PickledPokute

PickledPokute t1_jdv6z0y wrote

Reply to comment by skarmorr in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1

I'll let you know I spent a non-trivial amount of effort to make the post believeable on the surface while being outlandish and absurd when thought through even a little past it.

Should I have gone for something even more absurd or tried to make it an even more obvious of a joke?

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PickledPokute t1_jdut048 wrote

Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1

People might be surprised, but this eating their own chicks has clear evolutionary advantages. Seagulls have no pockets or ability to create and carry bags or backpacks in able to carry provisions. Thus rather than spend time, energy and points evolving those traits, they instead opted for another solution. The seagulls get pregnant and thus can carry more nutrition during a long journey. After challenging and long travel, at the destination, or even midsea provided they find a suitable piece of floating styrofoam or driftwood, they give birth to a chick and ingest their essence. This also has the extra advantage of being more aerodynamic compared to other solutions.

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