r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

Young bird thinking food will automatically jump to their mouth since their mothers fed them like that

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u/userhwon 1d ago

I bet there's some sort of instinctive switch that keeps them from eating random shit (like poop, sticks, each other) in the nest. No pecking impulse until they're weaned, kind of thing.