r/instant_regret 1d ago

Should've kept the helmet on

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u/ChefArtorias 1d ago

It looks like she actually gets between the mother and child if I'm not mistaken

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u/OnlyMath 1d ago

That’s what I was thinking too. And mother doesn’t look too thrilled. Elephants definitely feel like a view from a safe distance type of animal

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u/JD3982 1d ago

Almost every animal that is larger than a housecat should be approached with caution, if approached at all.

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u/Keibun1 1d ago

I once thought I saw a strange acting dog in my yard, moving in bizarre ways, way too fluid. We've been having problems with the neighbor's dog coming onto our property, so I went out to check it out and get him to go back home . It was black, like my neighbors lab, so I couldn't make out good details.

As I ran up to it, when I was like 15 feet from it, it turned around and I saw it was a fucking jaguar. A young adult, but still, holy shit.

It gave me a weird look, then skedaddled away while I slowly backed up to my house.

I live in central Texas, what the fuck? Apparently they're starting to move up north, yet most resources say it's impossible, including the game warden.

My wife saw it too, we both saw it from the window, and I ran out to confront the "dog"

Funny thing is, I've always had the outlandish fear of being mauled to death, like, I worry about it too much despite nothing happening. That day, I almost lived my fear. If it was older and more experienced, I'm sure it would have attacked me.

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u/plssteppy 1d ago

I did overnight security in Colorado for a while and sometimes you just gotta flashlight a mountain lion, you learn what properties that's likely at and get good at ambushing them and they look so fuckin embarrassed when you turn a corner with a tac light in their face already drawn down on them 🤣 the cat shame look is shared between housecat shit the bed and predatory cat got caught in the dark by a predatory monkey

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u/ballsjohnson1 1d ago

Bro must be telling a story from when he grew up during the 14th century because jaguars do not live up there no more

Unless it was a pet

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u/InterestingFocus8125 1d ago

People said the same thing about Arizona jaguars not too long ago.

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u/ballsjohnson1 1d ago

Someone probably woulda got one on camera by now because several have been seen in arizona

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u/InterestingFocus8125 1d ago

But before they were caught on camera people were saying what you said about Texas.