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I wonder what they thought of furbies (lemmy.world)
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[–] 62 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Any bird who lives primarily in the water is dumb as shit. They have unlimited protection above and around them, so they have zero adaptive pressure to put anything into their intelligence. Land birds have a lot to worry about so their brains are approaching human levels of intellect.

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  • [–] 51 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If the land birds get any smarter they're going to have to start worrying about a whole lot more. Like taxes, or rent.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean some birds have been shown exchanging money for goods and services, so it's not that far off.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh god no, someone needs to warn the birds about capitalism.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Birds are very good at stealing things, so I think it's too late for that

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    A land bird flew into my window so hard I was worried it died this morning. This happens once a month to my knowledge and I don’t spend long in my bedroom outside sleeping. Land birds aren’t smart outside of a few select species lol

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Put some stickers on your window

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    That just gives them a target. They can't see the window. This is a real problem in some cities. AFAIK no one has found a real solution other than frosting the windows, but then humans can't see through the windows and get irritated.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago

    It's funny, I went to visit a place and the person who lived there was starting to get their life in order, so they cleaned the window. I knew this because while I was there I heard a THUD and there was a giant streak of bird shit trailing down the window from the impact point.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Wtf. Would you please do something about that?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What do you want him to do, start a bird college?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Are you implying that helping birds avoid windows is an unsolved problem?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Like what? It’s a bay window like any other, I have blackout curtains drawn across it most of the time so I can sleep past 6. I’m not putting any stickers or anything on it that the hoa will get pissy about

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What color are they? That could be a determining factor.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Funny story, never hit a bird with my car in Quebec, until I drove into Manitoba, where I proceeded to wack 3 in 2 days.

    Birds seem to be stupid by region.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You probably should drive less or get an electric bike.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    I agree, but not to go on a road trip to Manitoba :P

    I actually did the math, and for how loaded the car was and how many people we brought, it was both cheaper and more eco-friendly to take a car that gets 42 MPG on that road trip than take a plane to Winnipeg.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    A land bird flew into my window so hard I was worried it died this morning. This happens once a month

    The same bird???

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not true at all. There's tons of adaptive pressure. If there weren't, we wouldn't see the thousands of pelagic and shorebird species that we do. But even if what you say about the threat from predation were true --its not-- there would still be adaptive pressure from differential reproduction rates and access to nutrients.

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