Birds are using anti-bird spikes to fortify nests in ‘perfect comeback’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/13/birds-spikes-nests/?

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Elephant0991@lemmy.bleh.au · 7 pts · 3y

Life, uh, finds a way.

CileTheSane@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y (4 replies)

The metal spikes are believed to give “structural support” to the nests, in some instances creating dome-like roofs

Stop teaching crows to use tools! Once they start doing agriculture we're fucked.

rem26_art@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

the crows will go from agriculture to fertilizer to TNT and then we are so done

platysalty@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

I say we nuke the crows first.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y

I mean, as long as the crows aren’t trying to teach crabs to read, I think we’ll be ok.

omgarm@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 3y

I am digging the bird strongholds though. Humans stopped making castles and I'm glad some other species stepped up.

Nacktmull@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
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rumckle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

In Australia the cokatoos rip them off and drop them from the tops of buildings.

penix@sh.itjust.works · -24 pts · 3y (3 replies)
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MrPewp@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

What the fuck?

penix@sh.itjust.works · -11 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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MrPewp@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

No brother, I think I'm okay.