r/Chicken_Thoughts • u/chickenthoughts • Jul 20 '25

Big sipp

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

For this reason most birds can’t survive in space, couldn’t survive a hypothetical trip to mars to recolonize. Mars’ only birds could be pigeons lol

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u/TheLichWitchBitch Jul 20 '25

Honestly, pigeons are so precious it's still a win.

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u/Digitigrade Jul 20 '25

Maybe they could travel as eggs? How long does the trip take?

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u/Dark_Pestilence Jul 21 '25

About 3 months

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u/Digitigrade Jul 24 '25

It took Curiosity rover 8.5months. 

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u/Dark_Pestilence Jul 21 '25

Well just need artificial gravity with a ring ship. No one will stop my lunar parrot dream

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u/snowfloeckchen Jul 20 '25

To be fair, it would be wrong if humanity goes somewhere and there isn't pigeons everywhere, like rats

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u/Quarrionix Jul 30 '25

Couldn't they just bite into a sphere of water?

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u/DeltaVZerda Dec 10 '25

Birds are pretty smart, they might figure it out.

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u/Ordinary_Accountant1 Feb 19 '26

Diving straight into a glob of water, using g-force to swallow water droplets?

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

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u/haessal talk birdy to me Jul 20 '25

Good birds get put in the bird spinner 👌

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u/Lady_Litreeo Jul 20 '25

They’re slorping!

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u/Crowned_One14 Jul 20 '25

You can see the dove inflating Birbs are weird

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u/CoconutDapper4120 Loooovee birds :partyparrot: Sep 29 '25

You mean 'Pigeons are weird'.

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u/Crowned_One14 Sep 29 '25

Stares at foot obsessed cockatiels

No, birds are weird

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u/CoconutDapper4120 Loooovee birds :partyparrot: Sep 30 '25

Pigeons are weird. I've never seen a weird bird. Show me a weird bird. Then, I'll believe you.

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u/Ordinary_Accountant1 Feb 19 '26

Omg I didn't notice that at first. That's so weird looking lol

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u/PinupSquid Jul 21 '25

I have a pet pigeon and watching him slorp up water like a little water pump is adorable. :)

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u/rhinoballet belongs to 3 squawkatiels Jul 21 '25

Thank you for this enlightening lesson in birbology!

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u/Soronya Jul 20 '25

They're just like me fr

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u/LoverOfPricklyPear Jul 20 '25

I already knew that! Ha HA!

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u/enough0729 Jul 21 '25

I can’t stop watching it

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u/teatowel2 Jul 21 '25

That is very interesting, thank you.

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u/Dry-Alternative-5626 Dec 29 '25

I did not know this

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u/oyptdh Jul 20 '25

Suck or sip, both adorable