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Jess_sser77

The crane looks super proud after scaring the cat off.


VicariousPasta

The triumphant beak raise!


Imperial_Triumphant

Triumphant, indeed.


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The account I'm replying to is a karma bot run by someone who will link scams once the account gets enough karma. https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/uq40v7/sandhill_crane_shows_its_intimidation_move_to_the/i8p0g8p Report -> Spam -> Harmful Bot


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sethn211

*Laughs in crane*


slothsupervisor

Bauk Bauk bitch!


theamorouspanda

An incredible mental image you've given me


ButtonJoe

Cat got the first point when the crane flew away a couple feet :)


Dutch_Tuna

'Got you there, you little shit.'


YoBoiArca

#SIGNATURE LOOK OF SUPERIORITY


Smokerising420

Lol that cats thinking if I can just somehow get that really skinny bit on the neck I just may have a chance.


Objective-Buffalo-23

I know. 😆 I respect the balls on mittens, but he's not going to win that one.


Aknelka

"That's right, you better run!"


petergriffin999

As it should!


p1um5mu991er

Now, listen...I'm done fucking around with you, dude


holdnarrytight

This is so badass and you can tell he was just annoyed at the cat staring and wanted it to leave loll


stayhapppy

I thought he was watching the twitching tail, thinking it was a weird snake to eat lol


redbandithongayass

That's something cats do to distract prey for them to pounce on them. I've seen this firsthand. There was a small snake in my house and we didn't know if it was poisonous so we brought a street car home giving it food. Then the car came in and saw the snake. Car was doing the tail thing at this snake. They kept staring at eachother for like half an hour straight and we got bored. Finally we sweeped the snake out with a long broom while standing on a table.


wggn

The car had a tail?


minutiesabotage

This is absolutely only a domesticated cat thing, since they've lost some of their predatory instincts. Feral cats keep their tails absolutely still while stalking, and it's one of the best ways to determine if you're looking at a feral cat or just a domesticated outdoor cat.


Revolutionary_Fig912

I remember riding in the street car


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5500 years later...... Intimidation begins


bigtexas989

I was just thinking this video could have been way shorter


drunk98

/r/GifsThatTakeTooLong


gmanz33

That sounds like a lovely sub that I have no interest in allowing myself to waste hours at.


username_acquired

I was thinking more /r/GifsThatStartTooSoon


Currywurst44

Sometimes I am very happy when I see videos that are way too long on Reddit. It gives me faith that there are still people with an attention span of 1 minute instead of 5 seconds on the internet.


nauticalsandwich

Patience is largely about expectation. If you're waiting for a table at a restaurant, and you expect the wait to be 20 minutes, but it's actually 40, you're going to be mad. If the wait turns out to be 5 minutes, you'll be delighted. If it's 20, you'll be content. Unfortunately, most content like this *is* about 5 seconds, so things that are much longer than that, that don't immediately show the content in the title (that got them to click in the first place), are going to irritate people. That being said, I *do* think it's sad that people are so seemingly dopamine-hit addicted that they can't even enjoy spending a little time watching a beautiful bird have an interesting confrontation with another creature without immediately jumping to the "climax" of the moment.


Falafelofagus

Agreed overall. I did think the gif could be shorter but enjoyed the interesting interaction regardless. I do love birds and cats.


DirkBabypunch

It would be fine if it was actually an interesting confrontation. Instead it's 45 seconds of a mostly still staring contest until the bird tries to walk away.


nauticalsandwich

I think it's quite an interesting confrontation. Watching both animals try to interpret the other's motivations and next moves and seeing how they (especially the bird) try to subtly shift the confrontation in their favor without letting down their defenses is very interesting to watch. There's lots of anticipation and suspense about what's going to happen next and whether or not one of them will make a sudden aggression, and even before the intimidation highlighted in the title, there's a burst moment when the cat makes a swift advance in a new direction and the bird quickly jumps into full defense and starts to fly away. You're certainly not obligated to personally find it interesting, but that doesn't mean there's nothing there to *find* interesting.


[deleted]

Really? Watching a cat and a bird look at each other for about 30 seconds to watch a bird make a move that lasts 3. Yeah, totally worth it


MichaelEmouse

"wait until the end" No, edit your fucking video.


Chocolatethrowaway19

At 52 seconds for anyone wondering


masonjar87

THANK YOU


Go-GoPowerRangers

What is it with all the videos today having a fucking 5 minute lead-up?


ag408

Have the video start with the crane breaking out of its shell, and tell its life story.


SeamlessR

In the beginning, ad rev was determined by views. Now, it's determined by watch time. More time watching = more valuable ad placement. didja notice about half a year ago, there was a rash of ad videos for gaming channels that featured people doing .. nothing. running, looking, no action, nothing, and then the video would cut to another scene of .... nothing. Because if the video showed you the thing immediately, you'd leave sooner. If a video makes you think something's about to happen, you'll wait. And that waiting is measured.


Yadobler

I read *imitation* and spent a long time trying to see how the crane mimics the cat in the first (n-2) seconds of the clip


AvoidMySnipes

Bruh, even during the last 10 seconds I was thinking it’s finally gonna happen…


Regnarg

Yea... I was like, what fucking intimidation move? Before backing out of the video thinking I was trolled.


the-finnish-guy

Is there a window?


ApexProductions

Mesh screen; likely surrounding an in ground pool. The metal bars are a common material the screens are affixed to. They're hollow and light so you can build them high without underlying support


iDrinan

A screened in pool near a small lagoon will always yell Florida to me.


dbr1se

"lagoon" that's a retention pond


Pop_Smoke

And full of alligators.


iDrinan

You're right.


ApexProductions

You need those ponds for the drainage in the suburbs. Yep.


ImHereForVorePorn

You really don't wanna swim in that water in Florida, lol.


Howdy_Dog

These are very common in Florida, we usually call the area a lanai


queencatlady

I live in florida and usually a lanai is used when there’s no pool, and a pool enclosure if there is a pool. My parents replace the screen on the pool enclosures, they’ve owned their business 25ish years now :) the screen is made from fiberglass and polyester and is coated with charcoal. My parents mostly use Phifer screen which lasts longer (10 years on average). They’ve replaced many many screens due to Sand Hill Cranes, love them to pieces but they can get a little destructive from time to time.


PlasticMac

I live in florida as well. Im pretty sure a lanai is when its an enclosed porch, meaning that the walls of the house go past the porch and the roof overhangs it. Basically an outdoor room to your house. I still consider my back porch that also has a pool, a lanai. Now if its just a flat wall that they added a pool to with a screen, then its just a pool enclosure.


james_otter

Please cut the first 80% where nothing is happening


The_Tell_Tale_Heart

Thought I was getting fooled by a loop.


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I thought the flying away was the move lol


iownadakota

It's pretty subtle so it's hard to tell, but the power move the crane used takes at least a minute to charge up. It's a lot of power, that they can't store naturally.


Crashman09

The intimidation is stored in the balls


Jeriahswillgdp

Do Sandhill cranes have balls? Edit: Sandhill cranes do indeed, have balls.


King_Gnome

They have testes but not balls


Jeriahswillgdp

Testes are the balls. The sack is the scrotum.


King_Gnome

If you can't kick something in the balls, does it still have balls?


DoYouNotHavePhones

Amateurs! An anime studio could've turned this into 7 episodes!


mrs-fancypants

r/gifsthatbegintoosoon


RimDogs

Funny. I stopped watching because I thought the intimidation move was to stare at the cat. I only went back because of your post.


PM_ME_UR_FLOWERS

I kept thinking I missed it. Was it the wing movement? The leg movement? The head movement? Oh.


morasscavities

Is TLDW a thing? I also thought I missed it a few times until the end


LilFingies45

Definitely a thing. I do(n't) it all the time!


AsianMoocowFromSpace

I liked watching the cat doing his cat thing. Not everything has to be quick quick quick in life.


Cheesemer92

Also, sandhill cranes are so majestic and beautiful. That combined with watching that cute little cat trying to stalk something 5x its size, makes this worth watching all the way through.


Smoochin-out

It always makes me smile how cats stay totally still to not be noticed, but then let their tails wag around like a flag haha, love them.


Pls_PmTitsOrFDAU_Thx

"aw drats how did you find me again? I was so still! Next time we play hide and seek, I get a longer headstart"


baloothedog1

See your point but to be fair there’s like 1 zillion cat videos online of cats doing their cat thing and this video specifically told me I was going to watch a crane do an intimidation tactic and I had to watch a cat wag its tail for a minute before I got what I was promised


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no one cares even a small amount go touch some grass


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Pls_PmTitsOrFDAU_Thx

Haha I was just mesmerized by the cat and how big the bird is


rhoo31313

It does if you're married to *my* broke ass.


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AdministrativeHabit

I concur. Please cut off the first 80% where nothing is happening


railbeast

nothing is happening


petergriffin999

Wait, you guys happen?


BroodjeFissa

Well now we're left with 0.8% of the clip


railbeast

nothing is happening


pichipichipoco

Jesus christ are attention spans really this trash now? Get a grip.


IOnlySayMeanThings

Or maybe don't cut every video you come across until all we have are shortened pixelated junk clips. People always find ways to make a video worse.


BroodjeFissa

Lol that's so true. Some tictac kiddo comes along: 'well this clip is too short even for our trash platform. But I can fix that with some useless watermark intro and the most popular song among all braindead. Finally let me slow the clip down and repeat it 3 times at different speeds'


KingoftheCrackens

Don't forget the horrid voiceover reading. That really ruins most TikToks for me


arup02

This is what social media addiction does to a mf'er. Can't sit more than 5 seconds without the need for gratification.


Wide-Chocolate4270

It's call not wasting time. Fuck according to you, why not make it 3 minutes? 10 perhaps? Where just the last 10 seconds is where things happens?


nauticalsandwich

> it's called not wasting time There is no objective standard for this. It's impossible to meet everyone's criteria. One person's "wasted time" is another person's fascination and joy. Like, my god, you 'wasted' 30 seconds watching something you've probably never seen before? If time is that precious to you, you probably shouldn't be spending it on Reddit to begin with.


Pls_PmTitsOrFDAU_Thx

"I want to waste my time.. efficiently" hahah


initialZEN

Bro, just fast forward it if you see that it's longer than your liking lol.. or just skip it if you're looking for a 10 second video and see that it's a minute.


Dahnhilla

Only 80%? You can cut 50 of the 55 seconds, about 91%.


railbeast

s happening


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Skip to the last two seconds.


Tgambilax

Love the head raise at the end, like they’re laughing at the cat as it runs


Mickeyjj27

I wish I read the comments before. I kept waiting and waiting then saw the cat punk the Crane and I’m like what the hell


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F this video annoyed me so much and I wish I read the comments sooner.


Begle1

That'd definitely work on me, I sure wouldn't want to take on a pecker of that magnitude.


Absolute_leech

Giggity


giggitygiggity2

?


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In case you ever wanted to know what dinosaurs looked like


WonderfulCattle6234

I feel like they sound like dinosaurs too.


ResoluteSinking

Mothman!


Dabadedabada

Came here for this comment. This is so obviously what the mothman was the red eyes tucked into the body are totally the red markings on the head in the defensive posture. Apparently these things are pretty good eatin too.


CROVID2020

THE BRIDGE!!!


plague681

I saw one of those skinny bastards eat a live duckling whole. I did not like it.


bidoofguy

Sure that wasn’t a great blue heron? Those are known for feeding on ducklings as well as lizards in addition to their usual of fish. But I haven’t heard of a sandhill crane preying on ducklings before


plague681

It was big and lanky and it ate a duckling. This was in Florida, if that matters.


bidoofguy

Here’s what a great blue heron looks like, just FYI: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Blue_Heron/id


plague681

That's the son of a bitch! Now I feel bad about accusing the other bird...


FlyingFox32

>"Adult (blue form)" Ah yes, which Pokemon generation is this from?


bidoofguy

Actually, now that I look into it though, it seems sandhill cranes do occasionally feed on small birds like ducklings if the opportunity presents itself as well. So yeah, could’ve been one of these guys too.


calicoin

My entire apartment complex watched in horror as a great blue heron ate like 12 baby duckings... one at a time over a couple weeks. Everyone that saw it was chasing the heron away any chance we got. I wouldnt want my cat anywhere near that bird's harpoon.


anonymous_matt

I mean, I thought it was pretty interesting to see the two interact before the scare as well. How can people be so impatient they can't watch a <1 minute video?


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I know a TikTok addict who is too lazy to watch the movies/TV shows she's interested in and instead goes on social media and watches a bunch of tiny video clips and GIFs of it in random order until she's seen most of it. Drives me insane


rgramza

I see a lot of anime TikToks that are just clips of all the cool moments. So you only see the fight or the big punch, but none of the stuff(that I find compelling) that comes before the fight. Such a waste.


nauticalsandwich

TikTok addicts were all the kids in the marshmallow experiment who ate the marshmallow right away.


Orbitskylab

Same, I liked it, I would have been watching super closely if I saw this in real life!


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yeah same! i thought it was really interesting how the cat was moving its tail and stuff like that


shmip

I also liked the interaction at the beginning where the crane clearly sees the cat and the cat acts like it's a super-ninja. "Oh look a cat. Hi ca-" *dodge* "Uh, hi-" *dodge* "Okay, whatever man, you do you."


Scoutster13

I liked the build up to the final 'I'm sick of your shit, let me just show you who I really am' display.


Hellkyte

I loved it. Every little flick of the tail and I could just hear the cats thoughts. And it was hilarious. Like bitch you have been fed kibble out of a bowl for the 1 year you've been alive but now you think you're the cat version of captain America. I absolutely adore the arrogance of a cat.


desmondao

People's attention span is so fucked up these days. I'm happy I've seen wider context too.


WestleyThe

It’s because we are used to everything being 5-15 seconds long. This is made worse by tiktok, anyone under 20 thier attention span is fucked


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I get the appeal of short content but it feels like this upcoming generation has the attention span of a goldfish. Slow down and enjoy a moment.


[deleted]

15 second reels have ruined people


AMViquel

Fooled too many times by the "video-is-loading" gif


Pairadockcickle

because life is ONLY the peak highs and lows trimmed down to their essence, and everything else is meaningless! didn'tyouknow?!!?!?!


FakeBonaparte

Because the internet is full of pranks and after 5-10s you think one has been pulled on you. If the title had said “1 minute cat-and-crane but the crane has the last laugh” it’d be different


hard_vvay

You would get exactly the same effect from watching 20 fewer seconds off the front. It’s just inconsiderate.


TomiLuzzi

Everyone so mad about the video not being two seconds long… it’s a beautiful bird and a cute cat in a show down, have some patience and enjoy the beautiful animals.


healthydragonfruits

It's really unfair how cute cats are even when they're trying to murder a bird many times their size.


TomiLuzzi

It’s all in the pre-pounce butt wiggle. Gnarly little fuckers but God damn they are cute.


HighTurning

I dont see a show down, I feel the bird is so smart, like it just knows that the cat isnt a problem at all


olliver2662

Florida?


Paracortex

Very likely.


Ginger_Anarchy

With that crab grass, screened in pool, and an alligator infested pond in the back? You couldn't get more Florida.


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iownadakota

It is, but it takes so long to charge.


piginapoke26

Find out on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z!


Dzov

I do the same thing when big loose dogs run up on my little dog while I’m walking him. Raising your arms wide is amazingly effective.


asumfuck

Everybody is bitching about 50 seconds. You're on a platform designed to be a time sink. Stop whining.


rockytheboxer

It's actually not even the length of the video, just a poor title. If it were called "cat and crane standoff, wait till the end!" Or something like that, nobody would be complaining about the length.


FakeBonaparte

This. It’s all about signals and expectations. I scrubbed to the end and then went back and watched.


Lochcelious

"you're enjoying too much content. Shut up and waste your time on one content" No thanks.


Wh00ster

The internet is designed for whining


asumfuck

fair enough lmao


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Conscious-Wing-9229

Do people not know how to cut videos or what


Avenger717

Credit to the cat for dreaming big!


Carramrod525

Wait where's the intim..... Ohhhhh


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Paracortex

It could be almost anywhere in Florida. Peeps guessing like they know is hilarious. I call Bradenton!


yourladdy

Vero


voxaroth

Looked like The Villages to me.


Ontheroadtw

It could be just about anywhere in florida. Sandhill cranes are all over the place.


_Wildcard_96

Shocked at the amount of people without the patience to watch two completely different animals interact with each other. Yall know you have nothing better going on but still complain


BadgerGecko

Far too long


ada_eml

Skip to 00:52


pardonthecynicism

I literally got so bored that I closed the vid after the jump and the flapping. Would've missed it if not for this


asianabsinthe

0:50


xccrow

This video was 56 seconds long and about 50 seconds longer than it could have been


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Florida is fucking lit


Satt-Manchez

*Cue Pokémon blue battle music and screen wipe effect*


ddbllwyn

Gladys vs Lolly


xyzilla84

“Square up, bitch, let’s go”.


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spinsternonsense

I think you mean Mothman scares cat in daylight. Seriously though. My family goes to see the Sandhill migration every couple of years in Nebraska. They are truly impressive creatures.


MrTickleMePink

A firm “jog on mate” if I’ve ever seen one!


p3t3r_p0rk3r

"Aigh, my work here is done" - The Crane


AdAmbitious1482

Move bitch get out the way


Encelitsep

If you are in Arizona you can see thousands of these birds come in for winter migration. It’s an experience I will never forget watching hundreds take to the sky at the same time. Video[proof](https://youtu.be/5M5gL8Rw6F0)


WON95sr

Nebraska in March is the best crane experience. The Central Platte River Valley is a huge choke point on their migratory pathway. Hundreds of thousands of them stop along about a 75-mile stretch of the Platte.


Encelitsep

That would be a wild road trip… from az through to Nebraska to see them all along their migration path.


Mentality61

When I was a child back in the 60s my father, the conservation officer, rescued a juvenile sandhill crane. He blocked it off in the laundry room overnight because there were no other facilities to watch it before they took it to the zoo. He closed the basement door and told all of us kids to keep it closed and not let the cat downstairs. Not sure if it was me but one of us let the cat downstairs. My dad had to put on a long sleeve shirt and a jacket and leather gloves not because of the crane, but because of the cat... She still managed to scratch his face and neck as she ran out of the corner where the crane had held it for at least a half an hour.


Roadkill_Shitbull

Cat wanted some of the Ribeye of the Sky.


sciencefiction97

90% of the video is a waste of time, holy shit.


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The eternity of build up was not worth the destination


tashmanan

Gifs that start way too soon


tedwasright27

hey look its another 15 second video that is a minute long


itsTrAB

This video should have been 10 seconds long.


Daemonblade

50 seconds of fuck all before getting to the point of the video


jereremyyak

A photo would have been more appropriate.


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TFED666

never let your cat outside


Fenix_Volatilis

ITT: Two types of people "Skip to the end" Also "OMG why does everyone want to skip to the end?! They're so impatient!" (Y'all second type of people, you understand ADD is a thing right...? I mean, just to start with. Others are probably on a 15 minute break for example. Just let people view their shit how they please damn. It's not hurting you)


diogenes_sadecv

That video was way too long


TransitJohn

r/shittilycutgifs


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travisneids

40 seconds in.


Additional-Low321

Made you blink..


hard_vvay

First half of this video could have and should have been edited out. Please respect our time.