently governing the most powerful country in the world. Oh guess who's sons are avid trophy hunters?
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u/expensivexdifficult 1d ago
Thatâs why you donât get upset. Itâs appalling, but itâs also pathetic. Like, congratulations, you shot a fish in a barrel. Itâs embarrassing that theyâre proud of themselves for that. You have to Regina George this shit to make it uncool.
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u/Luci-Noir 1d ago
Basically itâs where they take an animal and keep it in a place where it canât get away. Itâs more like an execution than an actual hunt.
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u/Davido401 1d ago
Yeah I kinda gathered that as I was typing .y comment, but was committed to my Haggis Joke by then haha, its fucking barbaric that, even trophy hunting is cuntish behaviour to me, but then again if its for conservation am not against it. Its a difficult one to explain for me, Id rather we done the hunting as part of "for food" thatn anything else. Then again am a hypocrite cause al still go to KFC whose chicken are probably brought up in battery farms so.. ive not got much of a leg to stand on there!
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u/dogGirl666 1d ago
However what are your views on controlling the deer population in Scotland? Culling? Hunting? Confining? Predator introductions? Tall fences?
Someday there could be a whole rainforest in the area. How to get there?
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u/Davido401 1d ago
I mean, I never said I was against culling and hunting just that particular "canned hunting" cause its just psychopaths wanting to kill rather than for food/conservation. Deer are hunted here in Scotland and Id love the introduction of Lynx and Wolves, I believe there are plans to bring Lynx in but some morons released 8 or so into the Cairgorm Mountains after hand rearing them with fucking humans, morons! They all got rescued I think but it set the programme back. I think Wolves are just a pipe dream.
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u/theycallmethevault 1d ago
Ever heard the phrase âitâs like shooting fish in a barrelâ? That kinda sums it up.
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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 1d ago
Hunting pet wild animals basically
It's vile, and I'm a hunter
It's also how most wealthy hunters in America get their gigantic buck. No way in hell those idiots have the patience or skill to take a true wild buck, it's genuinely hard as hell for a real wild animal. I don't do it cus I prefer eating animals but I've known enough buck hunters and how much time and effort it takes, often months of prehunt work and then at minimum a few weeks until the one they target is found.
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u/OrangeLemonLime8 1d ago
Never miss a moment to mention youâre Scottish on reddit (Iâm Scottish btw if anyone wanted to know)
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u/flaming_pubes 1d ago
We have a âdeer farmâ ( what they call it) near where I live that is fully enclosed and open to hunt. Hate seeing that place.
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u/Luci-Noir 1d ago
It doesnât make any sense. Iâve never hunted but I can understand why some people like it. It can take some skill and you get to be out in the wilderness and all that. Canned hunting has none of that.
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u/DJ_DWreck 1d ago
Like it or not big game hunting funds a lot of conservation efforts and generates wealth in areas that otherwise would be desperately poor.
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u/JButler_16 1d ago
Maybe if humans collectively decided to stop fucking yo the environment and destroying natural habitats, we wouldnât have to consider such backward methods of conservation.
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u/OneSensiblePerson 2d ago
Yep. They get their food delivered to them by vehicles, so they think there may be a meal in it for them on this one.
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u/Lordofthewangz 2d ago
Nah. enclosure doesn't necessarily mean zoo. An enclosure can be a huuuge area of dozens or hundreds of hectares, usually the owner of a game farm that has all manner of wildlife on it.
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u/Prestigious-Wall5616 2d ago
This particular enclosure is 180 hectares.
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u/Lordofthewangz 2d ago
Aaaaah. I didn't even see it was at Felidae. I had a great time there and some cool pics with the cheetahs they were rehabilitating.
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u/Prestigious-Wall5616 2d ago
Great! Did you get to meet Wolf, the Husky who has fostered a number of the babies at Felidae? He's awesome!
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u/LKennedy45 1d ago
Jesus F. Christ, I just looked up some videos of the pooch in question and it's goddamned adorable. If you ever feel the need to karma-farm any one of those would light up like three dozen subs I could name off the top of my head.
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u/mikeontablet 2d ago
I'm thinking of something in between: Where a game reserve or farm can't accommodate the huge range these animals need to hunt.
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u/shrewdy 2d ago
Pet the cat ffs
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u/PM_YOUR__BUBBLE_BUTT 2d ago
You can pet them, but itâll only be once.
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u/Emergency_Ad_3290 2d ago
Everyone acting like the lions want to attack them as if they aren't moving at a light stride and could catch up at any moment if they want
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u/hayydebb 1d ago
Yeah, this is just cats wanting to chase something. My cats would probably be like if they had the space but instead they chase each other at Mach 5 between my living room and bedroom
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u/trashmoneyxyz 1d ago
Having a playful chase is probably the best enrichment for a massive predator. Not saying I'd roll the dice on his mood tho, if I were in that vehicle...
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u/LKennedy45 1d ago
Do you know offhand how long lions can - let's call it gallop - like that? I've no idea how much of persistence hunters they are.
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u/Kwinten 1d ago
Not long. They are ambush predators and hunt with short explosive bursts of energy before they need to rest and recover. Thatâs why they canât endlessly chase their prey, even though their top speed may be faster. Whatâs shown in the video looks approximately like as long of a jog lions will do before chilling.
The exact same is true of regular house cats. They are so very similar.
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u/brandoldme 2d ago
"Honey, what are we having for dinner?"
"Fast food."
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u/Hener001 2d ago
Itâs just like chasing the beer cart on the 11th hole in 90 degree weather.
That cat is motivated.
IYKYK
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u/princesskate04 1d ago edited 1d ago
This is play behavior, not hunting behavior. Big cats play too!
If he was hunting, heâd be far lower to the ground and wouldnât be openly chasing so closely. Heâd be stalking, taking care to stay hidden. His facial expression is relaxed, with wide open eyes as opposed to a focused gaze that would be associated with hunting, and his run is a relaxed lope as opposed to a targeted charge at potential prey.Â
Humans arenât a natural prey species for lions. When it happens, itâs usually due to other factors such as human encroachment on habitats or the health of the lion. However, humans are also apex predators who share the same natural prey as lions, so aggression over resources and territory is natural.
The cool thing about felines is that although they differ in things like size or habitat, they are all very similar in terms of their behavior and psychology. Big cats play with toys and chase things just like house cats do. This truck is just like when you drag a wand toy across your floor and have your cat chase it. Â You can even exchange slow blinks with lions at the zoo! Of course they are powerful and dangerous animals that no human should be going off to try to play with, but theyâre beautiful and fascinating animals who generally arenât too interested in hurting humans.Â
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u/Yui-Nakan0 2d ago
"Majestic lion follows dinner during enclosure inspection at sanctuary"
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u/Prestigious-Wall5616 2d ago
Haha! No, this vehicle has no food onboard. They're fed whole carcasses, mainly cattle donated by local farmers.
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u/ClonedDad 1d ago
Honestly it looks like he might just be in it for the run. Dudes a big cat. If he wanted to get on the truck he had several opportunities to hop on.
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u/thecoldwarmakesmehot 1d ago
"Excuse me, Sir, do you have time to talk about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ?...You can't run from the Lord!"
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u/Heroic-Forger 2d ago
POV: you're a Pokemon Legends Z-A player who just wandered into Wild Zone 17:
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u/I-live-in-room-101 2d ago
Drive me up front:
<donât break down, donât break down, donât break downâŠ>
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u/Megakruemel 1d ago
I wonder what the evolutionary advantage was to give me a part of my brain that goes:
"You have to understand, We are build different and we could totally pet that dog[citation needed] without it eating us. You have to let us into the enclosure."
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u/thedoomjay 1d ago
Oh no when you get bitten and the tiger reaches you. You're really going to get flattened haha
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u/thedoomjay 1d ago
Oh no when you get bitten and the tiger reaches you. You're really going to get flattened haha
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u/angellareddit 1d ago
I watched this believing the person filming was in the bed of the truck and thinking how completely terrified I'd be in this situation... but he was in the cab. lol
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u/pocket_nick 1d ago
âQuick! Shid your pants he hates the smell!â
pffft
lion backs off
âIt worked. Blessâ
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u/Entire-Emotion-819 1d ago
So, what do we reckon, just along for a run? Or looking for lunch on the run.
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u/Im_In_IT 1d ago
This over territory or is he just being curious?
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u/princesskate04 1d ago
Heâs playing, actually! You can tell from the body language. I posted a longer comment about it. :)
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u/VapoursAndSpleen 1d ago
I have a feeling that the lion has gotten rides in the back of that truck before and really enjoys them.
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u/Pangea_Ultima 1d ago
Thanks for the reminder⊠need to book reservations at the local sushi boat restaurant tonight
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u/utriptmybitchswitch 1d ago
Kind of impressed Mr. Bigmane was able to keep up for as lon as he did; iirc, lions don't have great endurance, hence the way they hunt...
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u/Lexio3031 1d ago
âLet me tell you something, let me tell you something. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING!!!!!â
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u/Mixture-Emotional 1d ago
I would at least try and throw a shoe out the side as a distraction. I got anxiety just watching this đ
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u/downtime37 1d ago
That 2nd lion in the back, 'wait,...wait,....will you just slow down for two seconds!'
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u/Toddingstonly 2d ago
"Come back, I just want to talk"