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One-Day Old Magpie

Feb 07, 2008 12:17

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drhoz February 7 2008, 10:02:49 UTC

"I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!"

tetrabinary February 7 2008, 10:31:04 UTC

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drhoz February 7 2008, 11:06:26 UTC

I always suspected that's what that phrase came from.

tetrabinary February 7 2008, 11:11:23 UTC

To be more specific:

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pikku_gen February 7 2008, 10:17:35 UTC

"Lookit me!! I'm small and ugly and YOU LOVE IT!!!111!!!"

eyeteeth February 7 2008, 10:38:35 UTC

It's my understanding that the bright coloring of the mouths of some baby birds is there to make sure the parent bird knows what part to feed. At least, I have heard that explanation given for the American crow:

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creepcakes February 7 2008, 15:09:59 UTC

Yes, that is true. Some inner beak patterns/colors are specie specific. There are some birds that are parasitic and deposit their eggs into other nests so that the nest-owner is left to feed their baby! And the reason why the nest-owner is duped is because the inside of the beak of the intruder is similar to that of her own fledglings.
Example of a parasitic cuckoo being feed by a much smaller adult warbler:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Reed_warbler_cuckoo.jpg

Animals are tricksters!

new_shit February 7 2008, 16:03:02 UTC

Oh, that is amazing!

shade_o_matic February 7 2008, 11:20:34 UTC

AHAHA! I love how the belly part is still in the perfect egg shape!

pikku_gen February 7 2008, 15:41:17 UTC

I believe it's the yolk that's still there...

_coelacanth_ February 7 2008, 16:43:23 UTC

! really?

drhoz February 7 2008, 21:48:00 UTC

yup

cielamara February 7 2008, 12:09:27 UTC

It's so...cute...