Pirat

@Pirat@lemmy.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Littering 🚯⁩ ⁨⁨50⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  Secondary reply: I don’t know If I’d call bald eagles smart. When I drive by a road kill that has vultures and a bald eagle feasting at it, the vultures fly away from the road while the stupid eagle flies right in front of my car. I’ve nearly had them smash into my windshield several times. It is now my standard reaction to slow down if I see a bald eagle eating road kill. I don’t worry about the vultures because they know what to do.

  BTW, bald eagles were nearly driven extinct by DDT. We quit using that so bald eagles are now numerous enough that I have to brake to keep from hitting while they eat road kill despite the lead poisoning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Littering 🚯⁩ ⁨⁨58⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago⁩:

  Not denying the condor thing. Still didn’t answer the vulture thing. Yes, I know condors are a type of vulture but so are black vultures and turkey vultures which are more common than ever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I say kill 'em all.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  Bug zappers don’t focus on mosquitos. They focus on bugs attracted to light. Mosquitos aren’t particularly attracted to light. They are attracted to body heat and, most particularly, carbon dioxide. Our exhalations draw them near. Then the heat from the veins close to the skin’s surface provide the fine tuned target. So, to attract mosquitos, emit carbon dioxide which then draws near to a body temperature heat source, which then zaps or drowns them. This drowning is accomplished by having the mosquitos attracted to a suction which then blows them into water with a bit of soap in it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Littering 🚯⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure if you’re American or not but here’s a question for you. These bald eagles are allegedly dying from lead poisoning from eating creatures shot by lead bullets/pellets. This must mean they are scavenging. Yes, I know bald eagles do that a lot but they also kill their own prey. So why aren’t vultures dying of this lead poisoning. Vultures only scavenge so it should happen much more often.

  Here’s another thought. 80% of eagles brought into a clinic may be dying of lead poisoning but that 80% is part of a small number overall. Notice they never say how many eagles are brought in.

  Here’s another thought for you: When someone says such and such is the fastest growing demographic for such and such a thing, it could just mean that there were very few such incidences. 2 such incidences occurred when there used to be just one. WOW! Hundred percent increase? Such incidences have DOUBLED!

  Don’t let Rita Skeeter twist your thoughts. Get the whole story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I don't know the reason why.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  There are still some dark purple bananas out there. They are usually less than 1/2 the size of a normal (cavendish?) banana. They don’t taste as good to me but many people love them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our kryptonite⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Lead gives you brain damage. Rock laughs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our kryptonite⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  No. Not the easily fragmented feldspar. Nice solid granite.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our kryptonite⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, no no no. There are many things proven to kill you. Curare, arsenic, botulism, too much salt, not enough salt, too much water, not enough water, and on and on and on and on …

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Must be nice⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It looks like the cage has cedar chips on the bottom which is softer than the packed dirt this creature would sleep on in the wild.