It is better to be smart than to be right. Intelligence helps to make smart choices and opens up newer opportunities. There are various potential advantages of being smart including helping to escape from troubled situations. Undeniably, the rule is applicable to animals.
In this social media age, it is quite common to come across videos showing small animals escaping death in a tricky way. Here we bring a video that shows a smart rabbit tricking a dog that chased it in the wild. Well, the smart rabbit easily escapes under the nose of the dog and saves its life.
In the video, the rabbit can be seen ‘hopping’ in the wild. Suddenly, it hops back and hides near a bush on the path. Suddenly, a dog appears on the scene and it seems the canine was chasing the rabbit. As soon as the dog crosses, the rabbit runs away in the opposite direction.
As it seems, the rabbit was aware that the dog chased it by picking its scent. So, the rabbit left its scent ahead and hopped back to trick the dog and escape. With its smart trick, the rabbit achieved success in escaping.
The video shared on Twitter by CCTV IDIOTS has gone viral on social media garnering massive views. Meanwhile, netizens went on to share their views on the incident.
One user wrote, “It means that it knows that it is not an opponent.” (sic)
Another wrote, “No doubt about it! Rabbits are smart little creatures. They can easily confuse a dog by doubling back and throwing off their scent trail.” (sic)
“Rabbit’s on some Mission Impossible stunts!” wrote a third user. (sic)