Circus, in this case being the collective noun for the kea (New Zealand alpine parrots).
senorqa 2 hours ago [-]
Thanks to this article my WOTD is: allopreening - The mutual preening of two birds. Probably one of the most obscure words I've come across recently.
manarth 2 hours ago [-]
You may also like allogrooming, which takes place in a wide variety of species
hulitu 32 minutes ago [-]
It is the same for humans.
Razengan 2 hours ago [-]
Just wanna say birds are amazing in general. I really hope they along with cephalopods and fungi get their shot at intelligent civilization after we're gone.
dandanua 1 hours ago [-]
Trump is a demented alpha male that currently runs a circus too. This is what really poorly understood.
we have nothing to Kea except Kea itself
https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/12dkeex/...
This paper is interesting but I do wonder if a kea with a disability in the wild would be an alpha, when food was not provided by humans.
They, like many parrots, are social and live in groups of up to 10-20 birds.
~ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-the-alpha-wolf...