Swimming Rabbits Caught on Camera

For the first time caught on camera, swamp bunnies are captured using their unique "superpower:" swimming.
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For the first time caught on camera, swamp bunnies are captured using their unique "superpower:" swimming. Their large size gives them increased buoyancy and musculature, allowing them to swim easily through flood plains and swamps.
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[@infinphoenix13]

A large swimming rabbit that runs like a whitetail deer...now I've truly seen it all.

[@techypriest7523]

No more drinking for me.

[@metaphoria3]

They kinda look alike .. no?

[@sharonmullins1957]

I am truly impressed, and in awe of this magnificent creature. Nature is a wonder.🤩🐇🐰

[@kingbeef66]

Funny how rabbits have the same gender pronouns as deer. Male rabbits are called bucks and females are called does.

[@BaldursPicketFence]

The words 'bunny' and 'paddle' sound adorable....

[@CKDSurvivor04]

😍

[@aprilandthepiebaldprince5152]

Don’t make any bunnies paddle tho, but yes!

[@mummybunny331]

@@aprilandthepiebaldprince5152 I know a Bunny Bubble Bath, seems too cute to dream of....but never,not ever, ever ever NEVER..BATHE A BUNNY.. ONE LIttle paw ,Ok !Or 1 Floofer...but dont get Bunny Wet all over No NoNo...

[@WisteriaWoodland]

*IM JUST HERE FOR THE SWIMMING RABBITS* 🥺🥺🥺

[@WildTexasBunnies]

Me too! They are amazing swimmers and so cute...

[@chuckmaster9190]

Pointing out the obvious dummy

[@cxaxukluth5407]

I’m here to hopefully watch them get eaten 🤗

[@w.blurbs6379]

What the hell is wrong with this video’s comment section

[@w.blurbs6379]

Eddy Jin you talking to a mirror lol

[@reyazahmad6439]

Plz make more rabbit videos i just love them

[@saveahearserideagoth]

Me too! They're so cool

[@eyb0sswelcometothericefiel752]

I'm like a cat lady, except a dude and for rabbits.

[@SofDiane]

Couldn’t get past the f...ing snake at 2 seconds in. I’m certain the rabbits are cute.

[@timmmahhhh]

But Peter wasn't like the other rabbits; Peter was a nautical rabbit.

[@Jchathe]

timmmahhhh 😊

[@ladythea6635]

I don’t remember liking this comment but I did..........maybe I’ve been here before??? I would like it again if I could.

[@duewhit310]

Swimmin down the bunny traillllll

[@marcusphoenixish]

Peter was a pimp bunny he got skills

[@mummybunny331]

Peter shares the Coinage wiv the Queen of UK Peters Swum a long way ! Queenie's on the Front & Peter Bunny , right there on the Flip side..of the Silver Uk 50pence. Took a giant Leap.to arrive there...!!

[@xx_sophigiovanna_xx6474]

it's little face above the water is adorable 🥺

[@mre6562]

Okay, whoever coined the term “bunny paddle” is a goddamn genius. I want that person to have a Nobel peace prize.

[@OriruBastard]

Nobel peace prize for inventing word "bunny paddle"? Õ_õ

[@brandonfoley7519]

@@OriruBastard phrase?

[@brandonfoley7519]

I've literally never heard that

[@mre6562]

Oriru Bastard it brings me peace.

[@OriruBastard]

@@mre6562 Yeaaah, I understand that but it's not quite what world peace means.

[@FeliDJrah]

I never knew swamp rabbits were a cottontail subspecies.

[@w.blurbs6379]

Eddy Jin stfu

[@w.blurbs6379]

Eddy Jin nah you can

[@tedsu7523]

Most rabbits dun like water but this swamp rabbit is amazing!

[@Wayoutthere]

@Eddy Jin Do not reproduce

[@brickyy3106]

Eddy Jin so you’re a dumbass? Good to know.

[@isamic8068]

This does not mean you should put your domestic rabbits into large body of waters, they’re not like these swamp rabbits

[@lauren3266]

Isamic Lots of domestic bunnies like to swim.

[@veelalynne]

I knew someone who tried to make their rabbit swim. Poor thing developed aspiration pneumonia.

[@itzmeg3988]

Lauren Grimes no! I don’t care if they enjoy it, it’s really dangerous.

[@baseafterbase1048]

rabid fucker he was joking

[@juliankirby9880]

Exactly. I wish my bunny could swim. But I don’t want to cause my rabbit sickness or death.

[@reshpeck]

The stuff of Jimmy Carter's nightmares.

[@maineduboisesq.7528]

Ha!

[@toddpinkstonisgod]

Nice one. 😂

[@johnmartinez7440]

...what?

[@victor.s.andrei]

LOL!!!!

[@victor.s.andrei]

@Phillip Google Jimmy Carter and the swamp rabbit.

[@Hallands.]

Never heard of swamp rabbits before today, but I guess rabbits are everywhere man didn't extinguish them?

[@Aarinesque]

We did. We put out the fire.. that’s why it’s in the water 😂

[@MeimeiLovesmusic]

Hallands Menved why think humans have to extinguish rabbits? Save all wildlife!

[@Hallands.]

Chris K I don't think wildlife should be killed. But farmers tend to kill everything that might hamper their production.

[@MeimeiLovesmusic]

Hallands Menved thank you for that sentiment! Farmers with the governments backing have admitted to killing millions of wildlife to protect their money/farmed animals. They invade open land where wildlife have the only places to live and destroy their habitat and sources of food and then expect them to quietly die of hunger and give up on surviving nicely?

[@mrj.kottari8453]

If you include hares in that question, yes they're everywhere. Antarctica is the only continent where there are no lagomorphi (family of hares, rabbits and pikas), and in Austronesia they are non-indigenous but unfortunately humans have brought them there to misbalance the biotopes.

[@VisibleNoises]

People talking about their swimming but man the rabbit leaps at the end are downright majestic!

[@blacklightaura6777]

When they showed its little leggies under water I-

[@SSFurby]

Died

[@david-q1k3x]

who the fuck interrupted you

[@randomasmr8725]

I'm from Louisiana, it's very rare to see the baby bunnies, they are SO fast and SO CUTE when you get a glimpse of one it's like a miracle from heaven. I saw one the other day! Made my day! 🥰

[@slantslider1960]

As a teenager in Montgomery,Alabama, I witnessed something amazing! I saw one of these rabbits (the locals called swamp buck rabbits) that some beagle hounds were chasing run by me at about 20 feet away and dive headfirst into a swamp lake and disappear under water much like a beaver. It never reappeared and I assumed that it swam over into some nearby weeds to resurface and must've barely stuck its nose above the water to breath and stay hidden! I never heard of anyone else mention seeing this but myself. They can definitely swim underwater!

[@groznybaranek]

You’re joking, right? It drowned

[@hobosorcerer]

I can imagine these evolving into larger, almost deer-like rabbits given enough time & the right conditions.

[@bitchhp2973]

McHitler humans will kill them before that happens.

[@PurpleWolfer]

Have you seen capybara?

[@seanwhitman8353]

Hmm. That is actually quite intriguing

[@elliotludwig7487]

Theoretically, if their environment requires them to get larger, maybe to cross larger bodies of water or escape predators, they certainly will! And longer legs would allow for better escapes. If giving the time and motivation, I think they could evolve to be more deer like

[@mpsSalvadorian]

@@PurpleWolfer i thought the same before i even read ops comment.

[@erikaortiz100]

To be honest, as a bunny owner for over 7 years, seeing a wild bunny in it's nature is the most beautiful thing I seen 😭. My bunny LOVES to hop around and chase after you 😂

[@reemanawaz8443]

Stunning camera work!!

[@FBAsolutions7532]

I can listen to this narrator all day.

[@aves4081]

Respect for these lagomorphs!

[@laurelgirard8475]

What a beautiful sight! They look so happy! That’s incredible that they caught them on film!!

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

That person just does not stop

[@CedsBritishBrass34]

Swim like otters. Cute like bunnies. Runs like a hare. This rabbit is awesome! 🐇❤️

[@guro_kunbackdeter1503]

2:42 Beautiful jumping, he jumped like a deer He flod his legs when jumped, 😀WOW, So elegant💖⭐🌟

[@GodinSpace]

Scientist 1: what should we call these rabbits that live in swamps Scientist 2: *hits blunt* swamp rabbits Scientist 1: 😮

[@AllYellowJoshua]

I’m just amazed at the cameraman filming all this like damn the quality of this video is everything!!! 💛☀️

[@slappy8941]

I remember when swamp rabbit attacked Jimmy Carter while he was fishing from a canoe in the late 70's.

[@OffGridInvestor]

The incident is on Wikipedia.

[@hasenpfeffer5092]

He died from his injuries. u.u

[@merikatools568]

He was drinking too much Billes beer

[@thebirdie]

Maybe it had seen 'Deliverance', lol.

[@acatwithinternet5635]

Damn how aggressive are these things???

[@Dee8Bee]

I love how the bunny jumps and run. Feels so free. As fast as the wind! I bet I was a swamp bunny in my previous life 💕

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

Jimmy Carter fended off a swimming Swamp Rabbit in 1979, as described here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_rabbit_incident

[@feeberizer]

I remember this. The media had a field day with the story....

[@brucecarter8296]

finally, he is vindicated

[@genepozniak]

Maybe. But they said that swamp rabbits are shy. What attacked Jimmy Carter was very aggressive, which sounds more like a nutria, which, for the untrained eye, would be difficult to distinguish from a rabbit while swimming. :-)

[@sourpuss5951]

@@genepozniak No, it was the American cousin of the killer rabbit from Monty Python's Holy Grail.

[@genepozniak]

@@sourpuss5951 LMAO. Oh NO! NOT Caerbannog!!! :-0

[@1496Rose]

"Bunny Paddle" *Quietly dies from the cuteness in the name.*

[@chrisosborne7651]

These bunnies are badass, I demand all the swamp rabbits you have

[@bigshanemoment1574]

One of these bunnies tried to attack an american president, they have NO fear

[@stefanherns4541]

Grandma here, I never knew rabbits could swim, I'm never to Old to learn something! Thanks for posting!

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

When gators practise social distancing better than humans do...

[@klaviergavin5401]

because they are much fewer than humans hehe. if you hunted humans for their meat and skin too, i think humans would also get better at social distancing ;)

[@PyroNinja713]

There's no gators in Missouri. Not even really true swampland either

[@The-Cat]

​@@rubberrooster7804 It's always necessary to keep ugly truths in a state of awareness.

[@klaviergavin5401]

@@rubberrooster7804 i like how you stay true to you username ;)

[@klaviergavin5401]

@z yeah, humans are hunted every day... but they are not hunted *enough* for them to do this social distancing thingy properly, don't you think? ;-)

[@sterling6439]

2:50 "They are the Ironman of the rabbit world." What? So the rabbits even ride bikes? Wow.

[@TheEzlau]

I love this rabbit! Its a beautiful symbol of spring and Easter time!!!

[@degenerati]

I never thought I’d say this, but, that bunny is a bad ass !

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

So cute! Our last rabbit - Tux - a Netherland Dwarf, would swim around when we'd take her to the beaches around the Puget Sound. It was at first such a surprise that rabbits swim...or as you said - bunny paddle. :)

[@honoratski]

So you telling me that, them Being Cute is not their real superpower?

[@glowworm2]

Ha ha! Bunnypaddle! That's frickin' adorable! These guys look so peaceful swimming.

[@alexandracardenas1853]

Can you imagine being in a swamp and just seeing a freaking bunny swimming

[@emgems6667]

I wouldnt dare go in a swamp lmao

[@iamafangirl9919]

HOLY- SO ADORABLE LOOK AT THE WAY IT LEAPS!!😍😍

[@randydavid8823]

The way he leaps and gallop seems like his late for work.

[@MrPonikata]

The determination on his face while swimming is palpable

[@jonesba2004]

I would love to see a documentary on how you make these videos. The filming, the editing, it’s all so amazing! How much is staged? How much is just being patient for the right shot? How many cameras do you have at one location? So many questions!!!!!

[@AnimeSunglasses]

Video title: "First Time Caught On Film!" Former President Jimmy Carter: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@rebekahkissel7629]

I couldn't believe it when I saw it in real life. They're all over in south Louisiana and great swimmers.

[@jamesgoldner1126]

Man..it is always .invigorating.and Calming to see a species that little is known about.and to see them in their own world..with all the upset going on in this Troubled world..it is So nice to have an Escape and put ones mind on something good.Thank you..for this Video👍

[@Lwize]

I used to be afraid of snakes that could swim. Now, it's bunnies!

[@hunterhq295]

All snakes can swim actually, also rabbits scare you?

[@Lwize]

@@hunterhq295 I have PTSD from Donnie Darko..

[@hunterhq295]

@@Lwize Never saw that movie but I think I understand why.

[@hunterhq295]

@Trip Gil Fish already swim

[@mitchjohnson4714]

Jimmy Carter, is that you?

[@lizardking1457]

Big Chungus goes wild

[@saturnianfrenzy664]

people should stop hunting these rabbits. They are such an unique species.

[@lanialost1320]

People should stop hunting. Period. The plant world has all human needs from veggies to grains to fruits.

[@blueraspberrylemonade32]

@@lanialost1320 if you could do that in the Arctic circle then good for you

[@sourpuss5951]

@@lanialost1320 Kinda sucks how if that happens, more land is gonna have to be cleared and these rabbits get shot up anyway from trying to eat the product. Not to mention all the pesticides and herbicides.

[@timmmahhhh]

@@sourpuss5951 the resurgence of coyotes and wolves would help this. I live in the west Chicago burbs and once so called wildlife control removes the coyotes the rabbit population flourishes.

[@MeimeiLovesmusic]

Marceline Ingot that’s not true. Get woke. You just don’t know what you don’t know. Please watch the Game Changer on Netflix or KZbin. Athletes are all turning plane based and if they can do it so can everyone.

[@joannicolaujene5504]

I have a female pet rabbit and she doesn´t like the rain or the water sprinkling on her, so it´s funny watching these "swamp bunnies" swimming. Amazing footage delivered, thank you for having shared it

[@elloko9273]

Aquatic rabbits are majestic af

[@smiller2044]

El Loko yeah never thought I'd hear that phrase, but it's accurate -aquatic rabbits.

[@claytonpaisley9721]

They live abundantly in the SC high country. They are the namesake and mascot of everything in Greenville SC, including our hockey team and greenway.

[@AraiAllastair]

I'm always astounded as to how they manage get these amazing shots

[@OffGridInvestor]

Here in Australia ECHIDNAS (NOT American ant eaters that shoot quills) can swim. Seen it myself. I am in the right area that I used to be like a pied piper of these RARELY seen animals. They're not endangered or rare but they're so shy and scared that I have cousins who have NEVER seen them in the wild. I would see them every second week almost GUARANTEED for months on end. I even have footage of them walking along in the grass. They generally curl up into a ball when they know you're there.

[@zaaya7719]

I had no idea this was exactly what I needed to see so badly in my life 😩

[@WJen8]

I wonder what the first swimming rabbit thought. Rabbits: ah crap, a lake, I guess we better go around... First swimming rabbit: well hold on, why can't we just kinda' paddle through it? Rabbits: LOL Jack you're hilarious. Stop fooling around and hop like you're supposed to.

[@Lucares]

Bunnypaddle is my new favorite word! 😍

[@jaimemartinez8963]

All rabbits have the ability to swim though. It's just these are much more suited and comfortable with the idea

[@144avery]

Most rabbits, American and European, despise it though.

[@kittymcmeowmeow1]

@@144avery yes, and domestic rabbits generally shouldn't get wet either, their fur is very dense and tends to not dry out properly so it can get moldy

[@jaimemartinez8963]

@@144avery Yes exactly I think every species of rabbit and hare hate the idea, except for these. But like I said, every species CAN swim

[@144avery]

@@kittymcmeowmeow1 They're animals, a little water won't kill them if you dry them out well. Still not good for their mental health.

[@144avery]

Yeah. I CAN swim too, technically. Doesn't mean I don't freak out a little :)

[@anjalisharmapusa299]

Mother Nature and her creations are so beautiful.

[@przemysawpisarekmusic2943]

Cute and fantastic creatures :) I found this channel and I am simply amazed by nature shots in here!

[@isabellancali5388]

...and here I thought jack rabbits were fast. 😱 cool video! Thanks for posting it.

[@kawythowy867]

Everything is on the decline when it come to nature and wildlife. Mankind BLOWS.

[@vnana2991]

i love the swamp rabbit so much!!!! thank you for this video ❤

[@moumous87]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Triathlon Rabbit!

[@Christina-rb8vk]

If I have just viewed the rabbit swimming above waters only, I would assumed that it was a beaver...unless I noticed it's cute ears😄

[@jonathanhawk5163]

I've been around this type of rabbit my entire life, and it never occurred to me that they could swim!

[@zerosumgamez]

The way they jump makes you so happy for some reason.

[@rebornmomma129]

Domestic rabbits SHOULD NOT EVER GET WET EVER so it’s inane to see one swimming in the wild

[@maxkol4380]

That was the coolest thing I've seen all day and I went scuba diving this morning.

[@CrucialMuzic]

Is it me or are these videos way too short? I swear I get so sucked in, then the next thing you know, it's over. I love these videos. Thank you so much for taking the time in making them :)

[@eblanco2172]

Here you can watch full episodes: www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

"These animals have an incredible super power. They can swim." Hey! I have that super power too!

[@maxsoon1097]

Rural rabbits have adapted to its environment and developed the skills to survive in swamp area, jumping and swimming.

[@gabrielanthony1325]

Water: Exists.... Aquabunny: Im finna end yall whole creek

[@ezazahmed8379]

This looks more like an overgrown mouse than a rabbit and its adorable

[@CabrilloTV]

Lovely photography, thank you for that glimpse of nature that otherwise I would never have known about

[@SilvanaSouza-wy5rv]

"Run for your life, rabbit!!" I loved it. Nice vídeo. Thanks. ❤️🐇❤️

[@micha2023]

HOW in the world did they get this film footage!!!! Way to go PBS!!! That was awesome.

[@Stephen-br6il]

Looks like the clearest case for Evolution, I have ever seen.

[@funandlala]

1:08 The music along with the swimming bunnies make me happy ♡

[@sebfleebee]

Would be interesting to see how these rabbits continue to evolve. They may have continued to grow, to become deer sized perhaps. Or they could have adapted more and more to swimming and finding food in the water. Very interesting.

[@ascent8487]

I’m embarrassed to admit this but I’ve never heard of these. But it’s love at first sight!

[@balton6978]

Bwhahaha! Swimming rabbits. Now I've seen it all.

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

That’s it. I’m never doggie paddling again. 😍

[@malikrahman8649]

Such much stamina for such a little creature 😍

[@Splashstar216]

2:01 Who else thought he looked like a capybara?!

[@lavlove9130]

People are so misinformed about domestic rabbits so please do not watch this video and think you can get your domestic rabbit wet. Their fur has a hard time drying and they can die of pneumonia very quickly.

[@seraqina]

ITS SO CUTE WHEN ITS SWIMMING AND JUMPING

[@redblueice]

I thought this was so crazy that it was even going to take down the deer too.

[@GorilieVR]

Elmer Fudd all gansta until that Wascally Wabbit pulls a Michael Phelps 😂

[@JohnnyAngel8]

If I had my way, rabbits and all herbivores would inherit the Earth.

[@waterotter3625]

They would overbreed and use up all the resources in the environment. Predators keep herbivores in check.

[@christinebuckingham8369]

Water Otter Human Predators do exactly that!

[@MeimeiLovesmusic]

Water Otter same logic with humans. Need predictors for us too.

[@dank7256]

I've grown for whatever reason to be quite fond of rabbits so innocent and beautiful.

[@glenmel78]

Pbs " this is the first time swamp rabbits have ever been recorded swimming" One quick Google search says "Rabbits in the marsh" beat you to it.

[@calcifer6142]

ikr?

[@saguarotreker]

Are there truly individuals who are so lacking in any sense of curiosity that they actually dislike this video? I'm amazed.

[@good4insects]

yay for the Bunnies!

[@charliecai9663]

Lol, bunny paddle

[@smiller2044]

Instead of sleeping skimming through KZbin and this is in que. Gonna watch it. Are swamp rabbits related to jackrabbits?... 🐇

[@Solomon0424]

Both Swamp rabbits and Jackrabbit are lagomorphs. However, jackrabbits are actually hares and not rabbits. Swamp rabbits are part of the cottontail genus, Sylvilagus. Jackrabbits are part of the hare genus, Lepus.

[@krist7697]

We have these rabbits where I hunt in sc . These rabbits are huge !!!! First time I saw one 25 years ago I couldn’t believe how big they were . At that time I had never heard of swamp rabbits . I don’t see them as much as I used too but when I do see them there is no question what it is .

[@Tntdruid]

So cute 🐰❤️

[@ergot57]

Here in the Ms Delta we used to have bunches of these. We call them Cane Cutters and Swampers. Twice the size of the little Cotton Tails. Now? You are lucky to see one at all.

[@z.deutch1334]

And this is how whales started!