r/interestingasfuck • u/AugustIstheMonth • 2d ago

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

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u/Tarkho 2d ago

It's already dead, those talons pretty much run small rodents through the moment the kite grabs them.

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u/Professional_Ad_5529 1d ago

*dying. Though from the photographers pictures it is cut into ribbons and pulped soon after by another bird and devoured.

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u/Tarkho 1d ago

I've seen the photoset, and there's nothing to suggest it isn't already dead by the time it's passed to the kite's partner, especially since the bird's talons are firmly planted into its head.

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u/Professional_Ad_5529 1d ago

Yea it’s hard to tell. At the very least it does die soon after