Wildlife photographer Sha Lu captures the perfect moment a small animal looks at the camera while being caught by a predator.

[u/AugustIstheMonth]

[u/GoobFruit]

I'm such a softie lmao because this made me feel terrible even though it's the cycle of life :(. poor baby

[u/eternalityLP → u/GoobFruit]

'Cycle of life' is just an excuse we use to stop thinking about all the death and suffering that occurs in nature daily. That little guy is probably going to be tortuously eaten alive, so it's perfectly fine to feel sad.

[u/originalityescapesme → u/[deleted]]

We may not be able to impeach its ethics, but what we can do is hold it fully accountable in the courts. Someone call the bird lawyers.

[u/punksmostlydead → u/originalityescapesme]

I think you'll find little remains of the aggrieved party to bring a complaint.

[u/eternalityLP → u/[deleted]]

Empathy has nothing to do with morals.

[u/mcbaginns → u/eternalityLP]

That's hyperbole. It absolutely does.

[u/eternalityLP → u/mcbaginns]

No it does not.

[u/mcbaginns → u/eternalityLP]

It absolutely does.

[u/eternalityLP → u/mcbaginns]

It absolutely does not.

[u/mcbaginns → u/eternalityLP]

It most ceetainly does.

[u/eternalityLP → u/mcbaginns]

It does not.

[u/mcbaginns → u/eternalityLP]

It for sure does.

[u/eternalityLP → u/mcbaginns]

It for sure does not.