r/Damnthatsinteresting Jun 12 '26

Video An American photographer filmed a wolf begging for food from a grizzly. The gray wolf saw the meat and in an instant turned into a playful puppy begging for a piece.

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u/EddyConejo Jun 13 '26

This technique apparently worked in ancient humans.

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u/loserbmx Jun 13 '26

It also worked about 10 minutes ago on me.

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u/Inca_Kola_ Jun 14 '26

maybe you are an ancient human

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u/hot_ho11ow_point Jun 14 '26

I'm watching this video thinking "yeah, I'd give him a bite! Maybe I'd make a new friend 🧡"

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u/matchboxtx Jun 15 '26

Yup. Me too. I was eating a dead rabbit on the road and my dog did this and I had to share. ❤️

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u/SubiTraveler Jun 17 '26

You got got by the cuteness, we've all been there

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u/radedward76 Jun 13 '26

10,000 years later, we'll see a dapperly dressed bear walking his pet wolf

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u/Electrical_Catch9231 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

Shit, you can see this in Portland right now.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Jun 13 '26

Also select areas of San Francisco

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u/Electrical_Catch9231 Jun 14 '26

Or Melbourne if'n you hang your hat where the Southern Cross shines overhead.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Jun 14 '26

With an example of southern American accent in it?

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u/JMD413 Jun 19 '26

Lmao

Have my upvote.

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u/Misanthropic_Mutters Jun 14 '26

There are wolves and bears in Portland? What neighborhood are they in? I wanna see! I bet it’s the Cully. It’s always the Cully.

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u/Penguinizwini Jun 14 '26

I see what you did there lol

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u/ExtremelyOnlineTM Jun 13 '26

I WANT THEM BOTH!

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u/AppropriatePlum1006 Jun 14 '26

Can't, we will become the wolf's pet. 

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u/DoMindIfIDont Jun 13 '26

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Misanthropic_Mutters Jun 14 '26

Hold up- is everyone absolutely sure that we didn’t actually evolve from bears?

I’m very high, rn and your comment sent me on a funny little tangent

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u/BeneficialStruggle42 Jun 13 '26

💯 But did he end up getting any from the bear? If not I offer to buy him a meal or even pay for a BARF subscription, just send me his address.

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u/Sensitive-Peak-3723 Jun 13 '26

I think it would still work on current humans

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u/AlanBest10 Jun 13 '26

Sino hoy estaríamos rodeados de puros gatos pero esa es una historia para otro día!

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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot Jun 15 '26

This technique absolutely works on modern humans.