zookeeperproblems:

hearthawk:

Today was a long day, but it was made better by watching Shiloh, a educational ambassador Red-tailed Hawk, try his gosh-darn hardest to choke down a huuuge piece of rabbit fur! He looks like he grew a big, bushy beard! He managed to swallow the piece, but it looked really uncomfortable….

Zookeeper: Please don’t try to eat all of that… please
Animal: I WILL SHOVE THE LARGEST PIECE I CAN FIND IN MY MOUTH. WATCH ME.

Fish will do this, too. Certain species who eat entirely by engulfing small prey will eat so much that they can’t even move right for how much their stomach bulges.