Comment on YSK - All song birds on the planet are descended from ancestors in Australia.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 1 day agoI mean not to nitpick but there are (were?) hundreds of aboriginal languages, none of which were related to the colonialist accent. And they were there for like thousands of years. So like fuck these birds if they’re speaking English tbh
Woht24@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
To suggest a bird should confirm to a culture is insane. To the birds, both indigenous and colonial cultures would be a drop in the ocean compared to what they’ve seen.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Sorry, it was tongue in cheek! But Christ now I wonder what they’ve seen o_0