Animals With Balls

October 28, 2017 11:37 AM

Bird plays bounce with golf ball. Crow plays balance with golf ball. Baby bear plays with golf flag. Eagle steals golf ball. Squirrels too.
posted by The Whelk (9 comments total)

I wonder if those birds are just having fun, or if it's some kind of "how to eat bivalves" instinct or what
posted by aubilenon at 11:45 AM on October 28, 2017 [2 favorites]

Given the dropping and pecking behaviors displayed by that crow, it's definitely less "playing" and more "why won't this f@#cking thing OPEN!"
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 11:55 AM on October 28, 2017 [6 favorites]

Maybe they think they're eggs, and they're trying to crack them open to eat them.
posted by smcameron at 12:08 PM on October 28, 2017 [1 favorite]

I worked at a golf course throughout high school, and one of the guys in the club shed figured out that if you took a hacksaw and cut through the outer layer of a balata ball and also cut a few of the rubber bands, then placed the ball in a vice and slowly tightened it, the core of the ball would eventually shoot upward at great speed, hit the ceiling and spray rubber bands in all directions. This was great fun, but as we discovered to our sorrow, a pastime best enjoyed when one's boss was not within earshot.
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:14 PM on October 28, 2017 [4 favorites]

Though I have must doubts that crow is playing with the golf ball, this one is definitely playing with a ping pong ball.
posted by Doktor Zed at 12:58 PM on October 28, 2017 [2 favorites]

The bird in that first link is a red-legged seriema, if you believe the comments.
posted by Bee'sWing at 1:13 PM on October 28, 2017 [1 favorite]

The few surviving newspaper comics are rarely relevant these days, but this one is.
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:23 PM on October 28, 2017

"We have a new hazard at 17."
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:23 PM on October 28, 2017 [2 favorites]

That guy was getting waay too close to those baby bears.
posted by kingv at 4:57 PM on October 28, 2017 [1 favorite]