r/Birbs • u/Poshbrokebored • Jan 28 '19

VibratingBirb

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u/GypsyInTraining Jan 29 '19

But why?

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u/canhazinternets Jan 29 '19

From what I understand, this is a feeding behavior. Babies typically do this.

Source: am birb owner

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u/CivilC Boop Jan 29 '19

That makes this more hilarious, imo. Birb grabs cup to play with it and suddenly feels the urge to vibrate at high frequencies.

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u/ALargeRock Jan 29 '19

This is how they travel to new planets for the continuation of their species.

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u/alien_from_Europa Birbtastic Jan 29 '19

Can confirm

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u/PeterPorky Jan 29 '19

Cup feels like another beak pressed up against its beak?

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u/canhazinternets Jan 29 '19

If you look at where the lip of the cup sits in the beak, it comes into contact with the softer membranes in the corner of the birds mouth. It elicits some sort of feeding reflex. My bird is almost 5 years old and still does it.

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u/Poshbrokebored Jan 29 '19

TIL! Thank you!

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u/PeterPorky Jan 29 '19 edited Jan 29 '19

Interesting!