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[-] Damaskox@lemmy.world 2 points 58 minutes ago

I can so see this bird's evolution going water-based if given enough time.

[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 3 points 3 hours ago

So is this is the fish equivalent of Bigfoot? Or like space aliens?

[-] Fusselwurm@feddit.org 15 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

as per Wikipedia, that bird (cinclus cinclus) eats insects, not fish

[-] agingelderly@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago

Not to mention their food might be a trap, too, and next thing you know you're stuck on a line with a barbed hook in your face

[-] toynbee@piefed.social 3 points 1 hour ago

Hey, I think Futurama made a documentary about that.

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 22 points 7 hours ago

YOU HAVE BEEN INVADED

That’s a great album cover

[-] Town@lemmy.zip 29 points 8 hours ago

Those feather are rather water repellent.

[-] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 16 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Birds are heavier than water??

[-] Sphks@jlai.lu 13 points 4 hours ago

From the French Wikipedia page, it goes against the current, using its wings, body and tail to force it to the bottom of the river.

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago
[-] Hupf@feddit.org 5 points 4 hours ago

Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

It is I, Arthur, King of the Britons!

[-] Glifted@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

To be fair this is basically how sharks work for us

[-] Findus_Falke@feddit.org 4 points 4 hours ago

...but only in Sharknado.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 4 hours ago

That one’s more like we climb into their dinner bowl dressed as food and start flapping our limbs around.

[-] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 10 points 7 hours ago

Not really since we enter their realm and they give us what for. This is more akin to walking to the local shop for a snack and getting scooped up and carried away by a giant eagle

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago

Speak for yourself! Last time I went for a walk to get a snack at the local shop, I got scooped up by a giant shark and carried back to the water!

[-] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 42 minutes ago

Glad you recovered from being eaten alive!

this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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