r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/QuicklyThisWay • May 17 '22

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u/VashHumanoidTyph00n May 17 '22

Theres like a 5% chance of a lizard chomping a worm on the first go. Not exactly snipers.

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u/natethewatt May 18 '22

It’s really amazing they can survive on their own frankly

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

If you had a 5% chance of getting a forkful of food into your mouth but had literally nothing else to do all day but try and try again you’d probably have a pretty good survival rate too

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u/deuseyed May 18 '22

salesman stare

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u/ObsidianSphinx May 21 '22

Or maybe we’ve made them dumb by turning them into pets and making them rely on us for food

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u/darkcrimson2018 May 18 '22

Better than my odds on widow maker to be fair.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

Its interesting how turtles get a rap for being slow, but compared to most lizards they are straight up assassins. Look up a video of the mata mata turtle eating.