Picture this: you are crying alone on the forest floor. A lil' rabbit comes to comfort you, then a birdy lands on your hand, some squirrels and a baby Bambi appear. You are all now singing and dancing in harmony with wildlife. Ok, that’s a Disney movie scene, that doesn’t happen in real life, right? Wrong! Real-life Disney characters and princesses exist!
If you still don't believe us, Bored Panda has collected some of the most amazing photos of people being Disney Princesses. Maybe it's something magical and these people are carrying a secret 'princess' gene, maybe they are just carrying food. Either way, there must be something good about them if a wild, adorable animal decides to trust them.
P.S.: while these are extremely cute photos, please make sure you know what you're doing before interacting with wild animals. Feeding them with the wrong food, or making them feel too comfortable near people may end up harming them.
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Disney Princess In Training
Disney Princess Challenge Accepted
Squirrel Fell In Love With My Stepdad
" Please let go little squirrel, this is getting awkward..." Squirrel "Hmmmm.... No!"
Owl Landed On My Friend's Head At A Luke Bryan Concert
The Day After Hurricane Irma, This Baby Squirrel Ran Straight Up To Me, Jumped Into My Hands And Passed Out. I'm Sure It Had A Rough Night
Everyone Can Be A Disney Princess
Baby Deer Wants Scratches
My Little Girl Is A Disney Princess
Daughter Had A Honey Stick From The Farmer's Market And A Honey Bee Decided To Land On Her. Before Panic Set In I Explained To Her That It Just Wanted To Nibble The Honey On Her Fingers And That It Was Her Friend. Panic Turned To Laughter And She Watched The Bee Until It Flew Away
This Girl Has Been Coming To My House For The Past 3 Years To Give Birth And Raise Her Fawn. For Some Reason She Has Fallen In Love With My Dad
I'm Not Sure If This Qualifies Me As A Disney Princess Or Just A Scarecrow
I'm The Prettiest Disney Princess
So, the juvenile wildlife are all doing the "Touch a human challenge".
Don't get me wrong, I love these pictures, they're really sweet, but I hope this doesn't persuade people to go about trying to make "wildlife friends" using food. In the end it isn't good for them, especially not deer. I once went camping as a kid, and we met an extremely friendly fox, who was clearly used to humans coming to his part of the forest. A couple days later, a gun shot was heard and his friendliness got him killed. A similar situation happened a few years previously where a herd of deer starved to death after humans stopped feeding them during the winter since no one was camping anymore. Under normal conditions, they'd have migrated to an area with more food. As wonderful as earth life is, in MOST cases (not all though), it's best to just admire from afar.
I am concerned with some of the pictures of people hand feeding wild deer. I can remember numerous strong warnings against this when I visited national parks. Some of them are perhaps explained by the circumstances (one, I think, shows a park in Japan with domestic deer). Still, just saying.
So, the juvenile wildlife are all doing the "Touch a human challenge".
Don't get me wrong, I love these pictures, they're really sweet, but I hope this doesn't persuade people to go about trying to make "wildlife friends" using food. In the end it isn't good for them, especially not deer. I once went camping as a kid, and we met an extremely friendly fox, who was clearly used to humans coming to his part of the forest. A couple days later, a gun shot was heard and his friendliness got him killed. A similar situation happened a few years previously where a herd of deer starved to death after humans stopped feeding them during the winter since no one was camping anymore. Under normal conditions, they'd have migrated to an area with more food. As wonderful as earth life is, in MOST cases (not all though), it's best to just admire from afar.
I am concerned with some of the pictures of people hand feeding wild deer. I can remember numerous strong warnings against this when I visited national parks. Some of them are perhaps explained by the circumstances (one, I think, shows a park in Japan with domestic deer). Still, just saying.