• ancap shark@lemmy.todayEnglish
    165·
    6 months ago

    If I’m not mistaken (resolution doesn’t help), this bird is a Siriema. They use this movement to kill their prey (usually reptiles like snakes and lizards, but also frogs and small rodents). It is not playing, it is confused, thinking the ball is food.

      • PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.worldEnglish
        231·
        6 months ago

        Yes

        Do it once because it’s instinct

        Keep doing it because it’s fun (had an unexpected amusing result, which is the basis of fun, really)

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      It is not playing, it is confused, thinking the ball is food.

      I am just picturing some alien biologist studying us

      “This human is operating a video game called a FPS. It may seem like he is playing but really his instincts for self defense and attack are just misfiring. It isn’t recreational it is just confusion”