A Bountiful Gaggle of Bird Memes for Silly Gooses

There isn't too much to say about bird memes. You're either super into birdposting or you're not. So instead of forcing you to fight through a cringey and convoluted anecdote about a pigeon I once knew, we're sprinkling some fun facts about our feathered friends throughout this batch of dank and dumb bird memes.

Posted by Mel Dawn

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There are about 50 billion birds currently populating the Earth. But out of the 10 thousand known species of birds that exist, there are four birds to rule them all: house sparrows, European starlings, barn swallows and ring-billed gulls.

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Not only do lovebirds mate for life, they feed each other, show affection, and even display erratic behavior and separation anxiety when parted from their mate. They're not so different from us.

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Goose vision is seriously next-level. They can see in UV light and have the ability to move each eye independently. So the next time you're spotted by a goose, it's all over.

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A 66 million-year-old fossil of a preserved dinosaur embryo was recently found in Ganzhou, China and guess what? It looks just like a chicken preparing to hatch.

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A seagull can eat up to 20% of its own bodyweight in food per day. That would be like an adult human eating 112 whoppers in one sitting.

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The African Grey Parrot is regarded as the world's chattiest, and possibly most intelligent parrot. The African Grey has the ability to learn over 1,000 words.

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Peregrine falcons are the fastest recorded animal ever. When diving for prey, they can reach speeds of up to 240 miles per hour.

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People tend to assume that chickens are pretty dumb. Actually, chickens have great memories and can remember up to 100 faces, and not just from their own species.

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Many people think dinosaurs are dead, but they're not. They're alive. They're our friends, the birds!

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