Woodpecker gives a ride to a no-good Weasel (pics)

[Simon]

This photo is not quite what it seems - the furry rodent was actually trying to kill the bird which took off with the unwanted passenger on its back.

The rest of the story is here: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/incredible-photo-shows-weasel-riding-231536581.html

[Crackington]

If he fell off it would be "pop goes the weasel"!

[CityRaptor]

Sadly the weasel made a safe landing, but at least the Woodpecker managed to get away.

[Gwangi]

Sadly the weasel made a safe landing, but at least the Woodpecker managed to get away.

Hey man, weasels gotta eat too!

the furry rodent was actually trying to kill the bird

[Tallin]

It's just nature, the weasel's gotta hunt just like any other predator

I guess you could say the little mammals are finally getting revenge on the dinosaurs...

[CityRaptor]

Sadly the weasel made a safe landing, but at least the Woodpecker managed to get away.

Hey man, weasels gotta eat too!

the furry rodent was actually trying to kill the bird

Doesn't mean that we have to root for the Mustelid member of the Carnivora...

[Paleogene Pals]

The woodpecker looks like he is thinking, "You thought you had me, ha, ha!"

[triceratops83]

Best Photo In The World. I'm gonna be laughing for days!

[Gwangi]

Sadly the weasel made a safe landing, but at least the Woodpecker managed to get away.

Hey man, weasels gotta eat too!

the furry rodent was actually trying to kill the bird

Doesn't mean that we have to root for the Mustelid member of the Carnivora...

Why do we need to root for anyone? It's nature, not a professional sport.

[CityRaptor]

Well, I'm glad that the bird escaped.

[SBell]

Dammit, the weasel is a carnivoran, not some filthy rodent  . I can't believe how many times it is referred to as such.

And the weasel's got to eat too--if not this bird, a cute little bunny or hedgehog or something. They are tiny killing machines, it's what they do.

[DinoLord]

Gotta love that woodpecker's expression!

[Simon]

Dammit, the weasel is a carnivoran, not some filthy rodent  . I can't believe how many times it is referred to as such.

And the weasel's got to eat too--if not this bird, a cute little bunny or hedgehog or something. They are tiny killing machines, it's what they do.

I called that weasel a "furry rodent" because I didn't like the fact that it was trying to kill that beautiful little avian dino.  I am aware that a filthy weasel is not a rodent.

This one WAS a "dirty rat", however.   

[CityRaptor]

And the weasel's got to eat too--if not this bird, a cute little bunny or hedgehog or something. They are tiny killing machines, it's what they do.

I'm okay with that.

[Paleogene Pals]

I think I read that it is a baby weasel. Are we rooting against a baby weasel?

[Gwangi]

Dammit, the weasel is a carnivoran, not some filthy rodent  . I can't believe how many times it is referred to as such.

And the weasel's got to eat too--if not this bird, a cute little bunny or hedgehog or something. They are tiny killing machines, it's what they do.

I called that weasel a "furry rodent" because I didn't like the fact that it was trying to kill that beautiful little avian dino.  I am aware that a filthy weasel is not a rodent.

This one WAS a "dirty rat", however.   

How do you feel about avian dinosaurs killing avian dinosaurs?

[stargatedalek]

I completely admit I'm biased (I hate weasels and squirrels, weasels I've seen how vicious they are first hand, and squirrels are evil little perverts who rape baby birds to death...), so yes I would root against a baby weasel >.<

[SBell]

I think I read that it is a baby weasel. Are we rooting against a baby weasel?

It's not a baby--it's probably a full-grown least-weasel, they're really small.

Also, go mammals.

[Gwangi]

I completely admit I'm biased (I hate weasels and squirrels, weasels I've seen how vicious they are first hand, and squirrels are evil little perverts who rape baby birds to death...), so yes I would root against a baby weasel >.<

But in that same vein you have eagles and other birds that kill their siblings in the nest and don't forget duck rape. All of these animals (squirrels and weasels included) are the way they are through evolution, not by choice. Weasels are vicious efficient predators because evolutionary pressure made them that way, and I find them fascinating! They don't have a choice in the matter, they're doing what they need to do to survive. You can't judge an animal by its actions when it has no control over them, what you're doing is anthropomorphizing.

This is the same attitude that has lead to the wholesale slaughter and decline of wolves, sharks, snakes and other animals that humans deem "evil" or "viscous".

[Paleogene Pals]

Correct, it is illogical to assign values such as "good" and "evil" to animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, virus, etc...  I read that someone wrote that hyenas are vicious, evil vermin that should be exterminated because they most often consume their prey while alive. They are just doing what they have to do.