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> how pelicans will raise two chicks and then kick the weakest there is a youtube video ( pls don’t watch ) that gave me nightmares for days on end. i had comp
by dxbydt 2y ago
> how pelicans will raise two chicks and then kick the weakest
there is a youtube video ( pls don’t watch ) that gave me nightmares for days on end. i had completely forgotten about those pelicans and now you had to bring it up again in the comments. the little pelican had a broken leg. It was limping, so mom and brother together pushed it out of the nest. Very cruel.
- alganet 2y agoPelicans are brutal mindless beasts. They are known to fly to neighbour nests and eat other birds, sometimes other pelicans. So similar to companies.
- K0balt 2y agoOr, maybe they know exactly what they are doing. Nature has a tendency to ignore human ideas of justice and ethics. The will of the stronger is the primary “law” of nature.
- alganet 2y agoHaving evolutionary success does not mean having intelligence.
- K0balt 2y agoFor sure... but birds in general are surprisingly smart if you really pay attention. Even chickens are smarter than they usually get credit for. Chickens mostly lack the opportunity to learn...chickens raised in a completely open environment develop surprising behaviors and show unexpected insight. Im guessing that pelicans, being predators, are probably much smarter.