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I wonder how this works in the wild without humans?
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 safer to drink
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.
what!? really? is that simple? but shouldnt smell be a bigger factor?
Let me know when you start smelling with your eyes lol
Nwver heard of Smell-O-Vision!?
xD
you know what i meant >.<'
i mean petrichor smells great and we can smell it from very far. wonder if other animals can detect it too.
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.
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.
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