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I feel very strongly that pigeons are beautiful birds and that we take them for granted. (hexbear.net)
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They are the proletariat of birds

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[-] LordGimp@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Rats are cute af too, but that doesn't stop the plague. Sky rats are just a different variety of pestilence carriers. Yall need to start appreciating possums more. Fuckers eat Lyme disease ticks like chocolate raisins and they're pretty much immune to rabies too.

[-] Grandpa_garbagio@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

fleas carried the plague, it wasn't just rats it was anything that could support fleas. being said, rats are pervasive so.

possums rule though yes

[-] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://www.livescience.com/black-death-not-primarily-spread-by-rats

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