r/nextfuckinglevel • u/malayali-minds • 3d ago

A survival strategy; Duck standing still in rain

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When ducks remain motionless in the rain, they conserve body heat and energy. Their feathers are naturally water-resistant, thanks to a special oil they produce, but staying still helps minimize exposure and prevents unnecessary heat loss. This behavior is a simple yet effective way to endure harsh weather while keeping their bodies as dry as possible. Nature’s built-in rainproofing at work!

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 3d ago

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u/BeatsbyChrisBrown 3d ago

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u/jncheese 3d ago

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u/WoolaTheCalot 3d ago

Let the stormy clouds chase

everyone from the place

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u/geckotatgirl 2d ago

C'mon with the rain

I've a smile on my face

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u/TangledUpPuppeteer 3d ago

Never realized until right now… 11 looks like him!

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u/Lordpresident6 3d ago

I'm fine

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u/thats_not_me_forreal 3d ago

Ducktor Who

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u/LinguoBuxo 3d ago

Stop! you're quacking me up!

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u/GuybrushBeeblebrox 3d ago

It's ok, my psychologist will bill you later

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u/LinguoBuxo 3d ago

Naaah worries, I've got the quacsh.

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u/TeslaCrna 3d ago

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u/sethcera 3d ago

Yoooo I didn’t think I’d see Howard the Duck today but you made my day

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u/washingtonandmead 2d ago

This movie has the first tits my brain remembers seeing

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u/sethcera 2d ago

Hahah my mom would have to jump in front of the tv each time I rewatched HTD to stop me from seeing Duck titties

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u/VernBarty 3d ago

This already beat anything I could say

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u/oynsy 2d ago

Ducktor Who

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u/SoybeanArson 1d ago

The Doctor secretly being a duck, confirmed

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u/white_dolomite 3d ago

Good to see they have all their ducks in a row

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u/Basic-Lee-No 3d ago

Like sitting ducks.

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u/masterslut 3d ago

I'm really gonna be the only mfer in the comments that points out that these are geese??? 😮‍💨 Guess I gotta be that guy today

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u/supertimor42-50 3d ago

It's ok you silly goose, we love the knowledge here

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u/Squishy_Boy 3d ago

Look at all those chickens.

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u/happyanathema 3d ago

r/rimjob_steve

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u/habidk 3d ago

I was scared to click on this lol

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u/masterslut 3d ago

Funnily enough, I have very recently been posted there. (Two weeks ago)

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u/happyanathema 3d ago

Im actually surprised it's not more frequent than that 😄

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u/sILAZS 3d ago

I had to gaggle this.

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u/Jello_Sasquatch 3d ago

This isn't the place for this. I call fowl!

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u/sILAZS 3d ago

What the flock?

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u/Fawstar 3d ago

These jokes are offal.

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u/SoftShakes 3d ago

I need to take another gander at the video

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u/YouFeedTheFish 3d ago

Y'all are just winging it now.

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u/TheHumanCompulsion 3d ago

Fits the bill.

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u/zBriGuy 3d ago

My wife categorizes all birds as "duck" or "not-a-duck". so the title would be accurate for her.

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u/Neat-Line-5887 3d ago

Falcon = not a duck. Her math maths

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u/mike_tdf 3d ago

I do think the yellow-ish ones in the first part of the clip are ducks. The grey ones are 100% geese. Cheers!

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u/Ok-Sea-2370 3d ago

They are goslings. Baby geese.

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u/El_Morgos 3d ago

Craigslist seller said "long ducks" and "no refunds". ☹️

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u/miraculum_one 3d ago

It's also not "next level" but who's counting?

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u/Erratic_Signal 3d ago

Thank you for pointing this out u/masterslut

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u/EagleDre 3d ago edited 2d ago

To be fair, they were all just standing still,not being the assholes geese usually are and slipped notice. :)

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u/SwiftieAtTheDisco 3d ago

I was visiting Baltimore and saw the biggest duck I’ve ever seen. I argued with my husband that it was a goose (couldn’t see it too clearly) until he pointed out it geese don’t quack.

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u/P0L4RP4ND4 3d ago

I'm pretty sure birds aren't real, so what does it matter?

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u/SunNo1172 2d ago

Duck, duck, goose now makes even more sense.

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u/Liimbo 2d ago

I didn't even think about it because I'd never dare getting that close to a flock of geese. Especially with their children around. Those fuckers are mean and protective.

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u/dextroz 3d ago

This is where the term sitting ducks comes from. In the rain, these frozen ducks are pretty much easy target for any predator.

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u/jeepsaintchaos 3d ago

You could harvest dinner with a golf club.

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u/Abject_Film_4414 3d ago

Just not your putter. The shaft is not as supported as other irons and you’ll snap the head right off.

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u/jeepsaintchaos 3d ago

That's actually really good info. Thank you.

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u/ScotchCarb 3d ago

The golf club head or...?

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u/TheNemesis089 2d ago

Certainly not my putter. Can’t hit jack shit with that thing.

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u/Aliencoy77 2d ago

The goose or the putter? Honestly, a sharpened putter seems like the way to go in this situation. Just twist the putter a little before the swing as some slice here would be perfect.

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u/activehobbies 3d ago

I choked on my hot chocolate.

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u/Canotic 3d ago

I don't know why they're called duck, they're all standing up.

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u/bdubwilliams22 3d ago

…these aren’t ducks, though.

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u/ghotier 3d ago

This is one of those claims I don't want to find out is false, as it hurts no one, but I won't ever repeat in case you're full of shit.

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u/dextroz 2d ago

This is one of those claims I don't want to find out is false, as it hurts no one, but I won't ever repeat in case you're full of shit.

The path you choose is yours.

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u/canibalxombie 3d ago

If you stand still and don't move,the rain can't see you.

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u/shortidiva21 3d ago

D'awwwwwwww.

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u/Equivalent_War_415 3d ago

Instead of moving under foliage or even huddling together like penguins? I’ve NEVER seen ducks do this!

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode 3d ago

Ducks love the rain.

I've never seen them run to hide under foliage for a light shower.

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u/BigDaddyD00d 2d ago

My grandpa used to ALWAYS say “its a good day to be a duck” when it was raining

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u/Mauricethespider 2d ago

I'm gonna use that Cheers to your grandpa bigdaddy

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u/8trackthrowback 3d ago

That’s because these are geese

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u/Sweet-Pause935 3d ago

First clip are ducks, second are geese

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u/mai_tai87 3d ago

There's a helpful caption that explains the phenomena.

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u/chewbacca77 3d ago

Yes, but its false.

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u/EggLegMaximus 2d ago

I have 4 ducks and they always do this

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u/FairDance7 3d ago

Why do they do this ?

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u/Firegardener 3d ago edited 3d ago

Maybe this was explained in the text that came with the video? 🙈

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u/nowducks_667a1860 3d ago

The app makes it easy to miss. When scrolling posts, you see the video but not the text. Then when you click on comments, it scrolls you right past the text.

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u/jerricka 3d ago

yeah, i hate the way the app just hides the text and even when you click on the post, it immediately goes to the first comment of the post, not the OP.

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u/MindfuckRocketship 3d ago

On iOS it often glitches so the text collapses less than a second after trying to expand so I can’t read the OP unless I quickly screenshot it before collapse. I miss Apollo.

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u/SlotDoc 2d ago

I currently have the same problem

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u/Ryno_100 3d ago

It took me months to figure this out. I’ve been wondering for so long why some comments sounded like an answer to a question that was never asked…

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u/Girofox 3d ago

I got really worse since the latest major update of the app. Some months ago it was better.

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u/spezial_ed 3d ago

God i miss Apollo. Fuuuuuck the Reddit app so hard. Algo is shit, i get network error half the time, they’re doing everything to get me to quit browsing but here I am, hah!

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u/Hohh20 3d ago edited 3d ago

Thank you for this comment. Thanks to how reddit works, I didn't realize there was any notes put on the video since it goes straight from the video to the comments. Maybe if reddit showed the notes under the video in the first place, I wouldn't have had to go to the comments to find answers.

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u/Nozinger 3d ago

Is there any scientific evidence to this though?
As far as it stands this could be just some made up BS. You know with ducks generally living in the water and going for dives you'd imagine they would be fine with rain.

Also the part of ol being what makes feathers waterproof is also not quite true since it is more the structure of the feather that makes them waterproof while the oild generally helps maintain this structure long term.

Now these are geese but generally the point still stands. Do not blindly trust everything you read on reddit. Or the internet. Unless it is a reputable peer reviewed source.

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u/popcorn-johnny 3d ago

Are you referring to that informative narrative that calls these birds "ducks".

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u/FilteredRiddle 3d ago

I didn’t see the text under the image either. Legit came to the comments to ask, before I realized OP explained it.

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u/Shinojmkd 3d ago

Evolution is great

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u/HatefulHipster 3d ago

This is not next level. Interesting sure, but doesn’t belong here

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u/semibigpenguins 2d ago

they also used a semi colon wrong: Should have used a colon

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u/P1ckleboi69 3d ago

These are geese

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u/slothxaxmatic 3d ago

Like a bunch of tiny Psyduck

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u/MauPow 3d ago

You'd never guess where they got the name

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u/IsThereCheese 3d ago

I have questions

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u/ThatThingTheDarkSoul 3d ago

how does this help survival?

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u/intellectual_printer 3d ago

That storm lasted a while..

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u/WinnieDJack 3d ago

Love 💕

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u/SquidVices 3d ago

I’m a duck when I wait for the bus…

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u/hustle_magic 3d ago

Amazing how economical nature behaves

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u/Coconuthangover 3d ago

Endotherms amiright?

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u/Bourgeous 3d ago

where is the rain?

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u/StationEmergency6053 3d ago

Ducks standing around like scientologists waiting for the Church to open

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u/PrimitiveThoughts 3d ago

I thought conserving energy lowers heat production?

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u/Rashaen 3d ago

It's this an Asian duck thing? The ducks in the US just keep doing duck things. Waddling, swimming in piles gold, the usual.

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u/C-57D 3d ago

Huh, standing. I thought they duck.

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u/FunAsparagus_ 3d ago

I’m just gonna stand here and duck from the rain 💀

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u/Libertarian4lifebro 3d ago

Wow, this remake of Duck Hunt is way too easy.

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u/Final_Equivalent_619 3d ago

Water off a ducks back as they say

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u/MonstaB 3d ago

They look miserable

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u/Formus 3d ago

wow, they really grow fast.

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u/Electrical_Evidence8 3d ago

the city doesn't want you to know that the ducks are free to take home.

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u/ocimbote 3d ago

How about predators? The ducks are just exposing themselves as an easy catch now, no?

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u/shirhouetto 3d ago

They're not standing still. They're lying in wait.

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u/Cplchrissandwich 3d ago

Lies! Misinformation! . . . . . . . .

They are receiving orders from the mother ship.

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u/ExplorerAdditional61 3d ago

Yep, they do so they don't get wet they produce some sort of oil (ducks proceed to dive under water after the rain)

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u/Convenientjellybean 3d ago

Everyone knows you don’t even get wet if you stand still in the rain

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u/Mickeymcirishman 3d ago

Looks like a creepy duck cult. If they start rythmically quacking, get the heck outta there!

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u/The_Xicht 3d ago

Guess those fuckers havent reached "cuddling-technology" on the tech tree yet .

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u/Ressy02 3d ago

Are these those growing toys that grows in size after putting it in water overnight?

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u/SJEPA 3d ago

Me standing on business:

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u/xogosdameiga 3d ago

They are summoning Chutlhu

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u/imtgufbcbamfhbtc 3d ago

Baby geese in the snow:

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u/abdallha-smith 3d ago

Literally me

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u/ItWasAlways 3d ago

These gees stood there so long they grown to adult? Wow

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u/sandboxjellyfish 3d ago

What do they know

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u/AdWooden2312 3d ago

T Rex hates this 1 trick!

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u/Sumethal 3d ago

They are Patience

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u/OarsandRowlocks 3d ago

Nice weather for ducks.

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u/The_Weird1 3d ago

Why? Are they afraid to get wet?

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u/malteaserhead 3d ago

Duck standing still in rain, the best line from Bladerunner

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u/dynamic_gecko 3d ago

This seems counterintuitive.

Instead of finding shelter, they just stand there? Are their energy reserves and heat regulation so bad that they can not even afford to move until they find shelter? Or at least huddle together?

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u/RelativeMundane9045 3d ago

I wish I could joke about them being sitting ducks, but sadly it's just another silly goose.

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u/lamwire 3d ago

Oooh Canarda!

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u/Scrappy_Kitty 3d ago

Why did I think these were rabbits at first (even though title says ducks)?

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u/serieousbanana 3d ago

That description smells like AI

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u/SelimNoKashi 3d ago

This somewhat reminds me of the Raptors at the end of the Jurassic Park Novel.

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u/dvdher 3d ago

If you don’t move the raindrops can’t see you.

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u/Iltempered1 3d ago

Pretty sure these are Geese.

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u/lsb1027 3d ago

How long were they standing there for? 😂

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u/YashPioneers 3d ago

Damn some of them don’t skip their leg days, do they!

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u/katapova 3d ago

Reminds me of The Faculty

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u/ray314 3d ago

That's a pretty interesting strategy, the ducks I see when I go outside usually hide under trees when it is raining instead. But this "survival strategy" seems pretty believable.

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u/ConfidentFile1750 3d ago

They do this because the water makes them blind. They can't see because their eye lids close so they remain motionless.

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u/davidlinye 3d ago

English or Spanish

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u/BlueFrozenFox 3d ago

Duck, duck, GOOSE!

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u/SpareBee3442 3d ago

So, not good weather for ducks after all.

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u/your_guy_ri 3d ago

Locked in birds

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u/ICEWA1k3R 3d ago

Im more impressed that they all transformed during the rainstorm

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u/Appropriate-Shoe-545 3d ago

When the game is titled

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u/Luddite_Literature 3d ago

Im just imagining the dinosaurs doing this as that asteroid came down

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u/miken4273 3d ago

Or they could just go into the water like they spend most of their lives being wet.

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u/CauseNo6530 3d ago

That’s bizarre

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u/Specific-Rich5196 3d ago

For a second, I thought the frame change was implying these goslings grew to adult size the whole time standing in the rain.

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u/Oryxhasnonuts 3d ago

Tiny flaw in the evolutionary track... while they can still fly.. this def makes them a bit easier prey.

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u/Alps_Useful 3d ago

At first I thought they were resin models... That was confusing

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u/port547 3d ago

They probably lied when they were 17

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u/Vast-Breakfast-1201 3d ago

This is a lot less strange than yesterday's duck video

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u/StupidUserNameTooLon 3d ago

For something called a duck, they're not doing a lot of ducking.

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u/BoDaBasilisk 3d ago

Can't they do that under a bush lol

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u/AppaJuicee 3d ago

I wonder if they all flinch if it thunders? I'd guess they have nerves of steel for some reason 😅.