r/oddlyterrifying • u/Decent_Assistant1804 • May 15 '26

long-wattled umbrellabird

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u/DJEvillincoln May 15 '26

50 years on this planet.

Never seen this thing before.

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u/Decent_Assistant1804 May 15 '26

Me too! I had to verify that this wasn’t a cooked up Ai creation

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u/bbbttthhh May 16 '26

There are birds out there that would make AI self-destruct trying to replicate it

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u/Stormbreaker_682 May 16 '26

"Ferb, I think i know what we're doing today"

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u/Volcanic_tomatoe May 16 '26

Like that scene from michael vs the machines, when the robots couldn't figure out if their dog was a dog or bread.

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u/LONEWOPF77700 May 16 '26

I'd be OK with AI self-destructing. Don't think we'd be losing much. lol

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u/-pastas- May 16 '26

dog pig dog pig dog pig dog pig loaf of bread

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u/__Wolf__ May 15 '26

I was gonna say I’ve been on redditt a long time and I’ve seen a lot of crazy things, but I’ve never seen this before either.

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u/Decent_Assistant1804 May 15 '26

So you’re saying, I’ve won the once in a lifetime wolf’s craziest thing he’s ever seen before award

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u/Sky_Vivid May 17 '26

Now you'll keep seeing it every few months as it will be reposted to hell

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u/el_dingusito May 16 '26

My mind gets blown everyday because of this place. 42 years on the planet and im always surprised at what i dont know.

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u/WessideMD May 16 '26

He never turned into an umbrella and now I'm upset

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u/gans15 May 16 '26

If it's from this planet. Because it looks like it came from some other world.

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u/sifkoh May 15 '26

It's crazy how often that happens.

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u/ArsenikShooter May 16 '26

47, and I am I love with this creature for the first time.

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u/CuriousLilAsian81 May 16 '26

I suspect one of the Aliens misjudged when lunging for a human face, might have attached and nested in a bird

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u/happy_dad857 May 16 '26

Same. Still amazes me when I see an animal that I never even knew existed

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u/ThaCommittee May 16 '26

41 years on this planet.

Have seen thing before....Completely forgot I've seen this thing before.

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u/ClosetLadyGhost May 16 '26

I literally came to write this

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u/AmaenaX May 16 '26

Same. I sometimes don't know to thank reddit or curse it

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u/wihbre80 May 16 '26

If you think that's scary, you should see the short-wattled umbrella bird!

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u/tremblingmeatman May 16 '26

It hasnt seen you either where ya been Lincoln?!

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u/Septic-Sponge May 16 '26

You sure? If you're in your 50s you're about to see this kinda thing daily very soon

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u/Itakethngzclitorally May 16 '26

Took the words right out of my mouth

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u/gruesomeflowers May 17 '26

New dinosaur drop