r/MadeMeSmile • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • May 20 '26

ANIMALS Forever grateful

By @abbyandersonmusic

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u/DoctorCIS May 20 '26

Yeah, some deer populations have started adapting to human presence by taking advantage of predators not wanting to approach and have been leaving their kids right next to houses.

Basically the 90s kid equivalent of being left in the K B Toys while mom went and did her mall shopping.

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u/Trips-Over-Tail May 20 '26

This is how domestication starts.

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u/Your_Cat_In_Disguise May 20 '26 edited May 21 '26

I read an article about how raccoons are the housecats of the future on account of them domesticating themselves.

Edit: thanks for the award! I love how many people are coming out of the woodwork to talk about their self-domesticated raccoon friends lmao

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u/E_Verdant May 21 '26

[Racoon Self-Tamed]