I wonder how this works in the wild without humans?
shiny ❍⩊❍
Submitted 1 month ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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besmtt@lemmy.world 1 month ago
xzinik@feddit.cl 1 month ago
hmmmm… good question
i guess that maybe get atracted to sun glitter that forms in moving(mostly) water in lakes and rivers and such instead of still water?
thats the only reason i see for a bird to have a stronger instinct for shiny things than water, because the shiny thing is the water that is safe to drink
phonics@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You actually nailed it. Glittering is attractive to all things with eyes because it represents water which is needed for life. Thats why car manufacturers use chrome in specific areas like the logo or a line they want you to notice to attract our lizard brain.
Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
My first thought was bugs and berries looking similar to a marble, but moving water makes a lot of sense. There’s for example also cat fountains you can buy, because some cats won’t drink the still water in a bowl.
Yosmonkol@piefed.social 1 month ago
Wild turkeys teach their young, through demonstration, how to forage, and avoid dangers. For a domesticated turkey poult the human takes the role of the parent & teacher. To top it off the wild turkey hasn’t lost its instincts through selective breeding like the domesticated turkey.
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Maybe it’s a learned behavior passed down through generations? I once heard that the reason housecats get stuck in trees is because they weren’t taught how to go down (backwards). Could be BS tho
Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We do this with our dog if she get ill. We know she’s not drinking enough water so we but bits of cooked chicken in the bottom of her water bowl. She ends up drinking water accidentally while trying to eat the chicken.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We do ice cubes with our cats
echodot@feddit.uk 1 month ago
I’ve tried this with my cats but the ice cube immediately gets shoved under the fridge where it melts.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 month ago
Are floating ice cubes interesting enough? Also, don’t they get brain freeze?
Janx@piefed.social 1 month ago
How long do you leave chicken in the water bowl?
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
For most dogs I’d assume seconds
ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 1 month ago
I vote the dumbass turkey to be the national bird of the US 🦃 No more eagle for you until you clean up this fucking mess!
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 month ago
Let’s get you back to bed Mr. Franklin.
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And put some clothes on him dammit
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Only if it’s full of older women
switcheroo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It almost was our national bird!
Agent641@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Kind of ADHD energy.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 month ago
Do the same trick but with a caffeinated drink if you have problems with your ADHD children
Agent641@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I gave a ADHD kid under my care coffee once and it was a goddamned nightmare
JoShmoe@ani.social 1 month ago
Definitely wont regret leaving your baby alone with marbles. Zero chance of disaster.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nothing can go wrong eating three marbles and going straight to bed ignoring baby
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thanks for reminding me to drink water. I’ve had a giant tumbler of it on my desk all day and was wondering why my head was starting to hurt.
Linearity@piefed.zip 1 month ago
Turkey mentioned 🇹🇷🔥💪💪
asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 1 month ago
WTF IS AN ECONOMY‽‽‽ 📉📉💸💸🇹🇳🇹🇳🐺🐺🤘🏿🤘🏿
flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Eww… just another state with imperialist and fascist history that has done many genocides (none of which it has ever acknowledged)
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Türkiye number one! Türkiye STRONG 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷💪💪💪💪💪💪💪