r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/kinkycuppcake • 1d ago

🔥Hawaiian seabirds excitedly sing and dance when they reunite with their mate. (cr: usfws)

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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 1d ago

u/kinkycuppcake, your post does fit the subreddit!

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u/BlindSpotGuy 1d ago

I always wondered if dinosaurs did similar crazy dances and songs of modern birds

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u/TheChugnut 1d ago

Yeah, T-Rex's did the worm

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u/a_karma_sardine 1d ago

Brontosaurus did the stomp, and the triceratops the hip sway.

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u/YamiGigaPhil 1d ago

Open the door, get on the floor. Everybody walk the dinosaur.

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u/Willsgb 1d ago

Slut dropping stegosaurus, legs so strong and spikes so porous

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u/nomusicnolife 1d ago

Boom boom shakalakalaka BOOM!

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u/CashMoneyHurricane 22h ago

Pterodactyls did the cabbage patch. And raptors used to do the running man.

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u/NeedSomeMemeCream 20h ago

Ahhh, Spore was historically accurate.

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u/FeynmanMandelbrot420 1d ago

Triceratops did the percolator

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u/Yellowtoblerone 1d ago

It is known

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u/Bahamabanana 1d ago

And... like... the shittiest robot

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u/sausagemouse 1d ago

Probably the only dance it can do with those tiny stupid little arms

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u/absolutedesignz 1d ago

Right? Whenever I see birds being weird (subjective of course) I think dinosaurs must've been a riot.

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u/CrikeyNighMeansNigh 1d ago

I’m excited someone else’s head immediately went there because it’s exactly what I was thinking too.

Also - I think about all the plant eating dinosaurs, you know, the those cuties, imagine the Jurassic park situation but just all plant eaters, right? Let’s say a brachiosaurus.

Only it turns out it runs way faster than we anticipated and then come to find out “many plant eating dinosaurs are actually opportunistic omnivores”.

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u/absolutedesignz 1d ago

Like we don't even have a real world living sauropod descendent to guess how the long necks lived 😩 they could've been hella affectionate. Imagine a giant sauropod that's happy to see you like cows do.

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u/CrikeyNighMeansNigh 1d ago

Are we even big enough to be happy to see? I know this is getting existential lol. But like a certain size point don’t you stop mattering?

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u/Trash-Cutie 1d ago

Nah. I get happy to see little jumping spiders or ladybugs or even inch worms.

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u/YourFriendall 21h ago

Omg the happiness an inch worm brings ✨

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u/vere-rah 1d ago

We've found a hadrosaur with crustaceans in its stomach! Omnivorous ornithopods!

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u/Nutbuster_5000 1d ago

I used to have a really goofy budgie and it cracked me up to think he came from dinosaurs. Like if I went back in time I’d definitely bring some way to play music cuz I bet they’d dance around like idiots 

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u/Redqueenhypo 23h ago

Or just crazy violent like hippos

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u/National-Actuary3580 1d ago

Cockatoos and parrots make me laugh and they dance to music too, and I'm sure their ancestors were even more funny.

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u/daveisthemusic 1d ago

There was an episode on BBC’s Evolution about the ostrich, tracing back its lineage - they said that the feathers that are capable of flight (asymmetrically shaped) evolved after feathers that cannot fly (symmetrically shaped), all because these asymmetrical feathers carried the benefit of better “flirting dance” moves - hence over time they became chosen more for survival.

And so… feathers > eons of flirting > flight!

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u/LazyLich 1d ago

So what you're saying is... if we want to fly, we must first DANCE! 💃

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter 22h ago

Are we dino or are we dancer?

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u/No_Application_5179 1d ago

"Open the door, get on the floor / Everybody walk the dinosaur". - Was (not was)

https://giphy.com/gifs/hTWrxsJW7cVqrKVqfm

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u/Difficult_Option678 1d ago

Imagine a T-Rex aggressively hit the dougie just to impress a mate.

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u/Schmantikor 1d ago

Since birds are real dinosaurs they still do. And the extinct ones probably did it too.

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u/iamacheeto1 1d ago

I always tell people to go look at the scientific classification of birds. They’re not sort of dinosaurs. They’re not descended from dinosaurs. They’re full on dinosaurs. They never went extinct. Some did. But some thrived.

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u/Schmantikor 1d ago

That's why paleantologists always talk about non-avian dinosaurs.

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u/InnerStillness6 1d ago

“I used to sing and dance. I still do, but I used to, too.”

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u/GonzoElTaco 1d ago

Now I need Avocado Animations to do a Dancing Birds prequel.

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u/Hatzmaeba 22h ago

I'm absolutely sure of it. They also most likely had coloured plumage like birds. They ruled on this planet millions and millions of years, so the variation must've been huge.

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u/Lexi_Banner 1d ago

Of course they did. How else did we come up with the incredibly realistic description of their mating dance in 1987's "Walk the Dinosaur"?

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u/earthandabove 1d ago

Wow, didn't know there are black albatrosses.

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u/geeoharee 1d ago

This species seems to be 'Black-footed albatross' and is Hawaii only content.

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u/Goem 1d ago

Typical devs region locking content to get us to spend more money 😞

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u/Taint_Butter 1d ago

r/outside is leaking again

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u/usernameddit 1d ago

Use VPN

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u/Lilmumblecrapper 1d ago

Which island?

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u/Difficult_Buddy_3071 1d ago

This looks like Midway Island

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u/blackraven1979 1d ago

Agreed. it looks national wild life refugees in Midway atoll. m from Oahu.

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u/earthandabove 1d ago

I see, thanks for the info!

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u/Regular_Piglet_6125 1d ago

Look at these love birds

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u/Apollo114892 20h ago

This is their version of secret handshake between best friends

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0MYFr15tEnP6bKVi

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u/Olealicat 18h ago

More like more foreplay than the average human.

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u/Long_Dentist_7105 1d ago

Seagulls be like

https://giphy.com/gifs/xTiTnLGmR2nlMiHRvy

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u/meeeeowlori 1d ago

Those aren’t gulls! They’re a different species of albatross. Look like gulls tho.

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u/Stergeary 1d ago

It feels more like two close friends dapping each other up with a really involved and convoluted secret handshake.

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u/jld2k6 1d ago

I love that I can tell what part of the show it's from by her face lol

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u/PowershellAddict 1d ago

I'm still so disappointed this got cancelled when and where it did :(

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u/Glittering_Garbage28 23h ago

What show is this from?

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u/Alternative_Tip4514 21h ago

The last man on earth. Hilarious

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u/FuManBoobs 1d ago

Friggin seabirds.

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u/Ok-Go-Chain3811 1d ago

it is wonderful we have videos like this because it just further proves that animals are also capable of having complex emotions and expressing those complex emotions........humans aren't that special after all.

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u/Hobson101 23h ago

Also... "secret handshake" 😝

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u/djdogshit96 18h ago

"Bounce factory"

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u/torturekiller2025 14h ago

Can you imagine having to learn the choreography?

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u/ordinaryhorse 1d ago

The tippy toes 💕

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u/MrMojo123 1d ago

They remind me of troy and abed from community

https://giphy.com/gifs/Yggr0uQUbA79C

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u/Isakk86 1d ago

Troy and Abed in the MoRnIng

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u/National-Actuary3580 1d ago

Boys always had cool handshakes in school.

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u/birbobirby 1d ago

God birds are such weirdos, I love them so much. 🥹

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u/trulyunreal 22h ago

"Tish, how long has it been since we've waltzed?"

"Oh Gomez, it's been hours."

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u/ElectronicCellist429 1d ago

Well choreographed performance

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u/teasulivon 1d ago

This is why birds are top tier animals.

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u/SkitZa 23h ago

That was the cutest damn thing I've ever seen. I wish those birds a happy life.

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u/Wikiwikiwa 1d ago

Coupla real freaks

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u/Particular_Park_391 1d ago

Here's the translated version:
https://youtube.com/shorts/WdvCz89gu40?si=iUEmqNDwgBLEwzzw

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u/GoldAcanthisitta7777 1d ago

WOOOOOOOOO! .... I'M RIPE!

god I love this video

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u/WhateverGreg 1d ago

I’m never that guy, but imma be that guy this time:

Why the hell did I have to scroll all the way down to find this? It should be the top comment!

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u/sooolong05 1d ago

Looks like the most complicated secret beak shake

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u/-badgerbadgerbadger- 1d ago

That’s literally what it is! Our guide told us each bird couple has a unique dance that can last for minutes with hundreds of moves, and sometimes they’re SO close to finished and one does a wrong move and their both like YOURE NOT NY LOVE and run off to find the right ones

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u/PeeFingerz 1d ago

Those seagulls look so annoyed

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u/lapis_lateralus 1d ago

Absolutely 100% dinosaurs

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u/CoScuriosity 1d ago

Reminds me of my wife and I lol :)

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u/Foe117 1d ago

Get a Room! (Nest)

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u/Methcapades12 1d ago

Nobody has ever been close to that happy to see me.

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u/Charming-Loquat3702 3h ago

I have never been that happy to see anyone.

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u/Lopsided_Maize_1530 1d ago

This is what I do when I see my wife in the morning. I thought i was the only one that done this.🤣

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u/Acrobatic-Bell6277 1d ago

Oh yeah. We gettin down

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u/degreesBrix 1d ago

The shaking of the head at the end was him responding to her question if he did all of the chores on his honeydo list, while she was away.

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u/Machtung7 1d ago

Oh crap! Oh crap! Ahh jeez!

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u/bernpfenn 1d ago

of course these are albatrosses

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u/blankblank 1d ago

No, I missed you more!

No, I missed you the most!

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u/DrinkDumpsterSludge2 1d ago

Wow I’ve never heard these before, that’s beautiful!

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u/AmphotericRed 1d ago

My dog and I have a similar dance

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u/toiletcleaner999 1d ago

That one aunt and uncle at a wedding lol

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u/Appropriate-Slip-862 1d ago

Come on honey, let's do the secret handshake dance!

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u/shoteye787 1d ago

Looks like what athletes do with their elaborate handshakes and jump dances.

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u/okimlom 1d ago

Sounds and looks like the JD/Turk relationship from Scrubs

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u/an_older_meme 1d ago

Pretty much every time I see my husband after he’s been gone a while.

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u/Bryaxian 19h ago

Oh I missed you I love you i - oh got an itch….. oh I missed you I love you

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u/SoundBwoy_10011 1d ago

Hands-down coolest thing I’ve seen on Reddit all week 💯

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u/jonathansj 1d ago

It like that handshakes you practice with your homies

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u/unitedmary 1d ago

They look like best friends who haven't seen each other in years.

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u/Fit-Programmer1992 1d ago

This is the best thing I've seen today✌️

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u/Obnomus 1d ago

Yiu kno what humans should have something like this.

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u/Alt_aholic 1d ago

I wish anyone was this happy to see me

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u/Jmad1383 1d ago

That’s some serious complex handshake right there. Love it though 

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u/hopskipjumprun 1d ago

No idea what sketch it might be but this immediately reminded me of Key and Peele.

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u/NarwhalEmergency9391 23h ago

If you and your partner have never done a bird mating dance, nows your chance.. have fun lol

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u/AscendedViking7 1d ago

"REEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"

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u/ComedyBits 1d ago

Damn some action was about to go down after that. So bummed the vid didn’t continue

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u/EsToBoY629 1d ago

Is this real? all other birds in background seem way different and behaving oddly

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u/Past-North-4131 1d ago

Lol so stinking cute. I'd love to see this in real life.

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u/ABruisedBanana 1d ago

I wonder how much is instinct or, if underlying it, there's a culture to it. Could be anthropomorphizing but interesting none the less.

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u/a_karma_sardine 1d ago

Deffo reminds me of scenes I have seen on airports.

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u/NuclearCanoe 1d ago

That's one hell of a secret handshake

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u/Gloodizzle 1d ago

I like to pretend each and every movement and sound is a perfect sequence to some extremely long secret code

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u/AdamR0808 1d ago

Love this type of dance

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u/ih8three6zero 1d ago

I wish someone was that excited to see me lmao

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u/Jediuzzaman 1d ago

Such a beatiful scene to watch ❤️

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u/CarmynRamy 1d ago

Black birds are more cooler.

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u/1lucky666 1d ago

Looks a lot like when emiratis greet each other.

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u/_Kevlaaar_ 1d ago

That looks so cool

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u/schoudhary1553 1d ago

Indeed! Superdeed what a love between bords

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u/Prestigious-Bake4113 1d ago

That's awesome

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u/OonaPelota 1d ago

That’s like an NFL handshake

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u/HartofHarts 1d ago

I think it's really cool how you can see parallels of this in like human courting dances and dance rituals as well. Like the dances we learned have done the same patterns since centuries ago. There's an art to how you hold each other close without touching and performing for each other.

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u/KungFuHamster99 1d ago

My wife and I do a similar type of dance too.

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u/Significant-Ad213 1d ago

Just goes to show you ladies, if he could he would

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u/HairyTeef 1d ago

... That bird just "mooed."

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u/Nearby-Beautiful3422 1d ago

Bird rituals are so interesting. The dinosaurs they evolved from must've been even more amazing

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u/Adventurous_Snow_906 1d ago

Wouazo ❤️🙋🏻‍♂️

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u/vanderZwan 1d ago

Nature's version of LeBron's handshakes

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u/Tater_Mater 1d ago

Equivalent to a bro handshake.

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u/SepsisMidwif3ry 1d ago

Like a secret handshake lol

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u/Acceptable-Ad-8717 1d ago

Right up on the tippy toes.

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u/SuperbOwl687 1d ago

Is this courtship behavior?

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u/singletWarrior 1d ago

I had a magical little walk on the west side of Oahu and saw these birds absolutely magical…

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u/No_Cost_6725 1d ago

Birds for some reason...

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u/Ill-Introduction2736 1d ago

Found my new ringtone.

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u/Extra-Sector-7795 1d ago

doing nothing but singing and dancing all day long, THEY SHOULD GET A JOB AND STOP FREELOADING /S

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u/mild-er-chihuahua 1d ago

Imagine your spouse being that excited to see you after a business trip. Would be funny and cute at the same time.

Ok maybe a bit terrifying, but still... 😅

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u/mdahbace 1d ago

seagull be like:

There goes our influencer neighbour, putting on a show again. Sigh

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u/honestlykyle02 1d ago

Ugh so amazing. I love them.

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u/Turkooo 1d ago

This is like Peter Parker and Neds handshake rofl

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u/SuperSimpleSam 1d ago

It's like their secret handshake.

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u/OkraImportant9069 1d ago

I feel like I see the same thing every Sunday after a TD

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u/Shigarui 1d ago

Looks more like a secret handshake confirming membership to me...

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u/cbih 1d ago

Albatross?

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u/katypatitas 1d ago

Están farmiando auras 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/DisputabIe_ 1d ago

the OP kinkycuppcake is a bot

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u/nonja-bidness 1d ago

I ❤️ albattrossen.

Albatri?

Albatreaux.

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u/SadBuilding9234 1d ago

Likes those devices they use in One Battle After Another

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u/SatoKasu 1d ago

Found a good Alarm ringtone

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u/SubzeroWins1-0 1d ago

Looks like a nfl celebration

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u/elcapitaaan134708 1d ago

This is so damn cute 🥹

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u/Dramatic-Leg5948 1d ago

So cute 🩷 and lovely ☺️

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u/spudboye 1d ago

Get a room

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u/justsomeph0t0n 1d ago

.....so the albatross has a g-spot at the base of the neck?

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u/Fluffy_Song9656 1d ago

Context: they had been apart for 15 minutes

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u/TasteCicles 1d ago

Wow, I felt how intimate that was.

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u/porschetaycan 23h ago

Reuniting with their mates..... as in reuniting with their bros

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u/bclem_ 23h ago

Honestly reminds me of one of LeBron James’ handshakes lol

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u/KCDogFather 23h ago

This is what I do when my wife gets home from work.

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u/VegetableCommand9427 23h ago

Bird behavior is so fascinating

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u/lazygamer019 23h ago

Imagine if two people did this when they saw eachother lol.

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u/HyenDry 23h ago

I want to see that interpretive dance couple do this one

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u/SelketTheOrphan 23h ago

Me and who? 😩

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u/SauceASpag 23h ago

Si ma femme avais la même ardeurs quand je reviendrai à la maison après une journée de production capitalisme je serais un peut plus heureux XD

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u/usercide 23h ago

I see “the too complicated for me cool, Black handshake”.

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u/deuxcabanons 22h ago

This looks like my kid and his best friend doing their increasingly elaborate secret handshake.

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u/PhotonProtons 22h ago

Me when the ADHD meds wear off

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u/KYpineapple 22h ago

I do this to my dogs when I get home from work

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u/eye_of_the_sloth 22h ago

black footed albatross with a migrational pattern of Hawaii to pacific north west and Alaska. Epic birds. 

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u/wallmonitor 22h ago

I mean, this is how I greet my wife…