• ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    A bird wrote this

    PS: Article delivers

    An investigation into acts of self-pleasure among parrots and other birds has reached a climax

    Typically, males would be “rubbing quite vigorously” on their perch, a toy or a twig, or on their owner’s hand, foot or shoulder

    Freaky ass birds.

    Hold up. If a bird is bonded to you, and it does it, does it even count as baitin’? Sounds more like it’s trying to mate with its mate. Or is bird-jacking fundamentally different? Bird experts… pitch in.

    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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      2 months ago

      Not an expert, but I’ve witnessed something like this. Step mom turned into a strange bird person for her midlife crisis, got an African grey that absolutely hates all females including her, but loves all dude. It dude puff up and squat on your shoulder, but it wouldn’t rub anything. Maybe it’s different for male birds.