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Parakeets (mander.xyz)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (6 children)

How are they even still alive? Australia seems like such a dangerous place, I wouldn’t expect something like parakeets to survive long. Do they just breed like rabbits and survive through quantity?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Parrots are smart motherfuckers.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not only smart, but they can fight like hell!

There aren't many creatures that attack parrots.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

I had to untangling a fucking cockatoo from bird netting lucking i didnt lose my finger tbh they have beaks like pliers with razor blades for teeth.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You would be surprised at the amount of attitude birds have here. Usually magpies get a gangsta reputation but do you know who nobody messes up with? Lorikeets.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Except noisy miners and indian Mynas. Cunts of birds.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

They're also great at communicating info about predators across a large group and distracting said predators to get as many budgies away as possible. And they're very good at maneuvering in the air, a lot of birds of prey that rely on speed over agility can't turn as quickly

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Turns out being small, and able to fly, is pretty cool

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, pretty much. They are considered pests down there. Imagine a swarm of locusts descending on your farm, except the locusts are each the size of your hand and are intelligent enough to work together when committing crimes. That's how Australian farmers see budgies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

They certainly have an appropriate colour scheme for it, too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I feel like Australia isn't as dangerous as you think it is