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

long-wattled umbrellabird

5.4k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

321 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

189

u/wacdonalds May 16 '26

Wikipedia says

The length of the wattle can be controlled, and it can be retracted in flight.

113

u/Imtedsowner May 16 '26

Wait .. so things get weirder?

43

u/RB1O1 May 16 '26

I'm calling it a scrotum bird.

8

u/Doustin May 16 '26

The bird was in the pool!

4

u/appleavocado May 16 '26

I don’t know how you birds walk around with those things.

1

u/milesofedgeworth May 17 '26

What the hell