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[–]Favidavid 336 points337 points ago

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did that cat fucking levitate?

[–]SpelingTroll 406 points407 points ago

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he double-jumped.

[–]geehoffer 47 points48 points ago

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I'm thinkin' that, air-dash, and the momentum from his X attack animation kept him going for a while.

[–]heart_of_a_liger 9 points10 points ago

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It obviously used a jetpack.

[–]Terrence_Obledeedoo 0 points1 point ago

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Blame evolution.

[–]musubk 4 points5 points ago

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I've been playing that for the last two days and can't get any work done.

[–]OuttaSpec 1 point2 points ago

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You've been using the wrong Dash.

[–]Trondiginus 2 points3 points ago

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air X-factor'd into super

[–]Freakin_Yeah 15 points16 points ago

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Flutter Jumped

[–]zoso33 6 points7 points ago

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"I don't always bring pop

But when I do, I BARRIIIIING POP!"

[–]ultrafetzig 7 points8 points ago

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That's what I saw, plain as day. Cats can space-jump.

[–]morkoq 4 points5 points ago

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and then hit up + B

[–]nomalas 10 points11 points ago

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TIL that cats can double jump.

[–]salmon_man 1 point2 points ago

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bonk!

[–]fonehtiks 76 points77 points ago

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No his tail is a freakin propeller

[–]TrollKy 43 points44 points ago

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Like so

[–]Honey_Otter 7 points8 points ago

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Tails is a fox damnit

[–]TrollKy 12 points13 points ago

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I know, I wasn't giving an example of a cat, there's plenty of pictures of cats on Reddit.

I was giving an example of using a tail (or multiple tails) as a propeller

[–]adigabear 27 points28 points ago

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Seriously though, it looks the bird actually pulled him a couple of inches further into the air.

[–]Staying_On_Topic 92 points93 points ago

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I have heard stories about groups of magpies carrying off small dogs and cats. They are the most mischievious birds I have known, coupled with the intelligence of their Corvid family makes them an unstoppable force.

Corvids are considered some of the most intelligent birds on the planet. Studies on magpies show that they possess self awareness, and many people speculate crows and ravens (cousins of magpies) possess the same cognitive behavior. There have been multiple studies on the intelligence of Crows and Ravens. Most notably in Japan where crows were found to drop nuts on the road to have the shells cracked open by passing cars, waiting for the light to turn red and then swooping down to pick up their meals.

I personally witnessed a large group of ravens in Fort McMurray, Canada working together to get into a large garbage bin. One raven would fly hold the lid open, while the others would get food. They would take turns so that everyone could get their fair share. Just like these crows do with a small garbage bin.

Talking Raven http://youtu.be/yFXU7o0fYII

Ruby the Talking Crow http://youtu.be/cgTCoTD3BWI

Terry the Talking Raven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZyBNWVD70w

Julian the Talking Raven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Mk445CyME&playnext=1&list=PLF0BEB61D5874D88B

A Raven saying Nevermore and Waka Waka http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIX_6TBeph0

Snowboarding Crow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP9RnDp_tms

Study on crow intelligence TED talk posted on Reddit some time ago. Removed link due to the study being inaccurate. Here is the NY times link explaining the misinformation of the Crow Vending Machine

The Bait-Fishing Crow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_8hPcnGeCI

PBS - Nature Full Documentary - A Murder of Crows

Study on crows intelligence solving puzzles. In the last video the crow creates a tool to solve the puzzle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzEdi074SuQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M52ZVtmPE9g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtmLVP0HvDg

Talk on crows and ravens given by John Marzluff, he has conducted studies on Crow's being able to recognize human faces. Also they were able to determine that crows are able to pass this knowledge on to their children and other crows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNuQURJJBlE&playnext=1&list=PL7E63F84DDB9E8D03

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/science/26crow.html

Crow Playing with ball and dog

Crow and Cat love

I don't know this woman and in no way affiliated, but her raven sings an aria and imitates her. She has some radical Raven and Crow merchandise in the cafepress links in her video.

[–][deleted] 69 points70 points ago

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I worked at a farm that had crows nesting in some of the barns. I found a fledgling crow sitting on the floor of the barn, it could not fly and a cat had beaten it up. I raised it and it imprinted on me. It was as smart as any cat or dog that I had in my life. It could figure at anything you did not want it to. I even saw it trying to pick the lock on the enclosure I kept it in at night. It was free all day but i would put it in an old dog run at night and to keep the gate shut I used a small pad lock. The crow would watch me use the key to open the lock. I watched it try to imitate the motion by trying to poke a stick into the lock. My crow was tool using! The crow would go out everyday and hang with other birds or annoy the horses and steal food. The crow would go in the pool and wash on the step. It would let my sister carry it like a baby on its back. It knew we would not hurt it and would not freak out. It would caw loudly when it was out and about but when it was just the two of us it would chirp and chatter quietly to me, it did not just listen to what I said, it wanted to talk back. It would ride on my shoulder and whisper to me, crazy right? Crows are very social and it wanted to chat with me.

A raccoon got into the dog run and killed the crow and ate it. :( I felt terrible for ages because I had failed my crow friend.

[–]motdidr 7 points8 points ago

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Aw, that's sad. How long did you have him? What did you name him?

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

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The crows name was Fred. I don't know if it was a male or female but I called it Fred. Fred could catch if you tossed him something small, especially a treat. He recognized people he knew and would stop to say hello if he saw them when he was out. I could yell for him or whistle and eventually he would come swooping down and land near me and then fly over and land on me.

I had him for almost two years. He was born in early spring and grew up quickly. That winter it lived in the garage and went back outside in the spring and summer but was eaten in late fall that year by the raccoon so he only had one winter. The raccoon that ate him was stuck in the cage after eating too much crow. After being sad for the crow I did think, "on the upside maybe I now have a pet raccoon...?" That raccoon had other ideas and was not friendly so I had to let it go.

[–]motdidr 2 points3 points ago

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Im a little sad the raccoon wasnt put down :( both for being a pest and best-friend-murderer :'(

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

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well we lived in a rural area and I was in and around farms all my early years. The realities of life, like animals will eat each other, were in my face since I can remember. I knew that the raccoon was just hungry and saw poor old Fred as a free snack. I thought about shooting the raccoon but I just let it go. I think that the dog killed the raccoon a month or so later, it looked like the same one (size, color etc) so I felt some justice had been served.

[–]motdidr 6 points7 points ago

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Yup, know exactly what you mean. Nature, so cruel yet at the same time, so fair. The ultimate balance. At least you have a cool story about a rad pet crow!

[–]Suq_MahDiq 2 points3 points ago

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You didn't know that the crow and the dog were secretly best friends and the dog was just avenging his lost friend.

[–]Lampmonster1 3 points4 points ago

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Can't blame a raccoon for being a raccoon.

[–]motdidr 1 point2 points ago

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No certainly not. They are considered pests usually though, my grandma catches them and my uncle kills them because they attack her cats and wreck the screen room. I figured I'd he had it trapped he would have exterminated it, not let it go. If they weren't such assholes they'd be pretty cool animals (actually they are cool, but still little bastards)

[–]B0und 3 points4 points ago

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This post, combined with the fact that is your cake day, makes you the greatest redditor I have ever met.

Today.

May Fred Rest In Peace.

[–]space_walrus 0 points1 point ago

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Fred rested in the raccoon, who was brought down by the mighty dog.

circleoflife.mp4

[–]sluggdiddy 0 points1 point ago

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Sooo.... raccoon are smarter than crows I guess...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Now that I think about it, it might be a tie. Neither one could get out of that cage.

[–]bronzewolfstatue 7 points8 points ago

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Corn corn

[–]borkborkbork99 4 points5 points ago

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Anyone seen Lord Mormont lately?

[–]space_boat 0 points1 point ago

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Not since The Fist.

[–]BUBBA_BOY 11 points12 points ago*

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DEAR GOD. I've already seen every last video you linked to.

You and I.

Friends.

NOW.

EDIT: Depressing downvotes below. Fans of terry the talking raven shouldn't click.

[–]GundamWang 8 points9 points ago

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AND KISS.

[–]da_bbq 6 points7 points ago

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Is your name Terry by any chance? I think that guy's trying to get your attention.

[–]GundamWang 2 points3 points ago*

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It's a little game the two of us play online. We come up with code words for cybersex phrases, so we can cyber in public forums. It's like digital exhibitionism. "Terry" is code for "spank me". Don't worry, I've already obliged his 11 requests.

edit: I meant exhibitionism.

[–]da_bbq 0 points1 point ago

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I see. So that was just a bunch of spanking then? Carry on.

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    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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    Damn nature....you interesting...

    [–]Ramquat 0 points1 point ago

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    I just came here to say that the dog in your video about the crow playing with ball and dog, is a jackass.

    [–]Grind0r 0 points1 point ago

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    TIL Crows can talk.

    [–]c0t0d0 0 points1 point ago

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    Having a pet raven, that's pretty bad-ass. I wonder how you keep them from pooping everywhere.

    [–]Staying_On_Topic 1 point2 points ago

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    In North America you can't technically own wild corvids unless you are authorized for rehabilitation. Some rehabilitation centers will tell you to nurse a damaged bird back to health, bring them in to them to get checked up, and then usually they are returned to the wild.

    Yet you can own corvids from other countries if they have no laws stating otherwise. There is a guy in the states that breeds african ravens (and some other exotic birds, like vultures) that people can buy as pets. As for pooping everywhere, heh, they are like any other bird and will poop freely even though some can be 'trained' or at least encouraged to poop primarily in their cages.

    [–]c0t0d0 0 points1 point ago

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    Yeah, when I was a kid I kept a pigeon locked in my room for about a week, so I know about the pooping.

    [–]Kirby_with_a_t 0 points1 point ago

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    I feel everyone who responded to you forgot to read your user name and just thinks you are really interested in smart birds

    [–]liquidegg 0 points1 point ago

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    My biggest worry with this post is not about how much this dude loves/knows about crows, but that a TED talk was inaccurate. This changes everything..

    [–]xuvetyn 0 points1 point ago

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    So this is just a repost from http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/pbfc8/one_cool_corvid/c3o2m6h

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    [deleted]

    [–]my_mind_is_Free 1 point2 points ago

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    He had to find the proper power up first.

    [–]liquidegg 8 points9 points ago

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    It fucking looks like that hey, like, he jumps.. then extends a bit and ends up moving heaps further than first thought.. I watched that one little bit over and over

    [–]Essar 9 points10 points ago

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    Like a double jump?

    [–]Nutshell38 10 points11 points ago

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    Obtained Leap Stone.

    [–]hooliganking 2 points3 points ago

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    It fucking took off!! What is that sorcery?

    [–]dec92010 3 points4 points ago

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    It looked like the bird was flying off with the cat in tow

    [–]MNico 1 point2 points ago

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    It almost looked like the bird carried him a bit. That cat is a hell of a jumper.

    [–]MrFuddlesworth 1 point2 points ago

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    negative. Mario left his raccoon hat in the leaves where kitty is chillin

    [–]nazguel3536 0 points1 point ago

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    My first thought was the raccoon suit as well.(Sorry I can't remember the name)

    [–]undefinedbehavior 2 points3 points ago

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    Cats are badass like that.

    [–]OmniaII 1 point2 points ago

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    Cats don't give a shit about physics...

    [–]peetah74 0 points1 point ago

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    shadow step

    [–]JROXZ 0 points1 point ago

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    Hahahaha holy shit I thought I was the only one thinking this. Low and behold the top comment.

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      [–]terrymr 23 points24 points ago

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      The original is quite a bit longer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0HDqjX7gRyA#!

      [–]boxfire 1 point2 points ago

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      Man that bird was really asking for it. The cat ignored it so many times...

      [–]nexx 164 points165 points ago

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      Incase anyone was wondering, that's an Australian Magpie, they are so aggressive that they will pursue a cyclist and smash holes into their helpmet people have to put zip ties all over their bike helmets to resemble spikes and children are told not to turn their eyes away from one. Sometimes their parents make them wear fake eyes on the back of a cap or sunglasses backwards to prevent swooping. They often go for the eyes too. Yes, everything in Australia does want to kill you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Magpie

      [–]IJustQuit 47 points48 points ago

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      I'm Australian and have never been attacked by a Magpie. However I have been attacked on a frequent basis as a child by the Masked Lapwing more commonly known as the Spur-winged Plover or just Plover. Which are even more fiercely territorial, bigger and have barbs on the mid-joint of the wing that they attempt to stab you with.

      They are just arseholes, you could be 100 metres away walking along the road with them in a paddock, and they'll fly over making crazy noises and trying to stab you.

      Sorry, I think I needed to vent a little, they're scary.

      [–]SpelingTroll 8 points9 points ago

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      Their south american cousins are also douchebags.

      [–]ultrafetzig 4 points5 points ago

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      It does look kind of pissed-off and dickish. I wouldn't fuck with it.

      [–]spirited1 1 point2 points ago

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      Yea you would. Don't lie.

      [–]Roaning 2 points3 points ago

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      Plover

      No, it's a cardigan but thanks for asking.

      [–]iamnotanotaku 0 points1 point ago

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      I also have never been attacked by a magpie. Wattlebirds and Noisy Mynas have swooped me on several occasions though. Never made any contact though.

      [–]Suq_MahDiq 0 points1 point ago

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      As a child you should've taken up tennis.

      [–]HuggableBear 35 points36 points ago

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      It's hard to tell because of the quality, but I don't see the white on the back of that bird's head. It looks to me like a common Northern Mockingbird. They're all over the United States and they're fucking assholes.

      [–]Cryptic0677 9 points10 points ago

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      My first thought too. And this looks like the bird in the gif.

      [–]HuggableBear 3 points4 points ago

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      I have a scar at my hairline from one of these fuckers. Attacked me when I walked out on my back porch when I was a kid. I literally walked out the door and this bird dive bombed me before I even had the door closed. It's been scorched earth on those fuckers ever since. I have a pellet gun I keep by the back door just to pop them when they start showing up in the spring. I've pretty much eliminated the population near my house, but the war continues.

      [–]oneelectricsheep 17 points18 points ago

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      Hey FYI if you're in the US or Canada that's actually a federal offense punishable by large fines and possibly jail time.

      [–]HuggableBear 26 points27 points ago

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      Worth it.

      [–]Ramquat 0 points1 point ago

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      It's true in Texas, but that's because it's our state bird....

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        [–]farkdog 0 points1 point ago

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        Carry on, soldier.

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          [–]Super901 2 points3 points ago

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          Agreed. That's a mockingbird, my least favorite flavor of avian. Good to see one get taken down.

          [–]Cryptic0677 13 points14 points ago

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          Reminds me of Mockingbirds

          [–]factoid_ 6 points7 points ago

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          MOCK

          [–]b33r 4 points5 points ago

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          YEAH.

          [–]mountainryan 6 points7 points ago

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          -ING

          [–]toadwaker 1 point2 points ago

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          YEAH

          [–]bankrobbery 0 points1 point ago

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          YEAH

          [–]Antixian 0 points1 point ago

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          BIRD

          [–]RexW 1 point2 points ago

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          Another reason to avoid Australia.

          [–]Jackle13 3 points4 points ago*

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          I heard that European magpies are extremely intelligent. There are only a few animals that can recognise themselves in a mirror and not think that it is some other animal staring back at them. All great apes, some monkeys, dolphins, elephants, and magpies.

          Edit: Source

          [–]1_point_21_gigawatts 1 point2 points ago

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          Red-winged blackbirds do that in America, too. I used to live off the frontage road of an interstate in west Michigan when I was a teenager, and I hated riding my bike into town in the summer, because these bastards had their nests high in the trees lining the road and they would always swoop me.

          [–]KUARCE 1 point2 points ago

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          When I was in college every day I walked a path that went right by a red-winged blackbird's nest. That bird dive-bombed me on a daily basis.

          [–]Takasheen 1 point2 points ago

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          Yes...Swooping is bad.

          [–]ABCosmos 1 point2 points ago

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          I feel like that island in "king kong" is just a 10% exaggeration of Australia.

          [–]GitEmSteveDave 1 point2 points ago

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          Looks like a bird protecting it's nest b/c the cat is getting close, and protected it's brood with it's life.

          [–]woofers02 1 point2 points ago

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          Train these assholes to attack the mammoth fucking spiders you have over there, and MAYBE I'll consider visiting the land down under without walking around in a plastic bubble.

          [–]mattcnz 0 points1 point ago

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          TIL that even small birds try to kill in Australia.

          [–]starlinguk 0 points1 point ago

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          The magpies in Britain attack too if they think you look like a threat (to their young, mostly). I've seen a whole bunch of 'em dive bomb a cat before.

          Can't blame them, to be honest.

          [–]pirateninjamonkey 0 points1 point ago

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          Nice!

          [–]curvy_lady_92 0 points1 point ago

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          ಠ_ಠ My wanting to move to Australia has been greatly lessened. Fuck.

          [–]hold_the_lettuce 0 points1 point ago

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          so it's safe to say that they wouldn't attack Guy Fieri

          [–]slammaster 0 points1 point ago

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          I have a friend who moved here from Australia who says she used to have to weak an ice-cream bucket with eye holes cut out for the walk from her house to the bus stop because of these birds.

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          Carry a tennis racket at all times, fun begins

          [–]Flytch 0 points1 point ago

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          We have a bird in Britain called a Robin. Little bastards will chew your face off without warning.

          [–]ruskiman 0 points1 point ago

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          If a bird presents a serious nuisance the local authorities may arrange for that bird to be legally destroyed

          [–]pygmy 0 points1 point ago

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          Sorry, not a magpie. That ute (truck) looks more likely American than Australian too

          [–]Squishpoke 0 points1 point ago

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          Whats up with the catfuck photo?

          [–]synicalx1 0 points1 point ago

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          Pro tip for anyone who lives near a family of magpies, feed them once a day, preferably some sort of mince meat (cheap stuff, $4/kg). Keeps them healthy and happy during shaggin season and stops your skull getting mutilated during summer

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            [–]Lenoh 52 points53 points ago

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            Fool me once...shame on...shame on you...

            A fooled cat can't get fooled again.

            [–]Zephyrion 7 points8 points ago

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            Upvote for dubya reference. Came here for this.

            [–]garbhalgarbhal 1 point2 points ago

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            That cat must live in one of our 57 states.

            [–]Daggerfall 1 point2 points ago

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            I thought it was a reference to George Bush Jr's toe-curlingly embarrassing attempt to quote an old proverb.

            [–]Zephyrion 15 points16 points ago

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            ... that is exactly what I was referring to with dubya?

            [–]Daggerfall 7 points8 points ago

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            Although I fancy myself as being pretty good with English, it's not my first language. It was pointed out to me that you were referring to his middle name. Get it.

            In conclusion: that was also why I came here.

            [–]Zephyrion 4 points5 points ago

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            internet high five. <3

            [–]ionceheardthat 3 points4 points ago

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            George Bush Jr, who's middle name starts with a W, is sometimes referred to as dubya.

            [–]Daggerfall 2 points3 points ago

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            Oh, I had no idea! (non-native-english-speaker :)

            [–]ionceheardthat 1 point2 points ago

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            ;)

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              [–]whatthetuckkk 21 points22 points ago

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              "You know what they say, 'fool me once, strike one; but fool me twice... strike three.'" - Michael Scott

              [–]petedawes 7 points8 points ago

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              "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

              [–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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              That man was our president. He was arguably the most powerful man in the world for eight years.

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              [–]Rohm 36 points37 points ago

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              If you've ever seen a magpie in real life you'd realize that they will fly hundreds of feet just to fuck with people and animals, regardless of whether or not they're near the nest.

              [–]EdTheThird 47 points48 points ago*

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              Instinct at work my friend.

              Edit: For a particular group of anal-retentive redditors. We love you all.

              [–]jg90 15 points16 points ago

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              Read an article on Reddit ages ago about the population of song birds declining due to Cats being brought into their habitat.

              [–]sciendias 6 points7 points ago

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              In no way, shape or form is that nature in a natural sense.

              [–]snarkinturtle 9 points10 points ago

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              Human subsidized non-native predator killing native wildlife.

              [–]starlinguk 7 points8 points ago

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              Not quite, the cat not being a part of the natural (as in indigenous) habitat 'n' all.

              [–]HuggableBear 18 points19 points ago

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              Good. Those fucking birds will attack anything that gets within 20 feet of their nest, regardless of intent or whether or not they decided to build their nest above your fucking back door. They get what they deserve and maybe the ones that survive will evolve to not be so fucking aggressive and stupid about their nest placement.

              [–]GundamWang 2 points3 points ago

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              Since the aggressive ones have a higher likelihood of dying, I feel like this will be inevitable in the same way that rattlesnakes have begun to stop rattling because the ones that do get killed more often.

              [–]kt00na 1 point2 points ago

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              Do you have a source on the rattlesnakes? That sounds incredibly interesting.

              [–]GundamWang 1 point2 points ago

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              So I'm trying to find a reliable source via google, but the third result is from reddit, the first is from blogspot, and a number of links also point out this isn't a widely accepted theory (technically, hypothesis?).

              [–]sciendias 0 points1 point ago

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              So, as it turns out urban birds tend to be more aggressive in comparison with their more rural counterparts. Why this is the case can is still up for speculation. For example, more aggressive individuals may have higher reproductive success, but lower survival due to increased predation, stress, etc. Thus there is a reproduction/survival trade-off in some species. However, in urban environments 2 factors may favor trying to maximize reproduction in comparison with rural environments. First, survival is often lower anyway (cats playing a major role in this). Second, densities of conspecifics may be greater. For a species that has high extra-pair paternity (i.e., high cuckoldry), it may pay to be aggressive. Many songbirds (I don't know about mockingbirds, specifically) have very high extra-pair paternity rates - often on the order of 50% or more of the offspring a male raises are not his genetic offspring.

              As for the rattlesnake thing - I have heard the idea many times before - there is anecdotal evidence, but I am not aware of any scientific studies that have actually tried to document this phenomenon. It seems reasonable, but I have been in some pretty populated areas and been rattled at - and been in some pretty remote areas and watched a rattler just slink off without a sound. Also, keep in mind there is inter-specific variation in aggression, which could always contribute to this idea thanks to confirmation bias.

              [–]truth_it_hurts 2 points3 points ago

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              Exact reasoning I used when I hit a cat on the head with a shovel for coming on my property.

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                [–]just_joshing 18 points19 points ago

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                Damn...Bad ass cat.

                [–]theflu 32 points33 points ago

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                Dumb fucking bird.

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                [–]theflu 3 points4 points ago

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                Let me rephrase, dumbass bird for messing with a bad ass cat.

                [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                It's funny because cats are incredibly destructive to bird populations around the world.

                [–]pesadelo 11 points12 points ago

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                yeah, that's right. take that, you dirty little fucker.

                [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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                Oh yes...

                [–]metarugia 1 point2 points ago

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                Did that cat just double jump? Video games have been telling me the truth???

                [–]DannyInternets 1 point2 points ago

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                Damn nature, you scary.

                [–]velarstop 1 point2 points ago

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                The only thing that cat needs is a diving helmet and a drill.

                [–]GWEEDOspeedo 1 point2 points ago

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                I instantly thought of this George Bush gem

                [–]ajw827 1 point2 points ago

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                Fuck gravity.

                [–]binary111 1 point2 points ago

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                Bird was most likely protecting its young by distracting the cat.

                [–]SasquatchSinger 1 point2 points ago

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                I didn't know they made a tails video game!

                [–]kvist 1 point2 points ago

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                youtube source

                [–]rexmons 1 point2 points ago

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                I think the bird was protecting her young from the cat, womp-womp...

                [–]rabbitlion 1 point2 points ago

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                Full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HDqjX7gRyA

                [–]zerophewl 3 points4 points ago

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                you play with fire...

                [–]spirited1 0 points1 point ago

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                You get the cojones, wait

                [–]isildursbane 3 points4 points ago

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                So from the looks of this, the bird was defending it's territory. Birds often do this in defense of their nesting areas, implying it had chicks. The male is generally the gatherer and the mother defends/mends the nest. This cat very well could have just killed, and potentially orphaned a whole nest of chicks. LOL THAT CAT JUMPED HIGH

                [–]cholz 0 points1 point ago

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                That's what cats do.

                [–]Farisr9k 3 points4 points ago*

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                The cat may be badass... but that's the bravest fucking bird I've seen in my life.

                [–]harmtouch 26 points27 points ago

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                There is a fine line between being brave and being foolish.

                [–]Martin_The_Warrior 2 points3 points ago

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                I think the line here is regular to wide.

                [–]Colonel_Pusstache 4 points5 points ago

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                Mockingbirds are always fucking with everything for no reason. Fuck those birds.

                [–]TheMediumPanda 3 points4 points ago

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                It's kinda sad actually. That bird has a nest nearby with eggs or chicks who'll never grow up to be birds stupid enough to attack a cat.

                [–]Bonelessflea 1 point2 points ago

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                Cause you were there ?

                [–]tilunaxo 0 points1 point ago

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                That's evolution in action, my friend.

                [–]DaM00s13 1 point2 points ago

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                did that cat double jump?

                [–]kossboss 1 point2 points ago

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                Is it just me or is that cat flying?

                [–]benj123 1 point2 points ago

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                that cat should be playing cat basket ball or something

                [–]Ruddiver 1 point2 points ago

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                TIL that mockingbirds were exiled to Australia after being convicted in Great Britain

                [–]FrontPageFirstTry 1 point2 points ago

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                too bad the bird was probably just defending his nest.... sad life in nature

                [–]UnknownArchive 1 point2 points ago

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                Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

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                [–]GimlisWeiner 0 points1 point ago

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                cats are fucking awesome.

                [–]dlangan 0 points1 point ago

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                the bird needs to work on sneak

                [–]cantredditright 0 points1 point ago

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                David Blaine of the cat world ....

                [–]fred7 0 points1 point ago

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                tag

                [–]Subby_Z 0 points1 point ago

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                What a pro.

                [–]lookieausername 0 points1 point ago

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                Beat me once, shame on me. Beat me twice, also shame on me. Best me three times I am sent to my death

                [–]Ebake09 0 points1 point ago

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                What a fucking badass.

                [–]Great_Chairman_Mao 0 points1 point ago

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                That sucks, to lose your life over a bit of a thrill.

                [–]elegantwino 0 points1 point ago

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                Looks like the karate movies where they fly and bounce off shit.

                [–]FuzzyG 0 points1 point ago

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                once again a cat not giving a fuck about physics

                [–]iPeeLavaLampGoo 0 points1 point ago

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                "I just hope my wire-fighting team is ready!"

                [–]p3ngwin 0 points1 point ago

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                GOTCHA BITCH !

                [–]srry72 0 points1 point ago

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                "Hey Jimmy, I'll give you 20 seeds if you go fuck with that cat over there"

                "I'll do it twice for 60"

                "Deal"

                "Hey you. You stupid cat. Take that"

                "HAHA"

                "I'm over here stup-JESUS CHRI"

                "JIMMY!!!!!!"

                [–]CollectionOfAssholes 0 points1 point ago

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                Why does that bird want the cat's tail so badly? Same thing in this video.

                [–]ironmayne 0 points1 point ago

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                the laws of physics do not apply to cats

                [–]smokinDND 0 points1 point ago

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                human evolution should be effective as this.

                [–]trev2010 0 points1 point ago

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                One of my riends trained a bird to pick up peanuts off of anything. we put one on the butt of his cat and the bird was noticed the first time and the second time the cat baited him to get the peanut. I stopped the cat from killing that boss though.

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                Wow.

                [–]whatevers_clever 0 points1 point ago

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                Submit a caption O.o

                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                TIL: Anderson Silva has a cat.

                [–]Barneey 0 points1 point ago

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                Darwin is disappoint.

                [–]nickyobro12345 0 points1 point ago

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                How do u make it play?

                [–]racecardiver 0 points1 point ago

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                This takes favorite gif.

                [–]BigNav 0 points1 point ago

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                Further proof cats have evil powers.

                [–]colaxs 0 points1 point ago

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                amazing. more like "foal me once"

                [–]ivanoski-007 0 points1 point ago

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                Angry Birds fail

                [–]Vijaywada 0 points1 point ago

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                poor bird trying to protect its nest

                [–]Flux85 0 points1 point ago

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                Are Magpies found everywhere? I'm in the northeast and I swear I keep seeing more and more aggressive birds. They usually swoop down on people and pick on the little birds.

                [–]sciendias 1 point2 points ago

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                No, they are not. In the US magpies are found in the western US. This seems to be a northern mockingbird.

                As far as aggression - there are a few studies that have recently shown that urban birds are more aggressive than rural individuals. Also, corvids (e.g., crows, ravens, etc.) tend to be denser around people. This group tends to be very intelligent and also tends to be nest predators (i.e., aggressive to the small birds).

                [–]virtu333 0 points1 point ago

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                mutas in zvt

                [–]nata156 0 points1 point ago

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                ಠ_ಠ did that cat...double jump?

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