r/interestingasfuck • u/Proof_Juggernaut1582 • 14h ago
seeing how ducklings take their first ever jump
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u/Gowardhan_Rameshan 13h ago
The last one 😂
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u/jambaleaf 8h ago
Poor guy was hesitant, he knew he would fuck it up. But he went anyway the brave little lad
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u/Burchmetch 11h ago
I always wonder if the duckling that jumps first, leads a different kind of life than it siblings.
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u/sl33ksnypr 8h ago
It could be because that duck is more brave than the others, or it could be that he's such a momma's boy he would do anything to not be away from her. I wouldn't say they are the complete opposite ends of the spectrum, but almost.
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u/Burchmetch 7h ago
Haha exactly! Hence me thinking, will they die faster than the others? Will they get into trouble more easily? Do they manage to become independent? So many questions. I need studies.
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u/Scotty-Raspberry-36 6h ago edited 3h ago
That's the cool thing about genetics. It doesn't select for a single solution, but spreads the bets amoungst different survival solutions.
Maybe there is a predator in the water and it grabs the first chick to jump. Maybe there is a different predator in the bushes and it grabs the one that hangs around the longest. It depends in the luck of the day as to which one survives and spread over lots of duckling families both strategies are selected for
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u/NotAThrowAway0822 5h ago
I don't think it's that deep. They all have the same insinct, and it's just a matter of where they line up. If that last chick had been in the front, it likely would have jumped first.
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u/Dull_Hawk9416 12h ago
Funny how they all want to use the same spot to jump from
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u/GottaUseEmAll 10h ago
When you don't understand all the risks at play, it's best to follow your leader (mom) exactly.
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u/NotAThrowAway0822 5h ago
Well, they jumped about two feet away from where their mom/leader jumped from, so I'm not exactly sure what your point is.
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u/GottaUseEmAll 4h ago
First duckling was the leader in that case.
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u/NotAThrowAway0822 4h ago
That's not how that works LOL. Anyways, this is what you said:
it's best to follow your leader (mom) exactly.
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u/GottaUseEmAll 4h ago
Is someone's silly comment about ducklings really something you want to argue about?
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u/NotAThrowAway0822 4h ago
Who is arguing? I'm just quoting you
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u/Dull_Hawk9416 3h ago
Well this took a turn. But I definitely thought they saw the one jump and thought “oooo, the safe jumping spot”
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u/ThereIsAJifForThat 13h ago
I bet their mother doesn't ask them what they would do if their friend jumped off a bridge
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u/showtimebabies 13h ago
Could've walked them to the shore, but no
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u/JosieSub69 13h ago
These here little ducklings gets to take a lift, after being hatched on a private apartment balcony https://nyheder.tv2.dk/lokalt/2020-04-22-andemor-og-14-smaa-aellinger-tager-elevatoren-ned-fra-6-sal Translation of the link text is "duck mom and 14 lil ducklings takes a lift from 6 th floor apartment.
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u/ActiveCollection 13h ago
Such a rare occasion, and you can’t hold the damn smartphone right.
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u/Spirited_Complex_903 12h ago
You DO realize that the person recording on their camera actually inched closer to the ducklings to get a hetter view by walking along the outer edge of the bridge to film closer, right? That means their left hand was probably holding on to the bridge rail so as to not fall off it.
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u/ActiveCollection 11h ago
No, not the outer edge.
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u/LionessOfAzzalle 8h ago
Seriously, my account got a warning because I joked the cameraman should have jumped in the water with the duckings to get a better camera angle.
Apparently, jumping into a pond from a 1 meter height is inciting violence or physical harm???
We just saw 10 ducklings demonstrate the jump is completely safe.
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u/Burning_Flags 11h ago
I’m assuming you followed this family around since birth to know it was their first ever jump?
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u/Cpalmer24 5h ago
I counted 13 ducklings - which made me think... do animals count?
Does the mom know when all her kids are there based on recognizing each kid (and knowing 1 is missing because she doesn't specifically see that kids face), or do animals have a rudimentary counting system like we do?
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u/Santa_always_knows 12h ago
Moms forgot to teach the old saying “If all your friends jumped off a bridge would you?” 😂
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u/Bangmydrum33 13h ago
Off I needed this eye bleaching after the countless times of seeing that knife lady get shot
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u/Independent_Wrap6980 12h ago
Same here honestly that knife lady thing was way too much for my brain. This duckling video is the perfect reset button ngl.
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u/oso831 13h ago
Where did you see this footage
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u/Bangmydrum33 3h ago
It has been all over my feed... but just Google like new york knife lady shot in public. It isn't another those fucking cop videos... it is just a sad video where this girl is clearly having a mental crisis. I guess she stabbed 2 people then there is a slew of cops and people around her telling her to stop and they try and taser her and she "charges" like a fat old cat and they have to shoot her. Felt like a suicide by cop thing.
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u/fusionmobile 13h ago
This played loudly in my head. I can hear the water and the ducks quacking. Insomnia, my friend... STAHP
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u/countrybuhbuh 12h ago
I just heard the first ones going, "Whee" and the last one going, "Oh Duck!"
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u/GenniferX 7h ago
I love how duck mom actually hesitates more than the babies do (presumably because she's making sure it's safe).
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u/MourningWallaby 6h ago
One at a time struck me. When ducks walk in a line do they have a set order of precedance they follow? and would they also jump in the same order? or do they just naturally form a line/take turns regardless of who is in what position in line.
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u/GiddyGabby 6h ago
I found it hard to keep up with my 3 toddlers, I had it easy compared to this mom.
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u/Additional-Rub3095 9h ago
Just here to say this video is at least 7 years old, which means it's possible all of those ducks are dead now. Sorry.
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u/NnolyaNicekan 13h ago
Last one almost went backflip 😎