# Squee right outside our front door - Bunny Martial Arts Stunts! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 7, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065 "2017-05-07T14:42:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/1 "2017-05-07T14:42:13Z")
Imagine the following: - Sunday 7am. I have the front door open, with the glass storm door shut and am looking up periodically to see if the Sunday paper has arrived. As I look outside, two young bunnies, who live in our yard, are playing a game: one stays in place, and the other runs back and forth directly at the first - the game is that the stationary bunny must jump up so the racing bunny can pass underneath. This happened for about a 5 minute stretch, back and forth, back and forth, with the racing bunny keeping tight reverses so the jumping bunny might get caught off guard. When they got it right, it was SO adorable. When then missed, it was EVEN MORE adorable. So damn cute, like acting out a Jet Li martial arts film where he leaps over the Ferrari - but with BUNNIES! - Now, also realize that, with me at the storm door, are my two cats, attempting to prove that they can phase through glass at a molecular level šŸ˜‰ Hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/2 "2017-05-07T15:42:35Z")
I donā€™t suppose you caught it on videoā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/3 "2017-05-07T16:02:54Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I donā€™t suppose you caught it on videoā€¦ I actually did! They did it for so long I had time to actually think about that. About 30 seconds, and a still photo of the cats up against the glass. At one point the racing bunny fakes out starting, gets the other bunny to jump too soon and then runs into him. Squee. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/4 "2017-05-07T16:25:24Z")
Which are where? These cute pics and video? We want them. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/5 "2017-05-07T17:06:05Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I actually did! They did it for so long I had time to actually think about that. About 30 seconds, and a still photo of the cats up against the glass. At one point the racing bunny fakes out starting, gets the other bunny to jump too soon and then runs into him. Squee. But you are gonna keep it to yourself, so no one else gets to squee? ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/6 "2017-05-07T17:16:08Z")
Sounds like a game of Lagomorph Lamborghini to me. Itā€™s rarely seen. Youā€™re lucky with the luck of eight rabbitsā€™ feet still living. Spend it wisely. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/7 "2017-05-07T19:38:51Z")
> [@Plumpudding](#): > > But you are gonna keep it to yourself, so no one else gets to squee? Okay, here you go - 21 seconds of full-strength Squee, cominā€™ at ya: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XeCsS3SK\_Jw](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XeCsS3SK_Jw) Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/8 "2017-05-07T20:26:08Z")
That was adorable! ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/9 "2017-05-07T22:22:09Z")
Thanks! Cute! ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/10 "2017-05-07T22:34:07Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > That was adorable! - 1 ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/11 "2017-05-07T22:45:07Z")
i wasnt sure they were playing, but a little google fu turned up this: > [@](#): > > Mating rabbits, or rabbits that just want to court their friend, will charge the potential mate while the other rabbit jumps straight into the air. The charging rabbit will then run under their mate, and repeat this for a while. [http://www.thebunnyguru.com/rabbit-behavior/speaking-rabbit/](http://www.thebunnyguru.com/rabbit-behavior/speaking-rabbit/) mc ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/12 "2017-05-07T22:48:21Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > i wasnt sure they were playing, but a little google fu turned up this: > [http://www.thebunnyguru.com/rabbit-behavior/speaking-rabbit/](http://www.thebunnyguru.com/rabbit-behavior/speaking-rabbit/) > > mc There ya go! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/13 "2017-05-08T01:30:48Z")
Squeee indeed. Courting behavior. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/14 "2017-05-08T01:52:35Z")
Courting behavior, eh? So lots of little baby bunnies to squee at, approximately 1 month from now (Google says the gestation period for rabbits is 31 days). Keep your cell phone charged and ready to video! ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/15 "2017-05-08T11:01:15Z")
That was awesome. Iā€™ve never seen that behavior. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/16 "2017-05-08T14:41:25Z")
Great Jumping Jehoshaphatā€™s got nuthinā€™ on them bunnies. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/17 "2017-05-08T17:32:39Z")
So this is bunny courting behavior? Wait until the bunnies are 61. They will find ā€œthereā€™s nothing on TV anyway - whaddya say, dollā€ works just as well, with a lot less jumping. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/18 "2017-05-08T20:42:10Z")
Squee cut short when I fainted dead away from the adorableness of it all! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/19 "2017-05-08T20:50:14Z")
I read the title, I thought **Squee** finally came back. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065/20 "2017-05-08T21:40:17Z")
Oh gosh, thatā€™s so cute! We have a lot of bunnies, but Iā€™ve never seen them do that. I wonder if my sunbathing bunny will be back this year. Last year, most early afternoons, a bunny would stretch out for a nap in the sun in a somewhat protected spot between bushes in our yard. Some mornings Iā€™d leave a few baby carrots that would ALWAYS be gone later in the day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squee-right-outside-our-front-door-bunny-martial-arts-stunts/786065.md?page=2)