Comment on Vultures

flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The small birbs eat the mother’s puke. I thought most birds do that?

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  • Etterra@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m pretty sure you’re correct.

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• Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah I don’t get it either but this what I get for only studying bird law instead of birdology.

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  • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Filibuster

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    • Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well I will take that into cooperation. Thank you.

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• zurohki@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean, they could carry the food to their young, carry their young to the food, regurgitate like most birds, there really isn’t another way to…

  … it’s poop, isn’t it.

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  • FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)

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    • zurohki@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That doesn’t fit the meme at all. I want to file a complaint.

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      • FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I'm not sure if there's any real recourse as far as bird law is concerned.

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  • Nomad@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    New World vultures also urinate straight down their legs; the uric acid kills bacteria accumulated from walking through carcasses, and also acts as evaporative cooling.

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• pdxfed@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ornithologists for those looking for the word, which I confused for a long time with opthalmology.

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