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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (23 children)

What do they do!?

[–] [email protected] 103 points 2 months ago (10 children)

some shrikes are also known as butcherbirds because of the habit, particularly of males, of impaling prey onto plant spines within their territories. These larders have multiple functions, attracting females and serving as food stores.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The god in Hyperion is named after that bird. Great scifi classic.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)

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

Among the best sci-fi I ever read, incredible.

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