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In Scotland we have a bird half the size of a Turkey but twice as aggressive compared to it. It's called the Capercaillie. https://youtu.be/vjTH7ZN9DIU https:/

In Scotland we have a bird half the size of a Turkey but twice as aggressive compared to it. It's called the Capercaillie. https://youtu.be/vjTH7ZN9DIU https://youtu.be/vjTH7ZN9DIU Really aggressive and menacing noises.

izietto 4y ago
I love it, can I bring one in Italy? EDIT Actually I discovered that it is a "gallo cedrone", it's fairly common here in Italy too, no need to import it from Scotland
- pvaldes 4y ago
  Sadly vanishing from most southern Europe
- twic 4y ago
  Not only do you have them, but you use their feathers on a rather famous military hat: https://www.relicmilitaria.com/product/italy-scarce-5th-bersaglieri-hat-with-capercaillie-feathers-circa-1914-1918/ https://www.relicmilitaria.com/product/italy-scarce-5th-bers... https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ww2-movie-characters/images/2/28/Alberto_Bertorelli.jpg https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ww2-movie-characters/image...
  - izietto 4y ago
    You're right!! My father was a bersagliere, I remember he had that hat!
rags2riches 4y ago
In Sweden we have an animal, half of which is a Capercaille. The other half is a hare. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skvader https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skvader
- tomcam 4y ago
  Distantly related the USA's Jackalope https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope
  - NanoCoaster 4y ago
    Also the bavarian (or southern german in general, it seems) Wolpertinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger. Interesting that this is such a widespread thing :)
    - tomcam 4y ago
      OK that’s way better looking than a Jackalope
distances 4y ago
They are indeed a handful in the breeding season. Here's one from Finland that isn't the least bit fazed by a running engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bS-zpGKTuQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bS-zpGKTuQ
AlgorithmicTime 4y ago
Reubachi 4y ago
At the risk of making a comment which does nothing to further the conversation, That bird is like New Game + Chicken.
tomcam 4y ago
Pretty sure that's actually a new generation Pokemon
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izietto 4y ago

I love it, can I bring one in Italy? EDIT Actually I discovered that it is a "gallo cedrone", it's fairly common here in Italy too, no need to import it from Scotland

pvaldes 4y ago
Sadly vanishing from most southern Europe
twic 4y ago
Not only do you have them, but you use their feathers on a rather famous military hat: https://www.relicmilitaria.com/product/italy-scarce-5th-bersaglieri-hat-with-capercaillie-feathers-circa-1914-1918/ https://www.relicmilitaria.com/product/italy-scarce-5th-bers... https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ww2-movie-characters/images/2/28/Alberto_Bertorelli.jpg https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ww2-movie-characters/image...
- izietto 4y ago
  You're right!! My father was a bersagliere, I remember he had that hat!

rags2riches 4y ago

In Sweden we have an animal, half of which is a Capercaille. The other half is a hare. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skvader https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skvader

tomcam 4y ago
Distantly related the USA's Jackalope https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope
- NanoCoaster 4y ago
  Also the bavarian (or southern german in general, it seems) Wolpertinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolpertinger. Interesting that this is such a widespread thing :)
  - tomcam 4y ago
    OK that’s way better looking than a Jackalope

distances 4y ago

They are indeed a handful in the breeding season. Here's one from Finland that isn't the least bit fazed by a running engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bS-zpGKTuQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bS-zpGKTuQ

AlgorithmicTime 4y ago

Reubachi 4y ago

At the risk of making a comment which does nothing to further the conversation, That bird is like New Game + Chicken.

tomcam 4y ago

Pretty sure that's actually a new generation Pokemon

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