Comment on Rude
Papanca@lemmy.world 1 day agoYes, according to vets and avian specialists, they pose a significant danger for birds. Personally, i wouldn’t risk it. Birds are very sensitive to polluted air, way more than humans are.
Comment on Rude
Papanca@lemmy.world 1 day agoYes, according to vets and avian specialists, they pose a significant danger for birds. Personally, i wouldn’t risk it. Birds are very sensitive to polluted air, way more than humans are.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hence the idiom “canary in a coal mine” for early detection of a failure. Miners used to carry a caged bird with them to detect pockets of deadly gasses. If the canary suddenly drops dead, it’s time to get the hell out.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“This canary died of natural causes.”
technohacker@programming.dev 16 hours ago
My favourite tidbit about them is how there were dedicated devices to bring them back from the brink of unconsciousness: museumcrush.org/this-device-was-used-to-resuscita…