doublechocolatechipworld:the-late-great-abigail-quinn:leftmyarminmycoat:dictatorofbutts:I was at the
doublechocolatechipworld:the-late-great-abigail-quinn:leftmyarminmycoat:dictatorofbutts:I was at the zoo the other day and there was this fucking goose trying to act likE A FUCKING FLAMINGOthis made my day its so adorableThis reminds me of one of my favorite conservation stories!!When they were trying to bring Puffins back to islands on the US east coast they decided to do so with dummies. Puffins are very social, and as a result would want to land on islands that already have puffins. The dummies looked real from a distance, but were seriously lacking up close, held up by a single peg. Puffins, being social and wanting to fit in, followed suit:AwwwwwBird fact: birds stand on one leg when comfortable, and tuck the other leg up against their belly or under their feathers. The goose is not trying to be a flamingo, and the puffin is not trying to fit in with the one-legged fake puffin - both are just relaxed and calm and not in a hurry to go anywhere.That said, the posture of the puffin, with one foot partway out and its wings jutting out at the wrist, is a bird who either is about to take off, has just landed, or is walking somewhere. That’s not a standing pose.Not to ruin cute stories, but we tend to anthropomorphize animals so easily instead of learning about their actual behaviors! -- source link
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