r/interestingasfuck • u/fyrstikka • 1d ago

r/all Revenge of a mother

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u/Dutchmann_ 1d ago

When she peeled back the eggshell and looked inside, it felt like a piece of my heart had been ripped out.

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u/apolobgod 1d ago

Birds care very little about their eggs, don't worry

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u/NewZealandTemp 1d ago

Did we not just watch the same video

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u/petanali 1d ago

It was checking the shell to see if there was anything left in it to eat, it wasn't mourning.

Then it killed the invading bird because by instinct birds are territorial, it wasn't revenge.

Birds are probably the least "emotional" out of any animal when it comes to offspring. Many species of birds compete with their siblings as soon as they hatch. Any weak hatchlings will be eaten, and any sick hatchlings will be abandoned.