"The poor penguin keepers can never quite get rid of the miasma of dead fish that envelopes them. As for me, the stinkiest job I ever had to do was cleaning out the duck ponds. Managed to empty a whole train carriage that evening, even though I had changed and my work clothes were double-bagged."
ShadyElmm
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Jedediah 3 year s ago
#3 Birds have cloacas, not sphincters. They are not physically able to hold in their poop, and it just comes out when it's ready. They cannot time it or aim it.
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Lola 3 year s ago
Jedediah,
You have never lived on a boat with wild birds overhead in masse, because some birds can definately choose WHEN they go. For survival they can release before flight, to gross out a predator, or mark territory/flight path. Or they can hold it near their nests to avoid attracting attention. No animal as evolved as a bird would leave pooping up to pure chance.
You have never lived on a boat with wild birds overhead in masse, because some birds can definately choose WHEN they go. For survival they can release before flight, to gross out a predator, or mark territory/flight path. Or they can hold it near their nests to avoid attracting attention. No animal as evolved as a bird would leave pooping up to pure chance.
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Martine 3 year s ago
Jedediah, I can't prove aim -- I say "prove" -- but they can certainly hold it. Training parrots to do this is key to successfully keeping them as pets. It is perfectly straightforward; it is done with rewards, and it is sometimes very quick indeed, sometimes slower. This guy https://www.aviatorharness.com/blog-feed/potty-training-your-bird-72-hours is just down the road from us and we have two birds that were hatched in his aviary.
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Ephraim 3 year s ago
conceal carry and dare an animal to mess with you. good cheap fun and a challenging sight picture.
You have never lived on a boat with wild birds overhead in masse, because some birds can definately choose WHEN they go. For survival they can release before flight, to gross out a predator, or mark territory/flight path. Or they can hold it near their nests to avoid attracting attention. No animal as evolved as a bird would leave pooping up to pure chance.