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[-] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I love evolution. I think it's hilarious that these birds evolved to look like they tried to snort the bundle of hair that's been clogging my shower since 2020.

[-] mononomi@feddit.nl 39 points 3 days ago

Apparently one of the loudest bird calls out there

It looks and sounds like an alien

[-] Blackout@kbin.run 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wow, it's just like a CNC shop, rapid cutting 6061

[-] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

The sound would make for a great emergency alarm system in case of natural disasters or air raids.

[-] cornshark@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

But not in the areas where it lives

[-] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's true, the Amazonians do need air raid sirens due to the chemical air attacks from entrepreneurial colonialists.

[-] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Must be super rare, is there even one recording with multiple of those birds at once?

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

I think it was connecting to dialup

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

At least one of them:

It cannot be that good

[-] GreatRam@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

Wtf is that sticking out of its head

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Never seen a goober-flange before?

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago
[-] Followupquestion@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

The slave owning flying guy from Tatooine with a gambling problem?

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Thank you for watching; we will now go off the air until 6am.

Bellbird: deep breath...

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

Wattle seems like a made up word. Snood too.

[-] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I mean, yeah, they all are.

this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
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