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Got into a big debate about this with mom. Help me settle it. Are birds animals?
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Feb 13, 2022 03:59
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No
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Feb 13, 2022 07:03
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If they were animals they wouldn't be birds, now would they?
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Feb 13, 2022 16:18
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I think birds are actually a form of mineral
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Feb 13, 2022 18:10
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No, they're government drones
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Feb 13, 2022 18:42
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIVGftIWt4s
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Feb 13, 2022 18:58
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scientists actually couldn't figure this one out and they decided to stop trying collectively. first time in history in any topic.
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Feb 14, 2022 03:28
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When I was in rehab we had to play a game where one person says an animal that starts with A, and the next person an animal that starts with B, and so on. The first person said "Ant" and the fight that came out of this was so intense that three guys got kicked out of the program, one who wrecked his car and died during a meth binge the next day.
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Feb 14, 2022 04:35
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absolutely not
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Feb 14, 2022 11:08
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The large flightless kind (emus, ostriches, etc.) are, the smaller ones that do fly are not; penguins are the source of a longstanding and extremely acrimonious debate.
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Feb 14, 2022 12:41
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Birds are actually Animal's. You know the drummer from the muppets? He owns them. Papal decree.
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Feb 14, 2022 17:25
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drat. Thank you.
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Feb 15, 2022 17:04
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Am I missing some irony here? Of course birds are animals.
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Feb 17, 2022 13:50
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they're soft lizards with the capacity to love
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Feb 18, 2022 01:53
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serious answer: the phrase "animals and birds" has a strange endurance in the english language. if you google it, you will find no end of examples of its usage even in articles relating to ecological policies. this first came to my attention when i was volunteering at an elementary school and was reading a picture book to the kids. it was about how the animals and birds were going to play soccer on competing teams, and the bat did not know if he was an animal or a bird. Lots of boomer parents seem to think that there's a difference as well. the only thing i can think of is that "animals and birds" was used commonly in the era when baby boomers were young, maybe as a more poetic expression than a scientific phrase. obviously birds are animals even if they are not mammals. but that phrasing must have appeared on tv or in the radio enough to worm its way into a generation of people. i've never met anyone younger than a baby boomer who has seriously thought that birds are not animals.
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Feb 18, 2022 05:48
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Short answer Yes Long answer whoever thinks they aren't animals is terminally stupid
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Feb 18, 2022 06:14
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I got you, Arrhythmia.    And don't let your mother accuse me of bias. My credentials are impeccable.
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Feb 19, 2022 23:54
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Cephas posted:the bat did not know if he was an animal or a bird.
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Mar 10, 2022 01:30
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don't listen to those posters, one of them is literally a bird. of course a bird would want you to think it was an animal
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Mar 17, 2022 07:51
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mahershalalhashbaz posted:the bat is listed in the Torah as a species of unclean bird Well bats gave us COVID, so I gotta trust the ancient Jews on this one.
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Mar 28, 2022 02:01
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:I got you, Arrhythmia.
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Apr 10, 2022 21:37
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Arrhythmia posted:Got into a big debate about this with mom. Help me settle it. Are birds animals?
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Apr 10, 2022 23:27
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birds can feel real because they mean a lot to us, but truly they are just symbols from stories. if they actually existed, they could technically be described as animals, just like unicorns and chupacabras. but in reality our fine feathered friends belong to the world of mythology and legend.
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Apr 11, 2022 18:28
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GPT-3 posted:Well, for one thing, The Rapture is not a very realistic event. There is no evidence that it is going to happen. I could say more, but you don’t really need to know more.
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Apr 12, 2022 22:41
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:I got you, Arrhythmia. Don't you mean impeckable
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May 18, 2022 21:47
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If it has a beak, then it doesn't feel pain, so therefore, birds can't be animals.
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Jun 17, 2022 19:17
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Corvids are people
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Jun 17, 2022 22:08
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Numerical Anxiety posted:The large flightless kind (emus, ostriches, etc.) are, the smaller ones that do fly are not; penguins are the source of a longstanding and extremely acrimonious debate. This is correct. I have strong opinions on the penguin situation but I really don't want to get into that on SA. Edgar Allen Ho posted:Corvids are people My parents had a bird feeder when I was young and were mad that bluejays would use it. They're birds! not animals like the squirrels.
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Jun 18, 2022 03:12
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birds aren't real
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Jun 18, 2022 04:55
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are turtles lizards
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Jun 27, 2022 06:44
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Birds: Animal, vegetable or mineral? It ain't rocket science, doofuses.
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Aug 1, 2022 02:54
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BigBadSteve posted:Birds: Animal, vegetable or mineral? It ain't rocket science, doofuses. No one thought they were rockets. 
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Aug 1, 2022 04:31
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A better question would be, are humans animals?
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Aug 27, 2022 10:38
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trapstar posted:A better question would be, are humans animals?
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Aug 27, 2022 10:44
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Tiggum posted:It's really the same question though. Depends on how philosophical you want to get with it.
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Aug 27, 2022 11:06
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I'm not a bird, of course I'm an animal. What a ridiculous question
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