gittacaJul 12
Si Fuller

Damn, the takahē really is like a globe of the world on legs.

edit: photo by Douglas Thorne

Jul 11 at 4:11amWeb
Show threadAmesJul 11
@si_fuller Platonic ideal of Round Boi
Show threadJon SullivanJul 11

@si_fuller That excellent takahē photo is by Douglas Thorne, New Zealand Geographic's Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 2020.

https://douglasthorne.photo/downloads/takahe/

Show threadSi FullerJul 11
@joncounts Thanks, I'll edit that later.
Show threadWearyBonnieJul 11
@si_fuller
Omg the perfect borb 😍
Show threadWearyBonnieJul 11
@si_fuller
@loren have you seen this borb??
Show threadRevolution VerteJul 11
@si_fuller Préservons notre faune et flore sauvage sur notre planète Terre !
Show threadPhil Stevens Jul 11
@si_fuller It's like a pukeko pumped up to 40 psi.
Show threadJoe  Jul 12
@phil_stevens @si_fuller, lol
Show threadTrebethericJul 11
@si_fuller Wow. Amazing story of this bird. I did not know about it.
Show threadDragoniffJul 11
@si_fuller what a round boy!
Show threadGreg BellJul 11
@si_fuller roun.
Show threadbimmerJul 11
@si_fuller børb
Show threadWhalejuicesmoothieJul 12
@si_fuller tastes like chicken 🍗
Show threadDeborah MakariosJul 12

@si_fuller I'd love to see a planet-feathered cartoon takahē which can just zoom out of danger on its stubby little legs. Takahē: Fat. Flightless. *Fast*.

Back when the takahē was believed to be extinct, the occasional hunting party who spotted one reported it as having the speed of a racehorse, explaining why they never managed to grab one and thus prove it wasn't extinct.

Show threadJon SullivanJul 12
@DMakarios @si_fuller Interesting. I'm struggling to imagine a takahē with the speed of a racehorse. 😄
Show threadCynBlogger™️DissentsJul 12
@si_fuller
You win the internet for today. (Or tomorrow, since you’re Down Under.) 🏆👏👏👏