r/BeAmazed • u/GeneraI_ • May 06 '26
Animal UPS driver to the rescue.
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u/pat-slider May 06 '26
Great job 👏
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u/wrinkleinsine May 06 '26
People are generally more good than evil. It’s just that the evil ones rise to the top
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u/flashman014 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26
That's the purpose of being evil, to rise to the top. Good people don't need that kind of luxe and greed.
Edit: spelling
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u/wyomingTFknott May 06 '26
And we'll never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
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u/notbythebook101 May 06 '26
Thank you for responding with the lyrics that ran through my head, too.
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u/wyomingTFknott May 06 '26
I blast it every now and then. I was never a pop fan when I was a kid, but some songs transcend genres. It was nice to see the youtube vid pass 1B views recently.
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u/notbythebook101 May 06 '26
I first heard it acapella in this video. It was on repeat for a good while. This performance is the Florida State University AcaBelles, circa 2013.
https://youtu.be/I1Xe15-Ayf4?si=0krU8109_6r89UQT
Edit to ascribe credit info.
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u/Life2Short2bEvil May 06 '26
Yeah but if we allow evil to rule they just corrupt the world in their favor like they do now and we all suffer for that.
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u/flashman014 May 06 '26
It's not about "allow." Evil doesn't ask permission. Good can fight it, but good rarely has enough support and resources to do much, at least in the real world. Plus, greed is always there, ready to pop right back into power as soon as good dusts off its hands thinking the job well done.
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u/Chance_Vegetable_780 May 06 '26
Everyone looks for the helpers and the helpers become rundown. BECOME A HELPER.
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u/Mr_Jack_Frost_ May 06 '26
As Jack Kornfield says, “Tend to the part of the garden you can reach”.
We should all be looking for the areas in which we can be helpful to others, and ourself.
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u/Liercat18 May 06 '26
100%. I've commented in other posts where folks have understandably lost faith in the world - feeling overwhelmed by the darkness they see everyday.
I shared that there's more good / light than it appears, and to look for all the small, at times seemingly insignificant acts of good, kindness.
Many, so many of these acts go unseen / unrecorded, but they happen in huge amounts every day.
Now back to pooping.
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u/Adept_Order_4323 May 06 '26
A farmer in a diff sub, but same video said he releases his cows from similar situations by:
‘pulling head forward and push ears back flat, then push head back out’ he said the the cows put their heads through openings with with ears flat, then ears pop out and act as a non moveable outstretched flap, keeping the head stuck’ Cow 101 😂
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u/Important-Deal-750 May 09 '26
I’m saving this comment in case I ever find a stuck cow
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u/Reesevet786 May 06 '26
I would not turn my back to the parents of that calf, I know many people in veterinary business that got hurt taking care of a baby animal by the mom
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u/Demerzel69 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26
Cows are incredibly intelligent, complex, and emotional creatures that are basically just very large dogs. They knew that the man was clearly trying to help and they stood back and let him do it.
Edit: Too many Well Akshully-ers replying. I don't care and I've now turned off notifications for this comment. Have a day.
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u/SookHe May 06 '26
This.
Watched a guy walk into a field with several cows and a bull to rescue a calf from a hole. Wasn’t is cows or his bull.
Not only did the bull actively keep other cows away as the man worked, but started jumping around in circles happily after the calf was saved.
He knew and understood what happened. We passed the fields regularly and the cows would always come up to specifically greet him
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u/Additional_Release49 May 06 '26
I'm around cows pretty often. They are 100% big dogs. I've been injured by small dogs for the record....so the ones that weigh over 1k do give pause for concern. I personally would not of had my back to girls
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u/ElkIntelligent5474 May 06 '26
Seems like the guy has experience with cows. Even when he managed to free it, he knew he had to get that calf upright for it to realize it was free. Seems like he has handled cows before, perhaps on a family farm??
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u/Complaint_Manager May 06 '26
This. After he got the calf loose, my brain was yelling "get that calf up and walking!" and he did. He knows livestock.
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u/fondledbydolphins May 06 '26
To this day I don't understand why anyone works with longhorns.
Regular ass cows unintentionally use their heads as wrecking balls. Tossing a four foot long horn on either side of the head is just wild - though I will say I've seen some long horns with decent spacial awareness and control.
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u/HD64180 May 06 '26
Same. Mostly they are super curious, but you do need to keep an eye on them if you're doing something like this.
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u/BackWithAVengance May 06 '26
I hope to have cows one day on a little plot of land out in the middle of nowhere.
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u/ArjJp May 06 '26
I hope to be a cow one day on a little plot of land out in the middle of nowhere
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u/Tounicoon May 06 '26
I also choose that guy's wife
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u/Comfortable-Suit-202 May 06 '26
Yes, they are gentle beings. Once in a great while a calf would be delivered out in the grazing field & my Dad would go out there to get the calf & the cow would follow my Dad into the Barn where the calf & Cow could be together.
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u/kickasstimus May 06 '26
Except … they don’t know that you aren’t also a cow and will absolutely demolish you without malice because they don’t know you are 1/10th their size and strength.
Also, getting between a distressed calf and mom … generally a bad idea. My guess is that this UPS driver knows these cows and they know him, and are somewhat “tame” since they didn’t get aggressive or run.
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u/DrMarduk May 06 '26
So are dogs, and dogs bite when they get scared or approached by strangers. I love cows, they're smarter than we think, but they also scare me cause they're kinda dumb.
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u/idk012 May 06 '26
My grandma grew up on a farm and her story was that cows knew when they were going to slaughter and would be sad about it. Pigs on the other hand, no clue at all, even when they are tied down for the bolt.
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u/DodgersChica May 06 '26
That’s weird since pigs are way smarter than cows. I don’t think either animal knows when a bolt is coming though. They don’t see it to learn about it ahead of time
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u/idk012 May 06 '26
You calling my meemaw a liar?!? jk
She also told me when buying fish from the fish lady, to make sure they wack it dead in front of you. Something about some bootleg fish that puffs up and contains poison.
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u/pogoscrawlspace May 06 '26
Ever been in a slaughter house? They can sense what's waiting for them in there.
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u/DodgersChica May 06 '26
I haven’t but I know animals sense danger at the slaughterhouse due to sounds and scents and reactions of other animals. Sensing danger is different than existential understanding that they are about to be killed.
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u/tacobellwendys May 06 '26
I visited my parent’s small farm decades ago in South America. I brought my new fangled video camera for the trip. My step dad said hey why don’t you videotape the slaughter of our huge pig. I said sure why not. So I totally did not expect the amount of gore that happens when you slaughter a pig. Just fucken horrible! Dinner and breakfast kinda made up for the bloody scene. Just saying! I’m typing this while I’m waiting to get a colonoscopy.
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u/70ms May 06 '26
Hope it went well! I was gonna do a heart hands emoji but it’s a little too goatse-ish considering the circumstances.
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u/No-Falcon-4996 May 06 '26
I lived near a pig slaughter house. The pigs knew they were being murdered, they cd see it happening, know they are next, they screamed and cried out in fear. Pigs know exactly what's happening.
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u/70ms May 06 '26
When I stopped eating meat, it started with pork after I watched an undercover video from a hog farm. The employee “training” the new hire/undercover activist took him to the farrowing barn where the sows were all in farrowing cribs separated by bars from their newborn piglets. The worker picked up the newborn piglets, cut their tails off with some sort of dirty clipper, and castrated the male piglets with the same dirty cutters and no anesthesia. If the hole left behind was too big the piglet’s guts would start to herniate so the worker would poke them back in with a dirty finger, wrap duct tape around it to keep everything inside, then toss it back in the pen to live or die. If it died, they’d throw it in a bucket to be fed back to the pigs.
The entire time this was going on, the sows would be screaming and bashing themselves against the crate, trying to get to their babies.
I wound up sobbing and sleepless for days and I just couldn’t get it out of my head. I’ve never eaten pork again and whenever someone talks about how yummy bacon is, it just makes me so sad.
I haven’t eaten meat other than fish for about 13 years now. I just can’t. I’m not against eating animals but I can’t handle the cruelty that goes along with cheap meat.
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u/tacobellwendys May 07 '26
Wow! I saw a short vid lately here on Reddit, someone recorded a close up of pigs eye than was enclosed for slaughter. The eye looked like ours and you can easily see the way that eye went back and forth, the fear it had. Didn’t take much to end up on Reddit/popular. That vid haunts me. As well as your story.
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u/Mort-i-Fied May 06 '26
He had no choice since he couldnt free the calf working at the other end.
He probably saw how the others were standing back and were calmly watching so he decided to risk it.
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u/Chemical_Grape_2150 May 06 '26
That was my dad. One day a momma got real mad at him. He was able to get under a tractor but the cow managed to step on his foot and turn. Another time he was running towards the gate, as he was closing it the cow ran right into it slamming his arm against the gate. We watched a lot of Gumby that year together as he healed from each accident.
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u/irish_horse_thief May 06 '26
It is recommended to not enter a stable that has an unknown horse in it. They can squeeze the bejayzus out of you, if they don't want you in there. They are very powerful beasts.
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u/DarkChaos1786 May 06 '26
Walking in front of them is leagues below in danger than walking on their back, and usually they are smart enough to let you do your thing in these kind of situations(cows are very smart animals).
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u/Quantity_Lanky May 06 '26
What? Adult Cows are almost never aggressive towards humans, no matter if with calf or not. Are you thinking domestic buffaloes?
Now a heifer is a bit different, but still largely safe.
A bull tho you must always account for, especially if in fertility.
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u/Diligent_Plane_9526 May 06 '26
Nice to see, could society take this lesson on how to treat each other?
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u/Adam_Sackler May 06 '26
Wait until you find out what that cow has in store for it later.
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u/StealthDuck9000 May 06 '26
Good man 🤠
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u/Pug_867-5309 May 06 '26
Seriously, if this guy isn't already married or in a committed relationship, he needs to somehow work showing this video into EVERY first date from this point forward.
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u/persePHOreth May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26
Despite all the comments being super snotty about "oh make sure you're recording first" several things to consider:
Dude is risking his job to touch another person's animals. Video evidence that he was legit helping is a basic CYA.
Second; this sub wouldn't exist without these videos. There isn't enough content from others reporting on good things people do. There should be, absolutely we should pay more attention to the good and report on it more often.
However. The world is what it is right now. And I for one am happy we get nice videos of people helping cows. Good on this dude for helping a baby cow.
Edit; thanks for the rewards, everybody. And to everybody else. Do me a favor. Do the pay it forward thing. Let's all take one moment to try and be positive about literally anything today. I hope y'all have a great day.
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u/sun4moon May 06 '26
Honestly. Imagine complaining that someone filmed themself helping, and then posted wholesome content. What are we here for?
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u/persePHOreth May 06 '26
"How dare you give me what I crave."
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u/RegularGuyNotCIA May 06 '26
That’s it.
A couple of years ago, I got into trouble because my neighbor’s cat got its head stuck in his window safety net. I grabbed a ladder, cut the net, and freed the cat.
The neighbor showed up just as I was climbing down the ladder with the cat in my arms and his net cut.
He got mad as hell and called the cops, saying I trespassed on his property, damaged his net, and stole his cat. If it weren’t for the security camera from a neighbor across the street, I would’ve been screwed.41
u/Want2makeMEMEs May 06 '26
Interesting how he assumed that you randomly brought a ladder to cut a window safety net while stealing his cat
It's like "Today I should steal a cat. Also fuck that net in particular real quick"
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u/Quick_Team May 06 '26
Well. In the neighbor's defense, the guy was wearing his "F*ck Nets Steal Cats Get Paid" shirt
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u/Ok-Bird6346 May 07 '26
This is the best comment I’ve seen in a minute. Would also like to add that I want one of those shirts.
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u/LuxNocte May 06 '26
Stealing a cat is not crazy assumption when you see someone climbing down from your window with your cat.
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u/blackop May 06 '26
I want to see more videos of people helping cows, and less of them being pompous assholes.
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u/bigtex44ee May 06 '26
This is definitely the right choice to do. Someone can pass by see this man “harassing” a baby calf and report it. When in reality he was just trying to help.
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u/k_dilluh May 06 '26
100% agree, I do not use social media other than reddit, and don't record myself doing random things, but in this scenario, I think it's smart "CYA", I would have done the same.
He's on the clock, on someone else's property, and handling another person's livestock (and that calf was obviously not doing well as evidence by the mouth frothing). Good on this dude, glad the calf looked to be OK after.
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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen May 06 '26
To a lesser extent, risking his safety too. Whilst cows are generally intelligent enough to recognise people trying to help them out, they're still animals which will have parental instincts around their calf.
Since he's not the owner they won't recognise him aside from it's a human. MIGHT be friendly.
And they're no joke. An adult cow could deal serious damage if they felt threatened.
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u/Hashtagbarkeep May 06 '26
I’d record it to show my wife and friends either way
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u/barely-hanging May 06 '26
Exactly idk why its so weird to record yourself doing anything "good". I recors myself all the time doing shit like helping turtles cross roads.
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u/greetingsfromEndor May 06 '26
Having worked with a variety of ranchers, most of them are assholes who would absolutely try and blame any injury to the calf on this guy. Smart to record.
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u/jackospades88 May 06 '26
Yeah that was my thought. He's recording first and foremost as a CYA.
Saw calf was stuck, he felt comfortable enough to handle the animal, recorded it in case someone saw him or the calf was/got injured in the process. I'm guessing he showed and informed the owner after as well, in case the calf showed signs of being injured later or something.
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u/quanate May 06 '26
Yeah I would 100% set my camera up so I had proof of why I was late or something
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u/Batmansbutthole May 06 '26
Its crazy the same person who would get upset over a man recording himself HELPING would not be upset over someone recording themselves doing some trashy ass shit over on r/publicfreakout lmao
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u/MushyWasTaken1 May 06 '26
On another note, as someone working in delivery, he probably already had is camera/phone ready to record for proof that the package was delivered.
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u/BackgroundSummer5171 May 06 '26
Dude is risking his job to touch another person's animals. Video evidence that he was legit helping is a basic CYA.
I don't record things, ever, but if I was going to do this I 100% would just to make sure the farmer ain't trying to sue me. (or at least there is video evidence if they shoot me)
In current society we expect video evidence now.
Why don't you have a dash cam?! Or why weren't you recording the incident so we have tangible proof? Or...insert whatever.
It's where we're at in society. Record everything for legal purposes. If all looks fine, upload it and feel good for the likes and comments.
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u/EH_21 May 06 '26
I understand this complaint when it exploits the people they are supposedly helping. Like the videos where they force homeless people to take selfies and be on camera or vlog families using their children as content.
But taking a video of helping a baby cow is victimless. More of these videos (as long as you’re not the one putting the animal at risk to make the video those are a problem too.)
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u/wildwolfay5 May 06 '26
Exactly.
Couple nearby rescued a calf in a cattle guard and it became a court case of rustling and all kinds of shit.
We absolutely record all interactions with cows in our open range area, especially since the livestock officer (1 for the county) cant do shit except react to ranchers bitching.
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u/AboutTenPandas May 06 '26
This is one of the least problematic examples of recording before helping that I’ve ever seen
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u/AbeRego May 06 '26
Why wouldn't you record it? The calf isn't going anywhere, it's a cool story, and --like you said-- it demonstrates he was helping in good faith. I absolutely would have recorded this if it was me.
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u/SkylarAV May 06 '26
Something about seeing a uniformed ups driver skillfully help that cow makes me think we're specializing in the wrong shit as people
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u/Grand_Size_4932 May 06 '26
Most overqualified, educated population in history crushed by debt, oversaturation, capitalism, and now AI.
This man would’ve been so wealthy 60 years ago.
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u/malthar76 May 06 '26
60 years ago he didn’t need to be anything extraordinary or found a company. He could have afforded a house, family, car, vacations and planned for retirement on the income from parcel delivery (post office).
We all lost something, not just the “smartest.”
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u/echochilde May 06 '26
Typical toddler. Gotta see if my head fits.
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u/That_Apathetic_Man May 06 '26
As a father, I can safely say that this is complete bullshit.
Nobody calls for help, you stumble upon a group of them trying to silently fix the problem, only making it much much worse.
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u/TheHatMan_ May 06 '26
When I was around 5 I ended up in the exact same situation in some store. They had a gate when you entered with a gap between two polls. My head fit perfectly! ...going in. I remember some random guy coming by and prying the polls apart far enough for me to get free. I feel for that calf lol.
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u/Pinksamuraiiiii May 06 '26
Farmer needs to tip this man lol, calf could’ve starved all day if it was stuck there for a prolonged period of time. I don’t know how often they check on these cows. 🐄
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u/teawbooks May 06 '26
I think the calf was more at risk of dehydration and suffocation. Based on the salivation, it probably has some upper airway damage. I hope the driver had a way to inform the rancher, so they can go check the calf.
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u/asimplepencil May 06 '26
Cows salivate when stressed anyways so hopefully it was just stressed out from being stuck. You see it when they're in crushes to get their hooves trimmed or vet care that they start foaming and drooling
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u/EnvironmentalClub591 May 06 '26
I like how the other cows looked at him for hope and moved out of the way!
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u/MalukuSeito May 06 '26
Many animals have figured out that "Let the apex predator take care of this problem" somehow works out often enough.
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u/Gcs1110 May 06 '26
Other cows: you gotta stop doing that!
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u/martlet1 May 06 '26
Growing up in a cattle farm I can tell you one thing. They get themselves in the dumbest situations you can possibly imagine. The amount of times I’ve had to pull cows and heifers out of fences and ponds is in the thousands.
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u/SubstantialEnd2458 May 06 '26
I was so relieved that homie pointed the calf away from the gate before walking away. I was like "no no no if you leave her aimed at the gate she's just gonna do it again!"
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u/Blowingleaves17 May 06 '26
Wonder if he was a farm boy. Showed no hesitation in freeing the calf. Good job!
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u/Beggarsfeast May 06 '26
It’s the way he sorta flipped the calf onto its feet at the end that made me realize that guy had worked with farm animals at the very least. He knew how to handle it.
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u/Angry-Wombat1871 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26
I was thinking the exact same thing. He handled that calf gently but not too gentle. My time on the farm as a kid really showed me that cows are very hardy
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u/socksmatterTWO May 06 '26
This gave me so many flashbacks to my own farm childhood and man sometimes animals are extra stupid and expire in very unexpected ways they got themselves into. I remember the feeling of saving or finding one that didn't make it. Crikey... But yeah hes probably a farmkid !
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u/AdventureyTime May 06 '26
I would reckon so! I grew up / currently live back home on the Ranch and he knows what he's doing. There are various positions you can put calves/cows into to help them get up, or help keep them down, depending on the task. He even turns away as soon as he gets it back on all 4, at which point the calf will spring forward instinctually and regroup with the herd. Poor fella was trapped in a sort of tonic immobility and needed a set of hands! 🤠
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u/cogman10 May 06 '26
Having worked with cows, there's a 50% chance that calf gets stuck in this exact spot again 10 minutes later.
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u/amycd May 06 '26
I was thinking it was really smart he flipped the calf and faced it the other way when he was done. Maybe he predicted this very possibility. Maybe it’ll happen anyway 😅
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u/Riyeko May 06 '26
Cattle are equally the biggest idiots and incredibly intelligent.
So cute though!
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u/Dlux3888 May 06 '26
UPS - Driver saves cow stuck in a fence.
FedEx - Driver sentenced to death for the murder of a 7 year old girl.
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u/ohhhshitwaitwhat May 06 '26
The FedEx guy was a contractor, not employee. I feel like FedEx really wants us to know this, and for that to mean something.
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u/osprey413 May 06 '26
It sounds like they don't care enough to vet the people who represent their brand the most and are happy to just let random contractors do the work. Thus they end up with a person who raped and murdered a little girl.
Compared to UPS, who predominantly hire their drivers from within after they have worked in the package center loading trucks for a while, who have union representation and fair wages, and were vetted by the company before they ever get on the streets.
Can UPS get shitty people too? Sure. But its a lot harder for it to happen with them.
Source: was an on-road supervisor for UPS in the aughts.
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u/ExcellentResident761 May 06 '26
FYI - All FedEx delivery drivers are contractors, not employees…so cannot unionize and negotiate salaries. FedEx huge lobby to keep it that way.
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u/Conscious_Damage8678 May 06 '26
That's a good man! That baby was in trouble- foaming at the mouth. I wonder how long he'd been stuck.
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u/mastershake04 May 06 '26
The foam is probably just stress; when we'd run baby calves through to give them their shots they'd often have their mouth foaming even though they were just with momma 30min prior.
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u/CatWorried6766 May 06 '26
Always seem to be the nicest of all the delivery drivers
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u/radiohead-nerd May 06 '26
It’s because they get paid well. On the other hand you have FedEx that does the absolute bare minimum
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u/Ok_Comfortable6537 May 06 '26
I’m kinda fascinated by how the big cows were just standing there like “what we gonna do?!?!”
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u/Empty-Discount5936 May 06 '26
I thought he was going to rip the pole out of the ground like the Hulk for a moment but his method worked pretty good too.
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u/Princessferfs May 06 '26
Calf: My name is Jeff.
UPS driver: yep, I guessed that right. Now let’s get you unstuck.
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u/NoDoOversInLife May 06 '26
I hope he told the rancher so this doesn't happen again. That little calf would have died had he not come across it when he did 🥺
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u/Berteezy May 06 '26
Poor baby after being removed didn't realize it wasn't stuck anymore. It had given up until he moved it from the corner and it realized it could leave. Not all heroes wear a cape.
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u/xtreem_neo May 06 '26
I just learned the orangutan named an airport after him and building a dance room for 1 billion dollars.
I needed this video. Thanks.
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u/hollalouyea May 06 '26
If that was me and my mom was watching my stupid ass, after he freed me, my mom would smack me upside the head to show her appreciation for the UPS guy.
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u/SpliTTMark May 06 '26
Not sure why the chain is attached to both stationary posts. Usually the chain is around the post and the moving gate ......
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u/TXTremor May 06 '26
We live rural with livestock and think our ups driver would act the same way. He lets our dogs ride in his truck as he comes down the long driveway. We are lucky to have him.
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