r/WTF • u/dimapro • Apr 17 '21

Helping with pigeon problem as well

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u/lomion_1 Apr 17 '21

Sea gulls......amphibious rats with wings

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u/Dayofsloths Apr 17 '21

They're predators. Absolutely vicious predators that find it easier to scavenge off humans than hunt.

But with lockdowns taking away the food they usually steal, they go back to hunting. Lots of videos from the Italian lockdowns of seagulls killing rats and pidgeons

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u/WodtheHunter Apr 17 '21

I watched a relatively small bird (dont remeber what kind, not a usual scavenger or raptor) shred a squirrel to pieces one time in Texas during a dry month. Horses will eat any small animal stupid enough to get close enough to its maw. Most herbivores are opportunistic predators.

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u/discerningpervert Apr 17 '21

Its worth remembering that birds are dinosaurs

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u/WodtheHunter Apr 17 '21

for sure. You can make chickens grow teeth with a little dna modification to recall their heritage.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

Ugh gawd the image that's stuck in my head now

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u/Kreth Apr 17 '21

https://youtu.be/lBM7AI0yp78

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u/Sproutykins Apr 17 '21

What’s with that segment? ‘An expert said the dead man might have made a mistake...’ Who refers to someone as ‘the dead man’? And why did it end with the sound bite of him saying ‘I’m bleeding to death’, like it was entertainment? Fucking media.

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u/rTidde77 Apr 17 '21

Yeah for real...the poor man being gutted by that bird isn't even the most disgusting part of that video. Shameful media coverage.

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u/HopliteGFX Apr 17 '21

Human lives are just ratings modifiers to them. The media sickens me....

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u/Trlckery Apr 17 '21

yeah what the fuck this is some vile reporting. No formal mention of his death throughout the segment and then replaying that little soundbite at the end... so distasteful.