• M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
    40·
    2 年前

    Haha, I never considered that perspective I envy may cats often, but they do freak out at the smallest thing, like one cat is terrified of trash bags, but only when they are empty.

    • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
      47·
      2 年前

      Makes sense to me. Why do empty trash bags exist? Nobody wants an empty trash bag, so everyone fills them up all the time. Why not sell them pre-filled? It just doesn’t make sense.

  • Damaskox@kbin.social
    132·
    2 年前

    Meanwhile -

    I’ve heard that the birds don’t sing songs to us but rather either tempt mates for reproduction or warn other same-sex birds to come too close or else!

    • M137@lemm.ee
      301·
      2 年前

      That fact that anyone would even think that they’re singing “for us” is disturbing. It’s so deeply stupid.

      • Damaskox@kbin.social
        32·
        2 年前

        I could assume that many people think X being here (just) for us 🤔

        But you have a point.

        • hakunawazo@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 年前

          I agree. When there’s no threat to us, it’s easy to become self-centered.
          A walk in the woods isn’t so nice when you’re at the bottom of the food chain.

    • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
      10·
      2 年前

      With the exception of mockingbirds. Who do it to be jackasses.

      I had one in my yard that copied the sound of a tool once, I walked away and then heard it going and of course I’m thinking “how the hell did that turn on?”. Of course I go to check and it’s off and was just a mocking bird. It then proceded to make that noise for the rest of the day.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 年前

    “All the world will be your enemy, Prince of a Thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, Prince with the swift warning. Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed.”