Vlady, c'mon man, you can't be serious. There is a big difference between feeding a baby bird until it's big enough to feed itself (reptilian trait), and caring for and living with your children for the better part of their/your lifespan (mammalian trait).

Learn to evolutionary biology man.

Spin @ 26/4/2018 15:22

Vlady, c'mon man, you can't be serious. There is a big difference between feeding a baby bird until it's big enough to feed itself (reptilian trait), and caring for and living with your children for the better part of their/your lifespan (mammalian trait). Learn to evolutionary biology man.

Sorry, but you have definitely not studied the breeding habits and family ties of birds. You should especially look into crows, who have fascinating social habits and have been shown to teach generations what people are good or bad, as well as strong family units:

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

American Crows are highly social birds, more often seen in groups than alone. In addition to roosting and foraging in numbers, crows often stay together in year-round family groups that consist of the breeding pair and offspring from the past two years. The whole family cooperates to raise young.

I can give you all kinds of other bird examples, but apparently rock scientists spend too much time looking at archeopteryx and not enough on modern birds. :P

I can also tell you all about the social habits of cedar waxwings if you want.

C'mon Spin ... I learned about crow's social habits at a very young age ...

vladykins @ 26/4/2018 16:50

I can also tell you all about the social habits of cedar waxwings if you want.

please do!

vladykins @ 26/4/2018 15:42

Spin @ 26/4/2018 15:22 Vlady, c'mon man, you can't be serious. There is a big difference between feeding a baby bird until it's big enough to feed itself (reptilian trait), and caring for and living with your children for the better part of their/your lifespan (mammalian trait). Learn to evolutionary biology man. Sorry, but you have definitely not studied the breeding habits and family ties of birds. You should especially look into crows, who have fascinating social habits and have been shown to teach generations what people are good or bad, as well as strong family units: Cornell Lab of Ornithology American Crows are highly social birds, more often seen in groups than alone. In addition to roosting and foraging in numbers, crows often stay together in year-round family groups that consist of the breeding pair and offspring from the past two years. The whole family cooperates to raise young. I can give you all kinds of other bird examples, but apparently rock scientists spend too much time looking at archeopteryx and not enough on modern birds. :P

Here's the important part from your post: "Offspring from the past 2 years". You get 2 years, then you are gone. Sounds like a pretty long time to me.

I never said they weren't social creatures. Just not like mammals.

Spin @ 26/4/2018 20:09

vladykins @ 26/4/2018 15:42 Spin @ 26/4/2018 15:22 Vlady, c'mon man, you can't be serious. There is a big difference between feeding a baby bird until it's big enough to feed itself (reptilian trait), and caring for and living with your children for the better part of their/your lifespan (mammalian trait). Learn to evolutionary biology man. Sorry, but you have definitely not studied the breeding habits and family ties of birds. You should especially look into crows, who have fascinating social habits and have been shown to teach generations what people are good or bad, as well as strong family units: Cornell Lab of Ornithology American Crows are highly social birds, more often seen in groups than alone. In addition to roosting and foraging in numbers, crows often stay together in year-round family groups that consist of the breeding pair and offspring from the past two years. The whole family cooperates to raise young. I can give you all kinds of other bird examples, but apparently rock scientists spend too much time looking at archeopteryx and not enough on modern birds. :P Here's the important part from your post: "Offspring from the past 2 years". You get 2 years, then you are gone. Sounds like a pretty long time to me. I never said they weren't social creatures. Just not like mammals.

Two years is a long ass time in the life of a bird. Lots of mammals have booted their kids away long before that. You stated birds were like their reptile cousins and didn't give a fuck after the kid was born. I've now shown you different. Birds, while descended from reptiles, have advanced quite a bit.

Or, to coin a phrase from a rock guy I like: "learn to evolutionary biology, man."

One of my friends got an otomatone and I'm kind of jealous.

Fun fact: Puffins push their babies off a cliff

I wanted to look up "Puffins are assholes" and found this:

http://www.fupenguin.com/2008/12/puffin-hoax-revealed.html

You'll love the Iceland reference.

I also found this fascinating article from Audubon:

http://www.audubon.org/news/are-gulls-jerks

Yeah what Vlady said. Just tell him you appreciate being considered, but you already took a job elsewhere. You won't burn any bridges that way.

Primate @ 27/4/2018 14:13

Yeah what Vlady said. Just tell him you appreciate being considered, but you already took a job elsewhere. You won't burn any bridges that way.

For a second, I thought you were referring to the "Are Gulls Jerks?" article.

vladykins @ 27/4/2018 13:14

Primate @ 27/4/2018 14:13 Yeah what Vlady said. Just tell him you appreciate being considered, but you already took a job elsewhere. You won't burn any bridges that way. For a second, I thought you were referring to the "Are Gulls Jerks?" article.

Gulls are annoying bastards.

Primate @ 27/4/2018 14:20

vladykins @ 27/4/2018 13:14 Primate @ 27/4/2018 14:13 Yeah what Vlady said. Just tell him you appreciate being considered, but you already took a job elsewhere. You won't burn any bridges that way. For a second, I thought you were referring to the "Are Gulls Jerks?" article. Gulls are annoying bastards.

So is DADD