Does the dog die?
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Watership Down
Movie • 1978 • Adventure
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When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
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A dog attacked though does not die.
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Abandonment
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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At the end of the movie the main character moves onto the afterlife without saying goodbye to his kids
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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It's not exactly being brutalised, but it is worth taking note of. There is a movie-exclusive female rabbit called Violet who comes along with the main band of rabbits on their journey. Partway into the movie she is killed by a hawk - she was the only female member of the group, and the death will have been added into the movie for shock value since it doesn't occur in the book.
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There is strong violent bloody fighting where rabbits get attacked sometimes killed by the other rabbits.
The rabbits fight and General Woundwort gets bit by a dog.
The rabbits fight and General Woundwort gets bit by a dog.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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Woundwart gets his officers to trail and spy on other rabbits
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Addiction
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Graphic depiction of rabbits dying from poisoning when farmers block all the exits to their burrows and pump it full of poison gas. A rabbit is also killed in a wire neck snare.
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Does a cat die?
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A cat is briefly seen attempting to eat Hazel, but the cat is never harmed in any way.
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There is no fight scene between the dog and Woundwort. The dog kills several Efrafan rabbits, but the furthest it goes on-screen between the dog and Woundwort is the two of them leaping at each other in slow motion and the scene ending.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Numerous dead rabbits and one dead hedgehog.
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Is an animal sad?
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The rabbits pray sadly for Bigwig after he is strangled in a snare, but he soon reveals he had only passed out.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Though this is animated, the many rabbit deaths still come across as extremely graphic and disturbing. Rabbits are poisoned en masse in their warren. Another rabbit is strangled by a snare. Rabbits also fight each other and there is a dog attack.
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Are there spiders?
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I personally don’t recall spiders specifically but I’m assuming this comes up when the bird is eating bugs. It’s not creepy or scary at all.
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Many rabbits die
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Are there bugs?
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A bird eats bugs fairly often. They aren’t shown in that much detail and it’s not a focus.
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Does a dragon die?
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There are no dragons in the film.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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Yes, the snare catches a rabbit’s neck, damaging him internally and restricting his breath, nearly killing him. He chokes for a significant amount of time.
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Is someone held under water?
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There is character that isn't held underwater, but is unable to get out of the water for a few seconds
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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There was fighting and killing.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone tortured?
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A rabbit named Blackavar is beaten and has his ears shredded for trying to leave his warren. He is then paraded in front of his peers as an example.
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Is there body horror?
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General Woundwort attacks and kills Blackavar.
Bigwig and General Woundwort have a fight.
Bigwig and General Woundwort have a fight.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Yes during the tunnel escape scene
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Is there a hanging?
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Bigwig gets strangled in a snare by the neck, but he gets free.
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Woundwort kills Blackavar by tearing out his throat. Before this, he threatened to 'tear out every throat in Watership Down', but Blackavar is the only victim of this threat. This death is exclusive to the movie - Blackavar is not killed in the book.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Many of the rabbits bite each other, but that's all.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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It’s not completely clear but there is an implied case of “crowd crush.” The ultimate cause of death for most was poison gas, but when the bodies build up trying to escape, many likely die being crushed in the mob.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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several animals get into fights and scratch each other up with their claws and teeth
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Is someone buried alive?
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A warren has its entrances filled in and is pumped full of poison gas. The scene is very graphic and disturbing. Later, a rabbit is covered in a thin layer of dirt to hide him. He can move and breathe fine.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Many rabbits are shown very graphically suffocating to death onscreen.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Bigwig gets trapped in a snare, which loops around his neck and makes it difficult for him to breathe, to the point of him passing out briefly.
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Is someone choked?
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A rabbit is caught in a wire snare around the throat. He doesn't die, but there is blood.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Fiver's visions are often accompanied by convulsing.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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There are no stairs in the movie.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Hazel and Blackavar pass away.
Hazel died from old age and Blackavar was killed by the chief rabbit.
Hazel died from old age and Blackavar was killed by the chief rabbit.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Bigwig falls unconscious briefly after he is freed from the snare, and the other rabbits think he has died. He regains consciousness shortly after.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Rabbits wound each others' eyes, although it is not a close up and only shown for a second.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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The film ends with the (peaceful) death of a major character.
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Does someone die?
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An entire warren of rabbits suffocate inside their dens as it's closed off and implied to be filled with poison
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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A rabbit goes to antagonize a dog in the end to save his warren. He does not die in this instance but he expects to die and has made peace with it beforehand.
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Family
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Does a family member die?
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Fiver lost his brother Hazel.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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When the rabbits are hiding in the barn at the farm, there is a mild jumpscare when the rats attack them.
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Is someone possessed?
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One rabbit sees visions, while another acts entranced when he thinks he hears the Black Rabbit.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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A river plays an important role in the escape of the Efrafa rabbits.
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Are there ghosts?
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Rabbit ghosts though
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Blood and saliva come out of characters' mouths at various points.
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Does someone spit?
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Some characters foam at the mouth.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there incarceration?
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Captain Holly says that the escaping rabbits are under arrest, but they are never actually taken in.
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Is there copaganda?
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There are three police forces--called owsla--in the film. The first is Sandleford, which is shown to be wholly, unquestioningly obedient to the chief rabbit--with the sole exception of Bigwig, a minor officer who abandons his post and joins the heroes on their quest. The second is General Woundwort's owslafa, which is a brute squad enforcing the laws of a tyrant. The third is Hazel's owsla, of which Bigwig is captain, and they make it their goal to simply protect the warren, and will not abuse their power or anyone under their protection.
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Medical
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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General Woundwort told Bigwig that he would kill him himself.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Not PSTD exactly but the one of the main characters has future visions
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Animated, Holly describes the Sandleford Warren's destruction. Men fill some of the warren's holes up, and use a gas to poison the air in the warren. The rabbits inside try to escape but many cannot due to the crowding of the few unblocked tunnels.
This scene is very unsettling, due to the detailed anguish and fear on the rabbits' faces; and like many graphic scenes in Watership, the animation of the animals is more detailed here. It comes right after Bigwig finds Holly, and Bigwig asks Holly what happened. It takes about 59 seconds for the scene to finish.
This scene is very unsettling, due to the detailed anguish and fear on the rabbits' faces; and like many graphic scenes in Watership, the animation of the animals is more detailed here. It comes right after Bigwig finds Holly, and Bigwig asks Holly what happened. It takes about 59 seconds for the scene to finish.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Fiver goes into a shaky, trance-like state at one point.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Fiver has hallucinations that serve as his premonitions. He also seems to have generalized anxiety.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Fiver has a couple, most notably right before the climax, when he has a vision that gives Hazel an idea to save the warren.
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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After the rabbits stop to rest in a shed, there's a silent few seconds before the sudden screeching of a rat, which might startle viewers.
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Are there underwater scenes?
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While there are no underwater shots, Fiver does fall into a river for a few seconds but is not in any real danger.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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When the rabbits find the injured bird, the bird says p**s off" but it can be hard to tell with the way he yells it, its very obvious with subtitles though.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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There's an unsettling sequence where the rabbits at Cowslip's warren are shown secretly observing the main rabbits while they eat.
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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No miscarriages occur on-screen, but Hyzenthlay tells Woundwort that does in Efrafa miscarry their litters due to the warren being overcrowded.
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Prejudice
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Sort of, in the sense that the rabbits have a creation myth and believe the sun is a god. It's more like general folklore than a 1-to-1 with any real religion.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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The Black Rabbit of Inle could be seen as sort of a grim-reaper/demon equivalent, but it is truly a benevolent deity of death who guides rabbit spirits to the afterlife.
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Sex
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Not a specific person, but the movie has criticism for presenting the female characters solely as a means of reproduction to support the more important quest of the male main characters. In one scene, the leader of a militaristic warren lets an officer know he can choose to mate with any female he likes due to his rank.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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The plot revolves around a group of rabbits being casted out of their home and going to a supposed promised Land where they cal live in peace. The Rabbits struggle a lot and are homeless throught most of the film
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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The ending is bittersweet but generally happy.
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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two rabbits are run over by a train
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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No, but the noise of a car whooshing past is played while a rabbit narrowly avoids getting hit by it.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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There is, in fact, A LOT of blood and gore which I found intensely disturbing to watch when I was a young child.
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Is there gun violence?
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A farmer shoots a rabbit with a shotgun. The rabbit is wounded but survives.
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