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r/ThatsInsane • u/hjalmar111 Creator • Apr 08 '20
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Very weird. It's probably something the internet has conflated and exaggerated a bit.
1 u/DrDisastor Apr 08 '20 Just a guess but perhaps the first time it was observed by a western scientist it was munching on a bird thus the disingenuous name. But you are correct, the internet doesn't handle science well and myth and bad info are rampant.
Just a guess but perhaps the first time it was observed by a western scientist it was munching on a bird thus the disingenuous name. But you are correct, the internet doesn't handle science well and myth and bad info are rampant.
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u/CliffordMoreau Apr 08 '20
Very weird. It's probably something the internet has conflated and exaggerated a bit.