1638
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Since there is videos of seagulls hunting pigeons i'd say they are pretty smart birds. They just dont give a fuck to pretend around people.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

Just because an animal is territorial and good at killing does not mean it's smart.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Yes but we already know about cops.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Good at killing if you count targets they didn't mean to kill I guess!

[-] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

The approach is pretty smart though and it isnt standard seagull behaviour, so they are inventive. Also they are about the same size as pigeons.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPTBhmcyXY

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPTBhmcyXY

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I dunno where you live, but on the coasts of the US, Seagulls are about 3 times the size of pigeons.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

This entire argument is a joke. They are birds, not even mammals, what can apes know about bird-logic? Einstein said you cant judge a fish for how well it can climb a tree but our bias for human smarts remains. Judge a seagull in the context of a seagull and the result will be the same as for every single other species, some are smarter/dumber then others, all have their own strengths and weaknesses. A smart seagull is the one most consistently successful and healthy as a seagull.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

They're probably just "dumb" in comparison to corvids and parrots and the like.

this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2023
1638 points (99.2% liked)

Memes

45168 readers
3231 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS