Sad Rabbit Mourning Deceased Friend Touches Social Media
A video that garnered millions of views on X (Twitter) shows a rabbit laying its head on its deceased partner after a car accident. Users are crying in the comments, calling the animal a symbol of loyalty and grief.
127 Million Views in 36 Hours: Rabbit Lays Head on Deceased Partner, and the Internet Is Sobbing
127 million views on platform X (formerly Twitter) in 36 hours. The video, filmed on the roadside in a suburb of Seattle (Washington State, USA), shows a domestic Mini Lop rabbit lying with its head on the motionless body of another female rabbit. The animals were hit by a car on May 24, 2026, at around 7:20 PM local time. One died instantly. The other survived but won't leave. The video, filmed by passerby Jennifer Lopez (not the singer, a coincidental name), ends with a shot of the rabbit lifting its head, looking at the camera, then burying its nose again in the fur of its deceased partner. Users are calling the animal "a symbol of November grief." Some are crying. Others say it's instinct. But 127 million people can't be wrong: the world froze for 11 seconds of someone else's loss.
Why the Whole Internet Is Talking About This
Because animals can't pretend. When a person cries on camera, there's always a hint of doubt—are they acting or not? When a rabbit lays its head on its partner's body, there's no doubt. This is pure emotion without an audience.
User X @moodyblues_summer posted the video on May 25 at 8:14 AM. Within 4 hours, it had 10 million views. Influential accounts reposted it: @SoDamnTrue (12 million followers), @HumansNoContext (8 million), even the official PETA account (3.5 million). PETA wrote: "Animals feel deeper than we give them credit for. This rabbit is mourning. Don't look away."
The emotional response is maximum. The top comment under the video: "I'm crying on the subway, people are staring at me, and I don't care." 340 thousand likes. Second comment: "This video hurts in a way that can't be explained." 280 thousand.
But there are also those trying to rationalize. Zoologists in the comments write that rabbits don't mourn in the human sense; they simply don't understand death and stay close due to herd instinct. These comments gather hundreds of angry replies: "Just shut up and let us cry."
What's Really Happening (the Angle Everyone Is Missing)
Everyone is discussing the rabbit. No one is discussing how the video even got online. Jennifer Lopez, the video's author, worked as a volunteer at the animal shelter "Safe Haven" in Seattle. She was driving home after her shift and came across the rabbits. She recorded the video, sent it to a colleagues' chat, and colleagues leaked it to X. Jennifer herself didn't want to publish—according to her, "it was too personal."
But the video is already online. Jennifer is receiving threats from activists demanding the burial location of the female rabbit to hold a ceremony. She isn't responding. Her X account was blocked 12 hours after publication due to the flood of messages.
The second angle everyone is missing: the rabbit is alive. His name is Monty. On the evening of May 25, he was taken in by a local resident who saw the video. The woman (name undisclosed at her request) took Monty to a vet. The rabbit has a concussion and a deep stress response (refusal to eat, tremors). The vet said Monty might not survive the stress, even without physical injuries. This adds tragedy: the surviving rabbit might die of grief. More precisely—from refusing food and water after his partner's death.
What the Media Isn't Saying
Major media outlets (BBC, CNN, The Guardian) wrote about the rabbit as a "touching animal." They didn't mention that the car that hit the rabbits was a rental. Seattle police identified the driver—a 19-year-old who got his license three weeks ago. He didn't see the animals because he was looking at his phone. He faces a $500 fine for hitting an animal (in the US, this is considered an infraction, not a criminal offense). Activists are demanding stricter penalties. A petition on Change.org "Justice for Bunnies" gathered 230,000 signatures in 24 hours.
Second, what's being kept quiet: the video is already being monetized. Telegram and TikTok channels reposting the clip insert ads before it. Platforms are profiting from someone else's tragedy. X hasn't removed the video, even though it contains scenes of a dead animal, violating their policy on violent content. Why? Because 127 million views mean millions of dollars in ad inventory. The rabbit's death is worth more than the rabbit's life. Literally.
Third: spontaneous memorials have appeared at the accident site. People are bringing flowers, toy rabbits, notes. The local administration promises to remove everything by May 28 "due to sanitary regulations." This will spark a new wave of anger on social media.
Forecast: What Will Happen in the Next 48–72 Hours
The most likely scenario: the story will continue. Jennifer Lopez will give an interview to a major publication (presumably, The Washington Post has already arranged a publication for May 27). She will tell how she saved Monty, took him to the vet, how Monty refuses to eat. The interview will gather another 50–80 million views.
Monty will likely survive. Vets will administer nutrient solutions intravenously. But the question remains: who will take him permanently? Hundreds of people have already offered to adopt the rabbit. Jennifer Lopez will probably keep him.
The darkest scenario: Monty dies of stress. If this happens in the next 48 hours, the internet will explode a second time—with renewed force. The video of the grieving rabbit's death will become the most viewed content of May, surpassing even political scandals. Advertisers will pay again. Platforms will profit again.
And the question remains that no one asks under those 127 million views, because it's too frightening to ask: if we cry over an 11-second video of a dead rabbit, but don't change laws on penalties for hitting animals, and don't take our eyes off our phones while driving—are we mourning the rabbit, or ourselves, when we look at the screen and see our own inability to stop?
— Editorial Team
