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neoengel t1_jcc6pup wrote
Niiight tiiime...DAYTIME!
fiddlenutz t1_jcc7jie wrote
This is it.
marmorset t1_jcc91z2 wrote
This is what always confuses me about evolution. Black herons in different areas all do this, it's not a learned behavior that's taught to each generation. It's an instinctual action, they all do it naturally. How is something like this instinctual? How is a bird hatched already knowing how to use this hunting strategy?
bobslapsface t1_jcccclj wrote
Alan. Alan. Alan. Alan. Alan. Alan.
BlueRaider731 t1_jccg5pi wrote
Wonder if they’ve got worse eyes, such that they can only see in shaded areas.
RedSonGamble t1_jccm7bc wrote
You’re over thinking their thinking I think. I imagine it’s just wired into their genetics and they don’t think about why they’re doing it or why they’re doing anything. They’re just birds
marmorset t1_jccr94v wrote
That's an interesting theory.
URAPNS t1_jccu6dz wrote
I read that in his voice...
marmorset t1_jccvdqg wrote
What's compelling them to do it? There's an advantage to doing it so the birds who did it initially had a better chance to survive and reproduce, but what was initiating the behavior in those early bird to create shade while hunting fish?
Slavocracy t1_jcd1wje wrote
They noticed there were more fish in shaded water so they started simulating it for easier hunting.
Animals are far more intelligent than you're giving them credit for.
conquer69 t1_jcd6qwp wrote
What you are describing is learned behavior which is different from instincts. Similar to beavers building dams despite never seeing a body of water in their life.
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w33dcup t1_jcda1zb wrote
Wait, that's not Alan. That's Steve.
Steve. Steve. Steve. Steve. Steve. Steve.
Slavocracy t1_jcdb7x4 wrote
If an animal exhibits a learned behavior enough through generations it will become instinct.
Beavers are a great example here too.
ERRORMONSTER t1_jcdbn6l wrote
Oh never mind that is Alan. Al! Alan!
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marmorset t1_jcdy7ex wrote
No, but I didn't then decide to fish. And the sun isn't in their eyes, they're doing it because the fish prefer shaded areas. That's a whole different level of thinking. My hand blocks the sun, now I can see better, versus, my wing blocks the sun, now a separate animal will change its behavior.
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Klin24 t1_jce1xv9 wrote
Khromm t1_jcend0e wrote
This is the way
[deleted] t1_jcf99b6 wrote
"when i was in foster care, my hair was my room"
a_flat_miner t1_jcfb62c wrote
That's not how evolution or instincts work at all. This is essentially saying that if a creature lodges it's neck between two rocks and pulls enough, future generations will eventually have long necks
xhosos t1_jcfcrk5 wrote
Also, this strategy conceals the bird’s silhouette.
Slavocracy t1_jcfkgz6 wrote
It really isn't.
tsuyoi_hikari t1_jcfnbmm wrote
Not only a handsome bird, but clever as well :D
doctor-rumack t1_jcg36gw wrote
So is it mostly bananas that you eat? Please don't talk while my hand is in your mouth, I'm not going to tell you again.
Kalappianer t1_jcc5t5r wrote
Parasol.