why do Tinamou eggs look like that. i want to eat them whole
im going to swallow these like a snake
I was seized with a primal need to know what this bird looks like and I’m not sure what I was expecting but:
I am EXTREMELY pleased with everything about this animal.
I looked up why the eggs are like that.
This family is OUT THERE. There will be two single-sex flocks that are bonded- any female can fuck any male from the bonded flock, and vice versa, but NOT outsiders.
But the males and females don’t flock together- it’s two single-sex flocks that exclusively fuck each other.
So how exactly does brooding work?
A female lays her eggs in leaf litter, and her job is done. She peaces out, and *assumes* a male will happen to find them and adopt them like Bruce Wayne finding a plucky orphan. The odds it’s actually the father are astronomical, btw.
But at the same time, nesting is somewhat communal. If a pregnant female finds an existing nest, she’s likely to add her own eggs to it and peace out herself.
Imagine if Bruce Wayne left to do Batmanning, and came home to find another orphan just *appeared* and is playing smash with the Robins. And he didn’t question it because that’s his life. THAT IS THESE BIRDS.
Now you may be wondering, how does that explain why these eggs are gaudy as hell?
The current theory is it’s so they’re a visual beacon for other females to find. The bigger the egg pile, the harder it will be for a predator to eat *all* of them. So everybody loses a few of their eggs, but nobody loses all of them.
Plus bright eggs are more likely to be found by a Bruce Wayne birb!
They were all absolutely infatuated with him and whispering about how much they wanted to pet him and then shushing each other saying “no that’s rude you can’t! just leave him alone!” so I told them they can pet him if they want and they were absolutely overwhelmed with happiness, while simultaneously being very concerned for his well-being, continually asking if I was very sure that it was okay and that I should please please tell them if I need them to leave him alone.
Basically, it was a great ending to a VERY long day. Sometimes people are really great.
the composition here is honestly close enough to a medieval painting, and just fuckin beautiful in 2138908 ways, that i think we can go ahead and hang this in a museum, thanks
could u imagine if ppl talked about catholicism the same way they talked about like… indigenous ppl’s religions….
girl in horror movie holding a bible open: “according to legend, a mob tortured a half-man, half-god, and nailed him to a wooden cross, leaving him to starve to death. But days later, on this very night, they found he had clawed his way out of the grave. Now those who believe lie in wait for him to rise again, To honour him, they have weekly gatherings where they chant and sing, and at the end of it they eat his flesh and blood.”
girl’s friend: “wow.. thats so creepy…”
horror movie jock: “it’s only a myth, don’t worry”
Anti-revenge narrative this, anti-revenge narrative that, I personally think that Inigo Montoya had the right idea when he stabbed Count Rugen in the gut and said “I want my father back, you son of a bitch”
A lot of revenge arcs end with the hero saying “there’s nothing you can do to bring my loved one back, so me seeking revenge is pointless.” The Princess Bride’s revenge arc ends with Inigo Montoya saying “there’s nothing you can do to bring my loved one back, so there’s nothing that can save you.”
