Great Tits

[Loren Pechtel]

appear to be evolving longer beaks due to bird feeders.

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[thebeave]

I vote this thread the "2017 TFT Disappointment of the Year".




I can't believe feminists haven't lost their shit yet over this bird's name. Maybe they're starting to develop a sense of humor.

Seriously, though, its an interesting article. Thanks for sharing.

 

[sharon45]

appear to be evolving longer beaks due to bird feeders.

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https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/great-tits-birds-feeders-evolution-beaks/

That is already what we have merely joked about in my household, because I like having fun with the birds around here by designing different types of feeders. They really improve their balance and creativity.

 

[Speakpigeon]

I vote this thread the "2017 TFT Disappointment of the Year".




I can't believe feminists haven't lost their shit yet over this bird's name. Maybe they're starting to develop a sense of humor.

Seriously, though, its an interesting article. Thanks for sharing.

You know what the Grand Teton is, right?

But do you know where the name comes from?

Grand Teton's name was first recorded as Mount Hayden by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition of 1870. However, the name "the Grand Teton" had early currency. The Edition of April, 1901 of the USGS 1:125,000 quadrangle map of the area shows "Grand Teton" as the name of the peak. A United States National Park named "Grand Teton National Park" was established by law in 1929. By 1931, the name Grand Teton Peak was in such common usage that it was recognized by the USGS Board on Geographic Names. Another shift in usage led the Board to shorten the name on maps to Grand Teton in 1970.[4]

The origin of the name is disputed. The most common explanation is that "Grand Teton" means "large teat" or "large nipple" in French, named by either French-Canadian or Iroquois members of an expedition led by Donald McKenzie of the North West Company.[5] However, other historians disagree, and claim that the mountain was named after the Teton Sioux tribe of Native Americans.[6]

All suckers.
EB