1/ I can't get this out of my head because it really feels like everyone is going about their days like those violin players on the Titanic.https://twitter.com/IRHotTakes/status/1121568869074780160 …
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2/ A long time ago I read something about how sparrows will preen themselves mid-flight if they see danger. Like, it resets their affective state to the ground level before they have to fly again. I have no idea if that's true or not but, *gestures everywhere* it us.
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(I can't remember the source or find a reference for that. I think it may have been in
@mattwridley's Red Queen, but I read in high school so: twitter reader beware, tweeter could be full of shit. It sounds like a fixed-action pattern or something though.)2 replies 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread
Couldn't find it in The Red Queen, but lol — should have just checked wikipedia, first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preening_(bird)#Secondary_functions …
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