Discovery: First Scientifically Confirmed Poisonous Bird

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either that or its ...

either that or its fucking stoned

Pitohui dichrous

Pitohui dichrous

I had one land on ...

I had one land on my deck railing & make this creepy Birdsong: " Tweet-Tweet Muthafucka"!

what is the name ...

what is the name of the lecturer?

Pretty creepy ...

Pretty creepy looking

Is this the only ...

Is this the only vertebrate, outside of frogs, that is poisonous to a predator if it is eaten? Snakes can be poisonous, but not if it is eaten. Some vertebrates can have musty flavors to them, such as in Africa with waterbucks or drongos, if they are eaten by predators. This is the reason why we must save ecosystems, to discover new species, to find out what type of medicinal value their body chemistries have to offer.

evolution ftw?

evolution ftw?

flamingoes and ...

flamingoes and other birds have red eyes as well but they're not poisonous. Sure, red looks "evil", but that has nothing to do with it.

sick ass shell ...

sick ass shell chart behind him

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Jay sized bird big ...

Jay sized bird big claws, sharp beak, What this toxin be used strictly in defense or for killing prey as well?

Oh thanks for ...

Oh thanks for catching that. Yes, indeed. The former (one about the spider's toxin) was indeed referring to venom.

Do you realise ...

Do you realise that you wrote two different descriptions for the same word: POISON? I assume One is for venom, the other is for poison... I guess that venom is for e.g. a spider, and poison for inhalation, skin contact or ingestion. Greetings.

Technically, a ...

Technically, a poison is defined by as any toxin injected by an outside force (e.g. a spider's neurotixon). Poison must be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed with skin contact. 

Bite or ingest.

Bite or ingest.

What's the ...

What's the difference between "venomous" and "poisonous"?

@958933 lol 

@958933 lol 

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i would fucking ...

i would fucking avoid this like a plague freaky looking bird.

because red is like ...

because red is like the green plants for color blind animals. They don't see the difference, and I didn't mean that eyes give a good camouflage (lol), the color red is the matter.

What I like about ...

What I like about this anecdote is that they asked the locals, who already had the answer. The best science doesn't close itself off but communicates with and learns from others!

@masterdequo @ ...

@masterdequo @masterdequo red eyes are often used to be sexually attractive, it's not clearly the sign of being poisonous. And the color red is pretty much a good camouflage in the forest if you have color blind enemies to hide from.

red eyes are often ...

red eyes are often used to be sexually attractive, it's not clearly the sign of being poisonous. And the clour red is pretty much a good camouflage in the forest if you have color blind enemies to hide from.

i want want one. so ...

i want want one. so i can extract the toxins and make poison darts lmao

he looks so cool, ...

he looks so cool, the bird I mean! :)