Fascinating Just now finding out that rabbits can swim. Also learned their ears go into swim mode when they do. This is news 🐇

On November 24, 2009, John Edward Jones tragically lost his life in the Nutty Putty cave following a harrowing 28-hour ordeal. While exploring with his brother Josh, Jones accidentally entered a constricted tunnel, mistaking it for another tight passage known as the "Birth Canal." He became lodged upside-down in a 10 by 18 inches (25 by 46 cm) opening approximately 400 feet (120 m) from the cave's entrance. Jones was trapped in a position resembling a hook, where any movement could cause severe injury due to the unnatural angles of his body. A large team of rescuers responded, employing an advanced rope-and-pulley system in their efforts to save him. However, the operation faced a setback when a pulley malfunctioned during the extraction process. Jones eventually suffered cardiac arrest, a consequence of the prolonged stress on his body from being in an inverted and compressed position. The rescuers, realizing the high risk involved, decided against attempting to recover his body. An agreement was reached between the landowner and Jones's family to seal the cave permanently, turning it into a memorial for Jones. To secure the area, explosives were used to collapse the ceiling near where Jones was located, and the entrance was filled with concrete, ensuring no further access.

@pet_universes this dog saw his human making a snow angel and decided to do the same exact thing

@pet_universes @fasc1nate I’m 30 and it’s my first time knowing this 😥

@pet_universes @fasc1nate Very few rabbit species can swim! Placing a domestic rabbit in water will cause the water to get trapped underneath their dense fur, cause hypothermia, and kill them. This is a swamp rabbit, a few of the only non domestic rabbit species that possesses swimming capability.

@pet_universes @fasc1nate 🤦🏻 that's an otter not a rabbit.

@pet_universes @fasc1nate This takes anxiety of the cave story away a little! I did not know this either!

@pet_universes @fasc1nate They can but do NOT put pet rabbits in water unless necessary, it can cause hypothermia and even death, rabbits groom themselves and they do not enjoy swimming

@pet_universes @fasc1nate Bunny paddle is a thing!

@pet_universes @fasc1nate @heydomoshi you’re amphibian now

@pet_universes @fasc1nate @BecciHorton so cute ! ❤️

@pet_universes @fasc1nate Didn't catch it on video, but this crow took about a 4' lap in the pool. I'm not kidding. It did a lap.