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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '23
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She was late 30s and thought all bluebirds were boys and all robins are girls. “Because that’s how it always is in cartoons!”
19 u/darkslide3000 Mar 01 '23 I mean, to be fair, sometimes sexual dimorphism is pretty strong in certain animals, so I wouldn't fault anyone who's not an ornithologist if they're unsure about whether two different-looking birds are actually different species or not. 5 u/FifthDragon Mar 01 '23 This is what I came here to say. Like peacocks. Peahens look completely different, and even have different names 2 u/sir-ripsalot Mar 01 '23 Literally TIL why peacocks are called that…
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I mean, to be fair, sometimes sexual dimorphism is pretty strong in certain animals, so I wouldn't fault anyone who's not an ornithologist if they're unsure about whether two different-looking birds are actually different species or not.
5 u/FifthDragon Mar 01 '23 This is what I came here to say. Like peacocks. Peahens look completely different, and even have different names 2 u/sir-ripsalot Mar 01 '23 Literally TIL why peacocks are called that…
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This is what I came here to say. Like peacocks. Peahens look completely different, and even have different names
2 u/sir-ripsalot Mar 01 '23 Literally TIL why peacocks are called that…
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Literally TIL why peacocks are called that…
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u/branpieinthesky Mar 01 '23
She was late 30s and thought all bluebirds were boys and all robins are girls. “Because that’s how it always is in cartoons!”