this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2024
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Damn, that's interesting!

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Remember, evolution doesn’t have an end goal other than good enough, the fact this isn’t working against the bird means it’s good enough

I really gotta find out where I heard that quote

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Everytime I see this, my brain focuses on the bone cupping the bottom of the egg, and it hurts me. I don't know what actually happens, but I know it hurts. Poor little birdy. What fruit in what garden did you eat, little bird?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everytime

I was going to lampoon the comma splice but the made-up words for your response helped a lot. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

made-up

Boy howdy do I got some bad news for you about all them other cromulent words. Do you even grok descriptive linguistics?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

And yet bbc had the audacity to gloss over this and claim the male does the hard work. While paternal care is normal for birds related to the ostrich, the male kiwi, has it the easiest.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I never have a pithy way to correct people who mention survival of the fittest.

It is, in fact, only survival of the fit enough.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

You said it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Lmao are they born fully grown?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have alerted my bro who is married to an Australian.

I'm glad they're being careful! Whew!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Kiwis are from New Zealand my dude. Australia has nothing to do with them. But we do plan to take over one day