Filthy light thieves
October 26, 2019 2:21 PM Subscribe
Be careful where you put your camera, or they might get nabbed. raccoon steals camera and throws it into water; squirrel steals camera and takes it into the treetops; a different squirrel takes a camera into the trees, but the lens is facing its fuzzy tummy; bald eagle steals camera, and we get to see the world fly by through talons; lioness takes camera, with a narrator; crab slowly approaches camera, and takes it off; young otters steal ottercam; sea lion steals camera, and plays with it a bit; octopus takes a camera on an ocean adventure.
Previously: Eight Arms to Film You; I Am Your Camera
Previously: Eight Arms to Film You; I Am Your Camera
Also.. those camera-stealing critters might want to have a good intellectual property rights lawyer on retainer to protect their work. Previously..
posted by Nerd of the North at 3:36 PM on October 26, 2019 [6 favorites]
posted by Nerd of the North at 3:36 PM on October 26, 2019 [6 favorites]
Didn’t realize until seeing that video just now - crabs are essentially giant spiders.
posted by bonobothegreat at 3:56 PM on October 26, 2019 [5 favorites]
posted by bonobothegreat at 3:56 PM on October 26, 2019 [5 favorites]
Also check out this seagull, this seagull, this seagull, this seagull, and this seagull.
posted by J.K. Seazer at 4:01 PM on October 26, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by J.K. Seazer at 4:01 PM on October 26, 2019 [2 favorites]
Previously: ... I Am Your Camera
Ha, I forgot about that post, but you definitely win best title.
posted by gwint at 4:13 PM on October 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
Ha, I forgot about that post, but you definitely win best title.
posted by gwint at 4:13 PM on October 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
Be careful if a monkey steals your iphone though, especially if it's not waterproof.
posted by Hactar at 5:11 PM on October 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Hactar at 5:11 PM on October 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
The videos from the squirrels' point of view make me desperately want a video game where you're playing a heroic squirrel going off and doing squirrel quests, using the forest canopy as your highway and leaping onto enemies from above. Like a Mirror's Edge crossed with Dishonored.
posted by MrVisible at 7:31 PM on October 26, 2019 [6 favorites]
posted by MrVisible at 7:31 PM on October 26, 2019 [6 favorites]
post title, post author, perfect! unless it violates MeFi rules on self-promotion or yada yada. :)
posted by martin q blank at 8:44 PM on October 26, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by martin q blank at 8:44 PM on October 26, 2019 [4 favorites]
I finally joined this month's post theme :)
posted by filthy light thief at 9:25 PM on October 26, 2019 [13 favorites]
posted by filthy light thief at 9:25 PM on October 26, 2019 [13 favorites]
Based on the baiting techniques used to manipulate the animals in these videos, the charges should be for entrapment rather than stealing.
posted by fairmettle at 1:24 AM on October 27, 2019 [6 favorites]
posted by fairmettle at 1:24 AM on October 27, 2019 [6 favorites]
Delightful post, thank you.
posted by wicked_sassy at 5:44 AM on October 27, 2019
posted by wicked_sassy at 5:44 AM on October 27, 2019
I’d be more impressed if it were the same camera, passed from squirrel to seagull to chimp to ocelot.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:19 AM on October 27, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:19 AM on October 27, 2019 [4 favorites]
As we speak animals are filming you mating. So, you know, just act natural.
posted by tommasz at 9:29 AM on October 27, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by tommasz at 9:29 AM on October 27, 2019 [2 favorites]
That bald eagle video ends at 52 seconds, as many movie portrayals of bald eagles do, with the call of a red tailed hawk.
posted by eye of newt at 11:25 AM on October 27, 2019 [8 favorites]
posted by eye of newt at 11:25 AM on October 27, 2019 [8 favorites]
I couldn’t help but notice that there was the call of a red-tailed hawk appended to the end of the eagle video; something which is apparently commonly done and which I almost certainly learned about via the late user rtha.
posted by TedW at 11:29 AM on October 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by TedW at 11:29 AM on October 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
I’ve been turned into a newt!
posted by TedW at 11:30 AM on October 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by TedW at 11:30 AM on October 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
Yeah, color me cynical but after the first "seagull stole my gopro" video a few years ago I did wonder how much peanut butter was being smeared. It is all very Balloon-Boy.
posted by Pembquist at 11:45 AM on October 27, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by Pembquist at 11:45 AM on October 27, 2019 [2 favorites]
Bunch of Bald Eagles watching a Bald Eagle Sitcom. Credits roll, and it ends with the screech of a red-tailed hawk. "Stupid Wilhelm Scream." they mutter, and see what else is on.
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 3:43 PM on October 27, 2019 [3 favorites]
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 3:43 PM on October 27, 2019 [3 favorites]
Be careful if a monkey steals your iphone though, especially if it's not waterproof.
Er, are many monkeys waterproof?
posted by ricochet biscuit at 3:33 AM on October 29, 2019 [1 favorite]
Er, are many monkeys waterproof?
posted by ricochet biscuit at 3:33 AM on October 29, 2019 [1 favorite]
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