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Bird plays with golf balls (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://imgur.com/gallery/enjoy-simple-things-life-Ahez4jL

Video caption: "This bird just discovered that golf balls bounce on concrete and he's absolutely loving it."

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[–] [email protected] 166 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I assume the bird tries to break open the "eggs" it found. I know, boring explanation for an absolute funny video.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not eggs, but prey. They use this movement to break its bones and kill it.

It's a siriema if I'm not mistaken. There are a bunch of them in the country side of where I live (Brazilian Cerrado). They are absolutely fantastic animals

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

Ayup. These birds make the same movement with snakes and other animals to break all their bones.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

I assume the bird’s knowledge is inarticulate and all it knows is that it’s very satisfying to slam the ball on the concrete.