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And birds are about 160 million years old, but they can't fly as high or as fast as airplanes. Evolution doesn't plan ahead, so it easily gets stuck in local ma
by mrob 8y ago
And birds are about 160 million years old, but they can't fly as high or as fast as airplanes. Evolution doesn't plan ahead, so it easily gets stuck in local maxima.
- floatingatoll 8y agoBirds seem to fall out of the sky a lot less often. Could be the same is true for pollen. I don’t know if I agree with the guy, but I think he’s right to encourage more science time and money spent on it.
- jeremysalwen 8y agoWhat? How could you think this is remotely true. It's international news when a commercial aircraft crashes. Birds, not so much.
- floatingatoll 8y agoObserver fallacy, though I’m kind of confused why I’ve never personally seen it happen. I’ve seem one window strike but never a ground strike.
- belorn 8y agoIf you want to observe birds there are some great nest cams all over the world. The first days/weeks/months of flying is not perfect. A large predatory bird needs a lot of training and exercise. Wildlife rehabilitation is an other good source to hear about the work involved in getting wild birds to fly.
- nkrisc 8y agoI don't know about that. A good number of them end up dead below my windows each year.