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>Geese chased out of a park in Chicago returned to the area twice as quickly on days when they were harassed, compared with days when they left of their own acc
by helsinkiandrew 4y ago
>Geese chased out of a park in Chicago returned to the area twice as quickly on days when they were harassed, compared with days when they left of their own accord
Because the reason they left was no longer valid, whereas when they left of their own accord presumably the reason was still valid (had eaten all the food, bad nesting, noise etc)
- barbegal 4y agoExactly as the paper author explains in this article https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972608 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972608
- bentobean 4y agoPerhaps. On the other hand, I choose to believe the geese return out of spite.
- rqtwteye 4y agoI am not sure about geese but crows definitely do things out of spite.
- quitit 4y agoPeace was never an option. -UGG
- Pigalowda 4y agoIndeed. It is important to leave as much poop on the walking paths as they can. Dropping density correlating directly with amount of food resources extracted also nicely correlates with spite. It’s good to maximize both before moving on to victimize the next territory and path.
- 0xdeadfa65 4y agoThank you for the laugh. I’m not convinced though that this is not their though process.
- dwhitney 4y agoThis is the first time I’ve seen humor on this site. If I were you, I’d be afraid
- xwdv 4y agoHe won’t last very long here.
- MiguelX413 4y ago
- aliqot 4y agoEvery time Reddit alienates the top 5%, part of them flow here still peddling the memes and vestiges of the old dominion. Over time this sheds as they're welcomed into the fold, and we get a bit less staunch. We accept you, one of us, one of us
- swayvil 4y agoEach goose thought, "ah, the flock has been cleared out. Now the field is all easy pickings. I will be clever one and return alone to reap a fat feast!"