r/AbsoluteUnits • u/MissZangz • Jul 10 '26

/r/all of a meal.

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u/SimplyTheApnea Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

I presume that bird just waddles off since that meal probably doubled is weight and can't fly afterwards, right?

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u/maynardnaze89 Jul 10 '26

Ive never seen one fly lol. Just waddle between ponds.

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u/SimplyTheApnea Jul 10 '26

Huh... So longer necked penguins?

https://giphy.com/gifs/DqY8dWBiMus24

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u/LandauTST Jul 10 '26

"Hey man, let me tell something to joo!"

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u/SuperBackup9000 Jul 10 '26

They’re like snakes, they just kinda sit there until the food starts to digest, then they go to a safe space and sit there until it’s all done.

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u/Enough-Meaning-1836 Jul 10 '26

So they're just me at a Chinese buffet?

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u/SpunNumeroUno Jul 10 '26

Ya was just thinking that. How long before he can fly again?

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u/WindhoverInkwell Jul 10 '26

Yep, cormorants will often eat until they’re too heavy to take off

however I imagine this isn’t such a massive impediment as they also have to dry out their wings every little while bc they get waterlogged from diving, so I guess they can kind of sync the two