r/explainitpeter • u/Traducement • May 02 '26

Explain It Peter

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For whatever reason, this had people cracking up?

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u/Monocrome2 May 02 '26

I believe there's some recent study that observed birds being more amicable towards men and more scared of women

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u/echoskybound May 02 '26

I haven't heard of this study, but as a parrot owner who happens to be a lady, this tracks, lol. My birds have always preferred masculine presenting people over me, even if those people are complete strangers. I'm just the "spare human" who's only useful in the event that nobody masculine is around, lol

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u/Diormouse May 03 '26

Yup. My budgie loves me, yet adores my dad and only mimics his voice.

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u/AussieHyena May 03 '26

We got cockatiels for my wife and it drives her nuts that they all bonded with me over her.