Bellbirds
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 29 Jun 11:21
https://mander.xyz/post/14733560

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FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io on 29 Jun 13:09 next collapse

Wattle seems like a made up word. Snood too.

mrcleanup@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 23:57 collapse

I mean, yeah, they all are.

mononomi@feddit.nl on 29 Jun 13:21 next collapse

Apparently one of the loudest bird calls out there

It looks and sounds like an alien

Blackout@kbin.run on 29 Jun 14:12 next collapse

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

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml on 29 Jun 14:14 next collapse

I think it was connecting to dialup

veganpizza69@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 16:18 next collapse

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

cornshark@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 08:02 collapse

But not in the areas where it lives

veganpizza69@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 15:51 collapse

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

mononomi@feddit.nl on 30 Jun 18:31 collapse

Wtf

SomeGuy69@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 13:15 collapse

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

GreatRam@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 13:46 next collapse

Wtf is that sticking out of its head

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 14:10 next collapse

Never seen a goober-flange before?

CluckN@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 14:11 collapse

It’s a Wattle

Followupquestion@lemm.ee on 02 Jul 14:32 collapse

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

Etterra@lemmy.world on 29 Jun 13:48 next collapse

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

Bellbird: deep breath…

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world on 30 Jun 12:05 next collapse

At least one of them:

It cannot be that good

FreshLight@sh.itjust.works on 30 Jun 20:24 collapse

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.