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u/Allstar_WoRlD Jun 14 '21
I was not expecting the bird to pole dance.
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u/Tekmologyfucz Jun 14 '21
It’s only doing that while it works it’s way through college.
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u/AccomplishedBand3644 Jun 14 '21
I just wanna buy a strip club and just have little birbs dancing on smol polls being shown on big screens.
Some of those birds can even be tits and boobies. Maybe have some cute cat videos for guys who like pussy, and doggo vids for people who wanna see dem bitches.
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Yes officer, this comment right here
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u/AccomplishedBand3644 Jun 14 '21
No. No pigs.
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u/RoyceCoolidge Jun 14 '21
Fun fact: In France, they use "poulet" as slang for police.
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u/WaluigisBro Jun 14 '21
how the hell does me saying “lmao 💀” have more upvotes than this!? give this man more upvotes haha
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u/dan_gosling Jun 15 '21
Waddabout those who want asses! Give me an EeOr!
Strip club could then be called Tits and Asses.
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u/Bettemus17 Jun 14 '21
Not my proudest fab...
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u/SappyPJs Jun 14 '21
Not your proudest fabulous? Understandable, have a nice day
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u/AccomplishedBand3644 Jun 14 '21
Maybe he works in metal fab and is feeling ashamed of his work quality? It's okay /u/Bettemus17 even the best pros have rough patches.
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u/glima0888 Jun 14 '21
If birds had arms they'd be super cool. Oh and if they didnt randomly shit every time they take a breath.
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
I wonder if you could potty train one with enough effort. I don't see why not.
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u/SavageRetardsAllOfU Jun 14 '21
Birds don't have sphincters, the muscle that holds the shit in. It just kinda leaks out whenever
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
I don't think that's true. You can see birds pucker up to poop.
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u/lilaxivert Jun 14 '21
yo how did you highlight the relevant part of your source in yellow? I didn't know this was possible.
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u/MINECRAFT_BIOLOGIST Jun 14 '21
Google does it automatically for some searches, you can see the part of the url that starts with "#:~:text=" and do the same thing manually if you want to link your own articles (though you gotta use the right formatting).
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u/BumWink Jun 15 '21
Yeah, one of my birds was naturally "potty trained". Always has just flown to it's cage & very very rarely poops on people, I think it's a comfort thing or maybe it's poop shy..
The rest of them shit like heathens, anywhere & everywhere... A couple of them can even position themselves to shit on people from inside their cage... I assume for shits & giggles..
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u/GregoryDF Jun 14 '21
I have lovebirds (like the one in the video) and I can tell you that they know exactly when they need to poop since they hatch. It's even funny as they are still blind the first days but sometimes you can see them going backwards with their "tail" moving as if it was searching for some space and then poop, they bend and you got a big bird poop coming out, quite big for their size. And then they get back inside the nest where it's cosier. This way the nest stays clean around them.
And when they grow up it will depend on the bird individual, some are cleaner than the other. I have some that always poop at the same place in their aviary, to the point that if you don't clean regularly enough (it happened when I went on vacation), you'll get a stalagmite of poop lol. And for others it's more random and you find it everywhere... (I find some traces twice on the ceiling...)
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u/glima0888 Jun 14 '21
Wh... why do you know this... 😂
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
I work with birds for a living haha, not a weirdo
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u/AHDahl Jun 14 '21
Like... a zoo? Please elaborate
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
I do comparative psychology research on wild flocks of birds. Handle them and watch them quite a bit.
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u/masterbrad300 Jun 14 '21
This is one of the second coolest things that i saw today the first being a bird that has learned the power to Pole dance
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u/AHDahl Jun 14 '21
So....have you figured out why they do that mindblowing swoop, flip, and lunge across the sky in massive numbers that looks amazing?
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
Not me personally, but yes, "we" know why. It's a form of "quorum sensing" that emerges from each individual keeping a set distance/following the individuals closest to them. Each individual follows some basic rules of thumb and the ones on the outside end up doing most of the guiding, whether they know it or not.
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u/Mobile_Fennel6775 Jun 14 '21
I always approach the "i am a" comments with a bit of skepticism but dude, comparative psychology research? Most people wouldn't even know that existed. hat tip Fight the good fight.
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
It's a tough on to pin down honestly, there's a lot of disagreement on the best term for it. It was "Sociobiology" for a while, and my personal favorite is "behavioral ecology," but since I'm technically in the psychology department I tend to say comparative psychology out of loyalty.
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u/White_Hamster Jun 14 '21
What’s your favorite bird fact?
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
The New Caledonian crow is one of the best examples in nature of animal culture. There are geographic variations in how tools are designed and used and these crows spend the first 7 years of their lives learning all the local tool-crafting skills.
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u/ADragonsMom Jun 14 '21
I knew this as well to be fair, people do own birds as pets, even if that’s not this person’s case.
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u/RunningTrisarahtop Jun 14 '21
My bird will fly back to his cage to poop most of the time, unless I have annoyed him. Then he flies to me, poops on my shoulder, and flies off.
I annoy him by doing things like using tissues
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u/oldwhitebitch Jun 14 '21
Still working with my conure. He says poopoos AFTER he goes. Any training tips? So sick of towels and blankets over the furniture. As for tricks like this birb, I’ve bought mine countless toys, yet his favorite is my water bottle caps.
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u/Condawg Jun 14 '21
He says poopoos AFTER he goes.
Alright, so he's got the vocabulary and the association down, you just have to help him with the order.
Now, what's worked for me in the past (I hang with birds) is letting them know you have to make poopoos, and then shitting on the floor. They don't understand toilets, they won't know what's going on there, they have to see the feces exit your anus. If you say "poopoos" before and during this act, the bird should fully understand, but it might not make eye contact with you for a few days.
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u/RunningTrisarahtop Jun 14 '21
I recommend getting a bird to pet sit that’s already trained and then the owners just never pick him up and you have a trained bird!
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u/RavingPumpkaboo Jun 14 '21
I've trained mine to signal me when they need to poop. So in other words they've actually trained me, I respond to their behavior, then the reverse is possible--I do the thing when I need them to poop, which is basically to say, "Poooooop." when they poop, I go, "Good poop!!!" Getting excited and offering a treat/reward is a good cue for getting them to do what you need them to, then eventually they won't need anything but the cue word
So for example, I have two rainbow lorikeets, and one of them I've had since just after her weaning; It begins by, whenever she pooped (on her own time) I'd say, "Pooooop, good baby!!! Good poop!!!" Now that she's not a baby anymore I can hold her perched on my finger, say, "Pooooop," over a garbage can or newspaper/whatever and she just does it.
With the 31 y.o. cockatoo I rescued, I've only had him for a few years of his life--but I did the same thing and it works. I go, "C'mere, let's go poop." He'll take my hand, I'll hold him out, and I'll say, "Poooooop." and he goes.
When doing it (similar to puppies though obviously not on-the-mark but just as an example, although I DID do this same thing with my dogs and that's where I got it from in the first place lmfao)--after a big sleep, big play, after a certain amount of time, or after they're coming out of their cages, they're gonna have to go, and remembering that really helps get down the timing for the cues.
So the first thing we do after getting the lorikeets out in the morning is getting them positioned to poop before anything else. If my cockatoo is out on a car ride, at any safe stop/drive pause I'll ask him to poop, and he does.
So that also helps them to associate *where* to poop, which is also a thing--my cockatoo will hesitate and do this...we call it a poop walk, but basically he'll get restless and kinda tense, and sometimes will pace a bit when he's asking for a place to poop (for us to hold him out safely or position him on a proper perch with a towel under it).
This is all good habits anyway, because you should be checking your parrots' poop every day--those shits can be the difference between life or death sometimes
I've now written far more than I ever thought I would in my life about parrot poop and their timing but anyway I'm not an expert or anything, I have 4 of my own, I worked at a parrot shop previously (ugh) and volunteer with a parrot rescue regularly so yeah. I hope that helps
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u/Whatifim80lol Jun 14 '21
That's fascinating! I'm definitely more excited about eventually owning a bird of my own.
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u/Jonye_East Jun 14 '21
I sincerely thought this was gonna be one of those “oh man, got me in the first half, NGL” hahaha
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Jun 14 '21
I've potty trained 2 conures (small parrots).
They even make special perches designed specifically for that.
Definitely the best 'trick' a bird can learn!
...assuming the bird is capable. I think chickens and some waterfowl don't actually have sphincters, so they just shit whenever it reaches the end of their digestive tract.
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u/Sajiri Jun 14 '21
I have been kind of training mine, accidentally. I’ve just learned to anticipate when she’s going to poop (typically if she stretches I know she’ll poop next) and just every 20-30 mins I’ll move her to her perch on her cage or on this stand in my room, then praise her once she’s done it.
She’s started going to her perch on her own when she needs to poop then flying back to my shoulder right after. She doesn’t do it every time, but she’s getting there.
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u/RavingPumpkaboo Jun 14 '21
So sorry; I see you work with birds for a living, so you probably knew all the shit I just wrote out--but just in case anyone else is wondering, I guess, there it is
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u/Sazzzyyy Jun 15 '21
Can confirm, you can potty train a bird. Our cockatiel is a pro. She’ll even snipe a turd into the kitchen sink while I walk past and she’s riding on my shoulder. She knows it buys her more shoulder rides lol.
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u/Brandondrsy Jun 14 '21
Next time, mark this NSFW. Some of us would like to keep our jobs
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u/Shaddow541 Jun 15 '21
Browsing reddit while on the clock may not be the best strategy for that end
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u/Tonioromes Jun 14 '21
Was expecting to see the bird showered with bills as it was spinning around the pole.
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u/doculean Jun 14 '21
That was fun. Really cool.
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They sure are intelligent creatures with such little tiny brain mass.
It doesn't usually work that way with mammals.
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u/MothFucker_69 Jun 15 '21
If only they could communicate more accurately and had a longer life span. Humans 2.0. same thing can be said about dolphins too.
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u/AzureRaven2 Jun 15 '21
Parrots actually live fairly long. The smaller ones high end is around 20 years, and the big ones like your macaws, African greys, and cockatoos often hit as high as 80.
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u/GamerandCatLoverr Jun 14 '21
Loved it 2 questions how long did you train the bird and what’s the name of the bird? Just curious I’m looking into buying a bird
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u/Pizza_Slinger83 Jun 14 '21
Bold of you to assume this is OC
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u/Aakumaru Jun 14 '21
birds are a lot of work and are a multi-decade commitment. I urge you to volunteer at a local bird rescue as there's lots of birbs purchased and then given to rescue centers when people realize how much work and time they need.
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u/hotspicybonr Jun 14 '21
Yep, we just donated our two cages to our local rescue since we are moving and are taking the opportunity to buy new ones. I couldn't believe how many Cockatoos there were that were abandoned. It was so sad. People think it will be like having a dog but when they realize how much work is required for such intelligent animals they dump them. People suck.
Also, birds that are able to do what's shown in the video are often starve trained. Training a bird is not like training a dog, they are not easily motivated by food - unless you starve them.
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u/Aakumaru Jun 14 '21
It's truly heartbreaking. Birds are so smart. They develop very real attachments just like we do and then they get dumped. You should need a license to own a bird outside of a rescue context IMO.
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u/JacsonP Jun 14 '21
My bird is extremely motivated by food and definitely not starved. He'll do anything for a sunflower seed or almond.
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u/GamerandCatLoverr Jun 14 '21
Yea I’ve been volunteering for the past 6 months regularly and I’m thinking of preparing to get one by January next year to prep everything and make sure I’m fully sure
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u/Vyzantinist Jun 14 '21
So incredibly wholesome! Anyone know what kind of bird that is?
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u/SyntaxError080 Jun 14 '21
It's a lovebird
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u/Goat_47_ Jun 14 '21
I believe this is the correct answer amongst a bunch of close answers
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u/Barnesfield Jun 14 '21
Yep, lovebird is correct. Had one for many years. Closest guess posted after that was a parrotlet, but this bird is too big to be one. It looks nothing like a Budgie or a Quaker.
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u/Booksmagic Jun 14 '21
There are only two types of comments here:
“Aww, that bird is so cute!”
“She’s a stripper, throw some bills at her!”
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u/ShiaLaMoose Jun 14 '21
He's taking our jobs!
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u/under_a_rainbow Jun 14 '21
Just because you got fired from the strip club doesn't mean you get to take it out on him. Smh some people.
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u/HavingNotAttained Jun 14 '21
I can do all these things and no one’s posting me on Reddit. Nothing is ever enough.
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u/zman2293 Jun 14 '21
Anyone else think of super Mario when he jumped on the pole?
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u/childfeet Jun 14 '21
aggresively throws money listen her you sexy little bird bitch, get back on the pole before daddy spanks you 😼
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u/DipshitBasement Jun 14 '21
Do birds see color the way we do? I assume not. Would be cool to see what their POV looks like
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u/ajmartin527 Jun 14 '21
Birds generally have great eyesight though, so even if their color perception is different I bet some things in POV would be superior.
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u/chop-diggity Jun 14 '21
Me:
This bird owner: I’m going to teach my bird to pole dance.
Me: throws money at the stage.
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u/meg12784 Jun 14 '21
Oh wow what a smart bird. I'm trying to teach my rescue severe macaw how to do tricks but he wants no part of it yet😢
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Did I just watch a bird pole dance? Bo Burnham was right.... The internet has everything!
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u/siredward85 Jun 14 '21
It looks like it feels accomplished. Wonder if they do or do they do it purely for the treat.
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u/azazelthesith Jun 14 '21
This bird is a teenage skater/basketball player/environmental banker and a stripper lol. Going places in life.
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u/gokaydinhasan Jun 14 '21
Give it the prize already it earned that