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Dinosaurs Still Live
Submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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flora_explora@beehaw.org 1 year ago
jadelord@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Ho-oh in real life!
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
That’s the stinky bird, right?
edit: yes, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoatzin
Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 1 year ago
[ Because of aromatic compounds in the leaves they consume, and the bacterial fermentation required to digest them,[26][27] the birds have a disagreeable, manure-like odor and are only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need; local people also call it the “stinkbird” because of it. ]
Hamartia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Mulleted stinkbird thank you.
nope@jlai.lu 1 year ago
Cool birb
toynbee@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What does “ringed” mean in this context?
i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml [bot] 1 year ago
The birb accepted their wedding proposal 💍
Klear@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Cause if you wanted to track it then you should have put a ring on it
kootepe@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Birds are monitored by putting a ring on their leg. The ring can then be used to identify the bird if it’s captured or seen with a telescope/binoculars/camera by someone else, or if their carcass is found. Typically it’s just a small metal ring but these days multiple colored rings can also be used, those are put into a public database that anyone can use to identify the bird and see where it has been spotted, when it was ringed, how old it is etc.
toynbee@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Gotcha.
I was familiar with the concept but not the phrasing. Thanks for the edification!
m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
It can be one step away, if you manage to sneak it into the museum.
woop_woop@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This isn’t true: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoatzin
… Since Archaeopteryx had three functional claws on each wing, some earlier systematists speculated that the hoatzin was descended from it, because nestling hoatzins have two functional claws on each wing. Modern researchers, however, hypothesize that the young hoatzin’s claws are of more recent origin… A similar trait is seen in turacos, whose nestlings use claws on their wings to climb in trees.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Thank you! Now I have learned something even MORE interesting, and can still enjoy the cool Hoatzin!
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
People can still consider an idea even if its wrong.
The title therefore is technically true.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 year ago
TIL :)
People’s voice: Shall we leave it up or remove it?
woop_woop@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is definitely an awesome looking critter though
Bosht@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wow that is so cool holy shit
Mandy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
i prefer the shoebill
not the anime girl oneas a dinosaur looking ancient bird its also a majestic bastard cause apparently bowing to one is a thing you have to doImage