But that's NOT how Bunny plays it!

[lavendertook]

There will be a WISCON report but I just had to relate what I just saw on my walk home from the coop grocery.

I saw a wild rabbit and a squirrel ambling about on the lawn in front of the apartment building next to mine. Then suddenly, squirrel went running at rabbit top speed. Rabbit jumped straight up in the air a couple of feet, the way cats do when spooked, as squirrel passed running underneath. Rabbit came down in the same spot and just kept on munching grass like nothing happened, as squirrel went back to ambling about.

Wild. I've just never seen squirrels and rabbits play together before. Have you? That move was so cartoon-like. I feel like I just passed through the Warner Bros dimension.

And now I know where squirrels get their expectations about what cars will do when they run at them.

Comments

[supergee.livejournal.com]

Armadillos jump straight up when something frightens them. If it's a car that puts them right in the grillwork.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Poor dillos.

I got the impression with the rabbit that it was more of a play/combat manuveur because of the unperturbed manner upon landing.

[mirandaflynn.livejournal.com]

Years ago, I saw a rabbit and squirrel fighting. It was like you describe...the squirrel would run at the rabbit, and the rabbit would jump, but they kept repeating.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Heee! I got the impression this was more play than serious combat from their easy proximity after the manuveur. Do you think your incident was more of a serious territorial dispute?

[mererid.livejournal.com]

Ahahahahah that's hilarious. :D

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Those guys made my day. :-D

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the slideshow of the polar bear playing with the sled dogs? They are heart-melting.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/polar-bear-huskies.shtml has the photos; http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/play/audiogallery/soundseen.shtml has a bit of explanation.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Awwww, thank you! I hadn't seen them. They're great. I'm a huge fan of the Eli the cat and Charlie the coyote show, which I'm sure you're familiar with.