• paddirn@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    How are they even still alive? Australia seems like such a dangerous place, I wouldn’t expect something like parakeets to survive long. Do they just breed like rabbits and survive through quantity?

    • rockerface 🇺🇦
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      2 months ago

      They’re also great at communicating info about predators across a large group and distracting said predators to get as many budgies away as possible. And they’re very good at maneuvering in the air, a lot of birds of prey that rely on speed over agility can’t turn as quickly

    • Mothra@mander.xyz
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      2 months ago

      You would be surprised at the amount of attitude birds have here. Usually magpies get a gangsta reputation but do you know who nobody messes up with? Lorikeets.

    • Wugmeister@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, pretty much. They are considered pests down there. Imagine a swarm of locusts descending on your farm, except the locusts are each the size of your hand and are intelligent enough to work together when committing crimes. That’s how Australian farmers see budgies.

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      2 months ago

      I feel like Australia isn’t as dangerous as you think it is