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The stoat (Mustela erminea) is a ferocious, highly active mammal in the weasel family
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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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BallShapedMan lemmy.world BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
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I nominate this as the modern replacement of the Pikachu meme. Thank you.

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jordanlund lemmy.world jordanlund@lemmy.world
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"highly active"

https://youtu.be/NeWcc9zSMqM

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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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"highly active" https://youtu.be/NeWcc9zSMqM

Omg, the best Zoomies!

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homes piefed.world homes@piefed.world
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#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

Aw! Who’s so ferocious? You are! Yes, you are!

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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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Aw! Who’s so ferocious? You are! Yes, you are!

He looks cute, but when fully grown, he will hunt prey up to 5 times his size, like rabbits and hares. Beware the cute murderer!

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homes piefed.world homes@piefed.world
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He looks cute, but when fully grown, he will hunt prey up to 5 times his size, like rabbits and hares. Beware the cute murderer!

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betterdeadthanreddit lemmy.world betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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He looks cute, but when fully grown, he will hunt prey up to 5 times his size, like rabbits and hares. Beware the cute murderer!

It's a good thing I'm at least 6 times his full-grown size then.

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AXH lemmy.zip AXH@lemmy.zip
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Shout-out to Inscryption

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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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It's a good thing I'm at least 6 times his full-grown size then.

Shoot, I have some updated info for you. Turns out they can take down prey 10 times their size.

Run.

Source: https://youtu.be/HNbqvqf3-14

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betterdeadthanreddit lemmy.world betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-06
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Shoot, I have some updated info for you. Turns out they can take down prey 10 times their size. Run. Source: https://youtu.be/HNbqvqf3-14

Welp, it's been an honor and a pleasure.

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rumba lemmy.zip rumba@lemmy.zip
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Aw! Who’s so ferocious? You are! Yes, you are!

Friend of mine has chickens, a stote dug a hole under the wall and went through a decent number of the flock before he was able to figure out and 'neutralize' it

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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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I nominate this as the modern replacement of the Pikachu meme. Thank you.

Where do I leave my signature for this petition?

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AngryCommieKender lemmy.world AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
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Looks like a ferret

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dethedrus lemmy.dbzer0.com dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-03-09
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Original video.

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tpyo lemmy.world tpyo@lemmy.world
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Shout-out to Inscryption

That game is pretty fun! My partner and I enjoyed playing through it. I don't recall if we completed the game but it was pretty interesting

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mnemonicmonkeys sh.itjust.works mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-17
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Looks like a ferret

They're both weasels, so that's not weird

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bluegreenpurplepink lemmy.world bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world
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Shout-out to Inscryption

"Look at me. I am the master of this world now."

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Shoot, I have some updated info for you. Turns out they can take down prey 10 times their size. Run. Source: https://youtu.be/HNbqvqf3-14

Damn! Dude's a persistence hunter too! Like early humans hunting mammoths!

Also: those other rabbits are stone cold 😆

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Omg, the best Zoomies!

I mean, those ARE pretty great zoomies, but have you considered piglet zoomies?

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MoffKalast lemmy.world MoffKalast@lemmy.world
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#21 · (edited) Quote Reply

Original video.

If a ferret is a snake cat, then these really are snake mice :D

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0ops piefed.zip 0ops@piefed.zip
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Shoot, I have some updated info for you. Turns out they can take down prey 10 times their size. Run. Source: https://youtu.be/HNbqvqf3-14

That cameraperson was sweating

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Bo7a piefed.ca Bo7a@piefed.ca
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#23 · (edited) Quote Reply

Content Warning - Stoat doing stoat stuff. Animal death. Turn back now, etc...

They are remarkably cute, and twice as vicious.

spoiler

We have one that lives in our firewood lean-to in the winter and I have seen it spring out from between two pieces of firewood, grab a blue jay, and pull it back through a space that a bird of that size should not fit into in the blink of an eye.

By the time I could cross the 5 or 6 feet to peek between the rows of wood it had already dispatched the bird and hidden somewhere to feast. All that was left as a clue was like 3 spots of blood and a couple of tail feathers.

Pic Related

blue jay feathers

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I_Fart_Glitter lemmy.world I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-28
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He looks cute, but when fully grown, he will hunt prey up to 5 times his size, like rabbits and hares. Beware the cute murderer!

And he does it with DANCE

https://youtu.be/oc0Tg9Qi7_U

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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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I mean, those ARE pretty great zoomies, but have you considered piglet zoomies?

This is adorable and totally made my day!

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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This is adorable and totally made my day!

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TheBrideWoreCrimson sopuli.xyz TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz
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Shoot, I have some updated info for you. Turns out they can take down prey 10 times their size. Run. Source: https://youtu.be/HNbqvqf3-14

The other rabbits seem weirdly indifferent to what's going on.

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ParadoxSeahorse lemmy.world ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world
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FYI as it can be quite hard to tell

Weasels are weasely recognised, stoats, otoh are stoatally different

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Rai lemmy.dbzer0.com Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-07-01
#29 · Quote Reply

I nominate this as the modern replacement of the Pikachu meme. Thank you.

I love it, but stoat bb looks a bit excited/happy. The pikachu one works so well for me because he looks blasé*(mon)*—he looks “shocked” in a sarcastic, “oh wow, how surprising.” type of way that hits just perfect.

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Eldritch piefed.world Eldritch@piefed.world
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#30 · (edited) Quote Reply

The other rabbits seem weirdly indifferent to what's going on.

Because they understand the stoat is killing to feed. One rabbit will last a stoat for days. That and Steve was really an asshole anyways. So the others have nothing to worry about until the stoat is hungry again.

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Rai lemmy.dbzer0.com Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Shout-out to Inscryption

Obligatory comment from me every time Inscryption is mentioned, please please please:

Please please go play The Hex if you liked Inscryption. If you’re reading this and liked Inscryption, go play it. It’s Daniel Mullins’ previous game. I played Inscryption when it first came out, then passed over The Hex because the screenshots on Steam had weird graphics. I saw someone on R*ddit say:

“If you liked Inscryption, go start The Hex now, blind. Don’t pay attention the the graphics; they’ll make sense about 20 minutes into the game. Don’t read the description or watch a trailer, spoilers everywhere. It’s cheap, and you’ll at least enjoy it if you liked Inscryption.”

I took the advice, and I LOVED IT SO MUCH. I love how the graphics end up working out, and without saying much, it has such wonderful, innovative concepts. Inscryption has more replay value, but in my opinion, The Hex is even better. It’s criminally underrated and that person on the bad site was right about it.

My partner and did Pony Island as a one-shot, then did The Hex over the next couple evenings. Love it so much, please go play it, it deserves more recognition!

also Pony Island 2 is on its way—I don’t get hyped for games every anymore since every big series I’ve loved has fucked me one way or another, but I AM SO MUCH HYPE FOR PONY ISLAND 2

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BallShapedMan lemmy.world BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
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I love it, but stoat bb looks a bit excited/happy. The pikachu one works so well for me because he looks blasé*(mon)*—he looks “shocked” in a sarcastic, “oh wow, how surprising.” type of way that hits just perfect.

You're good at reading critter expressions! You should consider doing it for a living! (In my best grandparent you should become a musician voice) 😂

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kshade lemmy.world kshade@lemmy.world
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#33 · Quote Reply

Content Warning - Stoat doing stoat stuff. Animal death. Turn back now, etc... They are remarkably cute, and twice as vicious. ::: spoiler spoiler We have one that lives in our firewood lean-to in the winter and I have seen it spring out from between two pieces of firewood, grab a blue jay, and pull it back through a space that a bird of that size should not fit into in the blink of an eye. By ...

It's basically a small, hairy snake.

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dethedrus lemmy.dbzer0.com dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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If a ferret is a snake cat, then these really are snake mice :D

The most adorable of danger noodles!

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TheEighthDoctor lemmy.zip TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip
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Obligatory comment from me every time Inscryption is mentioned, please please please: Please please go play The Hex if you liked Inscryption. If you’re reading this and liked Inscryption, go play it. It’s Daniel Mullins’ previous game. I played Inscryption when it first came out, then passed over The Hex because the screenshots on Steam had weird graphics. I saw someone on R*ddit say: “If you l...

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Sam_Bass lemmy.world Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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#36 · Quote Reply

ferociously cute

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No1 aussie.zone No1@aussie.zone
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Because they understand the stoat is killing to feed. One rabbit will last a stoat for days. That and Steve was really an asshole anyways. So the others have nothing to worry about until the stoat is hungry again.

Yeah, Karen is next up...

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blazeknave lemmy.world blazeknave@lemmy.world
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He looks cute, but when fully grown, he will hunt prey up to 5 times his size, like rabbits and hares. Beware the cute murderer!

I read the comment above yours in your profile pic's voice before seeing it. Watching with little man for first time and he just met Nibbler!

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wonderingwanderer sopuli.xyz wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
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#39 · Quote Reply

He's adorable.

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wonderingwanderer sopuli.xyz wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
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He looks cute, but when fully grown, he will hunt prey up to 5 times his size, like rabbits and hares. Beware the cute murderer!

Couldn't find a better nibbler gif, this is a travesty

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NottaLottaOcelot lemmy.ca NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca
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He looks cute, but when fully grown, he will hunt prey up to 5 times his size, like rabbits and hares. Beware the cute murderer!

We have a little mink that lives at our cottage. It’s this sweet little thing that bounds across the rocks along the water. And within 5 minutes it returns carrying massive fish, frogs, or mice - I don’t know how it hunts so fast, but it is clearly an effective killer

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ickplant lemmy.world ickplant@lemmy.world
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I read the comment above yours in your profile pic's voice before seeing it. Watching with little man for first time and he just met Nibbler!

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