this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2025
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Tan Eggs

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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"


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[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

These birds are not picky and will eat almost anything they can fit in their beak and digest. They actively hunt insects like ants, crickets and termites; millipedes; and other arthropods and small mammals.[

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peafowl

Guess it's good it doesn't fit, huh?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe the gov drone isn't 100% sure about the fit & is still deciding, sizing.

The smol mammal on the other hand is in love with the big flamboyant dommy.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Well, galliformes in general are kind of murder beasts. I've had some deluded roosters decide to pick a fight with me and I personally wouldn't want to tango with a full grown tom turkey. Never really dealt with peafowl, but I'd imagine they're about as nasty as their cousins.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are cassowaries in this branch as well?

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah, they're closer related to emus.

And emus are worse, I'd rather not fight a bird that won a war against Australia.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I was gonna say. Seen videos of horse and cows chomping down on chicks. Birds are a little less, uh, restrained.

[–] CreatingMachines@fedia.io 14 points 4 months ago

"Listen here you feathery sh*t"