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Best nest rule (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 1 month ago (19 children)

I recently learned that since pigeons lived on cliffs, they really only need a bit of sticks to keep their eggs in one place. Unlike a bird, which builds its nest in a tree.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

So, you're saying it's stupid for failing to build a nest, it's stupid for failing to realize it's not on a cliff?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It's doing exactly enough - the egg isn't rolling away, from the pigeon's perspective... Job done. Why judge a pigeon's nest by the standards of a sparrow?

Personally I think it's pretty smart to not do more than is necessary.

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