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betterbemeta:the-spoopy-ghost-of-raejin99:elodieunderglass:perniciouskniddles:catsbeaversandducks:“Neck lengths of birds + aggression: a study.”By @inomnomcom@elodieunderglass And that’s the truthmurder is stored in the neckI know this is a joke but it makes sense. The long neck on geese and swans is intended as kind of a way to create a disjointed hitbox or to have a longer reach so they can threaten and defend a point without having to put most of their body (which is full of hollow bones and relatively fragile) in the way. Like the reason a weapon with reach like a spear can make people more confident that they won’t get hurt than a short weapon like a dagger, etc. The swan’s head and brain might be on the end of that noodle but it’s a relatively small target compared to the body (and the eggs or babies) it’s trying to protect, most animals do not have grabbing/grappling power to take a hold of the long neck, and its flapping wings are mostly feathers and not vital organs to get damaged. And remember, most predators besides us don’t know how to use weapons, so *all* of them are basically just ‘wielding daggers’ in the form of teeth, claws, etc. that don’t reach farther than their own bodies.so… yes, I would say the longer the neck the more aggressive the waterfowl, because a longer neck can serve as an advantage that enables more aggressive behavior when defending their territories. The farther away an animal can threaten something without its own center of mass being in danger, the bolder it’s going to be. It’s why also you don’t mess with any large horned animals even though they’re “peaceful herbivores and don’t want to eat you”– their horns, long legs, and relative size allows them to threaten you and defend themselves long before you get in their immediate space if they fear they can’t just run away.It’s also why using weapons or having the ability to throw rocks with force, accurately, was such a game changer for humans on earth. -- source link

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