Tell me about the language(s) of the birds, /an/. Why do we know so little about the meaning of the different calls of birds and how can we better understand and comunicate with them?
>>5120327>>5118507underrated
>>5117461Anyone know what "CAW CAW CAW CAW" means?
>>5118507so I gather "hihihi = hawk" and "jaajaa = snake" and squirrels also understand bird language
>>5117461basically science is run by old farts who dismiss things they don't like out of handas usual, it advances one funeral at a time
>>5120327all birds have their own language
Happy Bat Appreciation Day, /an/!
>>5121214That there is a superficial resemblance between two organisms.Glad I could help you figure that out.
>>5121290Sovl...
>>5117402cute bat
>>5117180uh...based?
>>5117165Coolest bats:- painted bats- vampire bats- ghost bats- hammerhead bats- all flying foxes- Honduran white bats- fish-eating batsAny others?
I think vultures are my favorite animal
Uncle Ben's black vultures seem like the best pets everI hope he slimed that raccoon for them.
>>5124223>exterminate one of nature's designated garbagemen>country promptly piles up with garbagegee i dunno
Ta da!
Post animals that make interesting sounds. Bonus points for surprises: if you'd never expect that animal to make that particular sound, all the better.To begin: Goldie's Bird-of-paradise:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_yr2eB7_Vk
>>5118036I love these little guyshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGEMgl1xjac
>>5118034Bird-voiced tree frog:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMsH1kKgW5M
Green Catbirdhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE8DvDaHLcA
Grasshopper mice howlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSIGbuU7q4
>>5124403
Post animals that just look cool
>>5123900sucks that it's getting harder to tell what is and isn't AI
>>5123902>>5124233I’ve seen the original before and didn’t notice either until someone else pointed it out, but the second I saw the weird misshapen foot it became obvious
>>5124257the bird in the real picture has weird misshapen feet as well lol
The bluestreak cleaner wrasse, a 10cm fish species that feeds off the dead skin of larger fish, has demonstrated the ability to recognize itself in a mirror -- a trait that is more so associated with birds and more intelligent mammals.Scientific paper on this phenomenon:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-70138-7Video on the subject:https://youtu.be/Drbl5udwk9I
>>5123200>>5123212https://www.baka.com.au/environment/conservation/scientists-in-a-buzz-over-discovery-that-bees-can-understand-numbers-20260421-p5zptz.html
>>5114390>Everyone wants to pretend animals are dumb to justify mistreatment.Ah, yes. Puppies don’t really chase their tails - it’s just a myth we made up so we have an excuse to kick puppies.
>>5123866Tail chasing is just fun. Not a sign of missing self awareness. If you had a tail, you’d grab it for fun too.
>>5123830wow, even bees are more intelligent than cats...
>>5119015because then they can't stuff their gullets with fish
Birdbros..."According to the WHO, the man now identified as Leo Schilperoord developed symptoms on April 6 and died onboard on April 11. His wife remained on the ship and disembarked at Saint Helena on April 24 “with gastrointestinal symptoms.”The agency said early investigation suggested “possible exposure to rodents during birdwatching activities,” based on the travel history of those first infected.Beyond Leo’s work as an ornithologist, the Schilperoords also appear to have been seasoned birdwatchers, having documented an "unforgettable" birdwatching tour they took in 2013 in Sri Lanka in a review posted online. Authorities believe the couple may have been exposed during a visit to a landfill outside Ushuaia, a remote city in Patagonia that draws bird enthusiasts searching for rare species such as Darwin’s Caracara.The site, described by local officials as heavily contaminated, is thought to harbor rodents carrying the Andes strain of hantavirus, which is typically spread by inhaling particles from infected droppings or urine."
>>5123667They're lying and trying to smear the good reputation of the Ushuaia landfill: Current and former officials in the archipelago at the southernmost point of South America insist that the virus did not originate from the trash heap in Ushuaia that national health authorities named earlier this week as the most likely place two Dutch tourists contracted it while bird-watching.Additionally, Tierra del Fuego has never recorded a case of the hantavirus — let alone the Andes variant involved in the ship outbreak — unlike Argentine provinces further north. The Dutch couple — both of whom died — spent just two days in Tierra del Fuego during their four-monthlong trip through Argentina and Chile, he added, which “dramatically reduces the likelihood that the infection happened here.”The governments of Chile, which has seen deadly outbreaks of the Andes variant before, and Uruguay, which hasn’t, declared the couple couldn’t have become infected while visiting based on the virus’ up-to-eight-week incubation period. Many independent Argentine epidemiologists believe that the hantavirus outbreak most likely emerged from the woodlands of central Patagonia, another major tourist destination where authorities have recently recorded hantavirus cases and long-tailed rats known to carry the Andes variant run rampant — unlike in Ushuaia.
I don't lick mouse shit while birdwatching, am I doing it wrong?
reminder to everybody:>if they push this hantavirus nonsense, do not trust anything they say or do>also do not assume the same rules for the covid nonsense will apply; make sure of everything before you make any decisions>you don't want to get caught in a trap if they make something dangerous, and you don't want to look like a fool if it's never pushed harddon't let them get the better of you. Friendly reminder.
Holy shit, I like birds AND I just had to go to the bathroom. Is it over for me guys?
People say an untrustworthy person is a weasel but why-what have weasels done?
>>5122511>and eat all the eggs
>>5122504Don't they do a dance of sorts which allows them to inch closer to prey?
>>5122750so are ferrets
>>5122817lol
>>5122817Fine, have a you.
Otters are in vogue this life cycle
>>5123396judging by the bottle on the floor, they're probably not very good
>>5122158forbidden love...
>>5123951do otters like buckets?
>near 100% hunting success rate>Survived multiple mass extinctions, including the Great Dying; predated and outlived the dinosaurs>is still one of the most majestic animals, a perfect marriage of form and function>is one of the only insects that is not only not hated, but widely liked by humanityThis is the ultimate lifeform, perfection as an organism. A masterpiece of evolution.
One time I was taking a piss and a dragonfly flew up to me a couple of feet away from my face to show me that it had 2 wasps, one in each hand, and then it flew away. I don't know why, but it seemed like it wanted to show them off.
>>5122858it wanted to share one with you, asshole
>>5115572damn, that frog must've been hungry
>>5114282Enjoy your mosquitoes.
>>5117193other way around, insects came out of the water and colonized the land, one of the theories for advanced "adult" and flight forms is due to the fact they could colonize inland territories much better
This was my dog. His name was Tobi.
>>5122138RIP Tobi :(
>>5122599He's chasing Ducks and eating peanut butter in heaven now
That is an adorable dog. RIP to him
>>5122138insidious little monster. the world is safer without him.
>>5123788Teleports behind you
General for the discussion of rodent care with a focus on rats3 year old editionPic rel is Burroughs taken in June who passed on Saturday at about 3 years old>Rats need love >Rats need companionship >Rats need free roam time >Other rodents welcome Rat first aid: http://neratsociety.co.uk/articles/firstaid.shtml Good and bad food: https://squeaksandnibbles.com/safe-foods-for-rats/
>>5061960Man, you rats have really done it this time with your hantaviruses
>>5122697All this time, keeping a squeaky-clean image.. and now our whiskers will be dragged through mud all over again.. snif..
>>5122697>be hooman>liek birbs>go landfill>watch birbs>inhale the dust of decay>get hentaivirusThe rats did this too me, do humans ever learn?
nice ray thread
>>5123807Thanks anon, we try
What's stopping me from selectively breeding this into a faux-ammonite?
>>5122941Baculites was a straight shelled one and that fucker just made it past the extinction of the dinosaurs.
>>5122828Just doing the rounds
>>5122951Why are west people like this?
>>5122957>>5122941iirc Nautaloids had global range until seals started existing which could just suck them out the shelllast to go extict from their family was a thin, long shelled species that survived on speed but couldn't go into deep wateronly extant creature is the Nautilus, which only lives in deep tropical waters
>>5122951okay Zhang
I WANT PICTURES OF SPIDERS
Didn't take a picture, but for the first time ever, I found a woodlouse spider in my backyard. His pale body and brown legs startled me at first.I swear every year brings a new insect I've never seen in person.
>>5120272NO
I like spiders. But the bigger the spider is, the least I want to handle it.
iirc this was a NZ cave spider
>>5120452The fangs deliver their venom which liquifies their prey so no.
"Disregard the constabulary" edition
>>5122265cuteness overload
>>5124368yeah thinking about it when you're intelligent enough to be genuinly aware of the things around you, you just start fucking with shit, that's basically our whole deal
>>5122842This is the cure for hair loss.
>>5124270Calm down, Reddit, it's just a joke
