Sep 3, 2021 6:34 AM
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lindsaver
Are we sure it’s a bird and not a winged lizard?
MAXRR
I think he wants you to feed him. I really do.
cryborg
Just like grandpappy sitting on the porch with a little toothpick. "You kids get away from the flowers! Go play in the crick!"
syntheticgod8
It looks like a muppet
wobblecopterrrr
GrubbyLobster
0ldGregg
Omg, my tummy did a massive roar and it timed perfectly with this gif. Spooked me at first.
TheAncientSea
Fucking giant head on that thing. Mouth looks like a goat sucker / night jar
drucifer0
Pretty sure they are quite closely related.
Kilkaranoga
Fuck the Sun
vusta
absolutely beautiful
Vollesnor
Sweet and dead scary at the same time
laisametschbaetzlaondsoidawirschd
That's like the opposite of a colibri.
ThreeLineRifle
Biggursmallz
Put that thing back where it came from, or so help me...
kittykat25909
death muppet
TheBlueMuppet
Hey, i know that guy.
ClearForks
Looks like a studio ghibli character come to life
justplainvanilla
Sparrowcide
Yoink.
rookie23
Imagine if their eyes glowed and if they could tilt their head 180° or so
thebrokeartist
Awwww
BrotherEstapol
Cool bird, but fuck the s*n.
SnowyLynx
What they sound like...its weird.. https://youtu.be/YbIQ_hUwz9A
SpaceHaggis
acepup
Standing like a confused tree bark with googly eyes, this bird's existential crisis is performance art at its finest. Nature's answer to a drunk uncle at a family reunion.
TurkeyBaron
One part cute, one part terrifying.
SarahTheRed
Jim Henson made this. Or it’s an actual dinosaur.
PhilDimeRexVinnie
Are they even real?
Saprya
Yes, Google Potoo
BuddingDownvoteEnthusiast
The number of new earth animals I learn about daily in my 30’s is surprising
MyOtherCatIsAPokemon
Same here! My favorite being the bearded vulture
Wow! Cool v
JohnSmithterms
Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970. Enjoy it while you can. Your grandkids won't at this rate.
Oh and the human population was 3 billion in 1970 .... its almost 8 billion now. I wonder if there might be a correlation.
Thanks! I almost had a positive thought today, that was a close call
Tune in next week for more dystopian news and global warming doom. "6 degrees our future on a hotter planet" - Mark Lynas
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RabidBaby89
Surely that's not what it sounds like, is it?
JustAFlamingoInDisguise
The audio for the original video was switched. But, thats what they really sound like.
ExceptFluffyDuck
It's literally the same video, with fake sound
implosion3
That's actually the song they make.. however it's been edited on to this different video
tokennametaken
I found this terrifying sound.. https://youtu.be/DlRsRdVpudM
xenomorph911
That's a Potoo. They look like terrifying idiots all the time.
GradiustheFox
I read this in a David Attenborough voice. Already a 10/10 comment, cranked to 11.
Qpnao
I thought it was a tawny frogmouth
wisher1977
MaximumMarks
Yeah but that's only because they are terrifying idiots.
WendyTheWendigo
Same.
Foxsayy
Wow they sound exactly like they look: https://youtu.be/nX0hz18QiP0
malachilenomade
Wait... that's a REAL bird and not a piece of animatronics?
TallDarkndHandsy
How have I never hears of these aliens
SpanWolf
Seeing one of those when I'm not expecting it would make me potoo.
75townecoupe
Under, over, around, and through. That's how Patoo ties his shoe.
DoctorGiz
I love birds but would absolutely shit myself if I saw this thing in the wild…. That being said, I love it!
torillatavataan
No relation to Potoooooooo the race horse, I assume?
KingXizor
Ahh yes, good old pot8o
uitSCHOT
I've had a potoo as my phone background for at least the past 3 phones. Love how they look
PrettyRick
Lol, I used to send pictures of the potoo bird to my friends. Now they left and I'm alone with my pictures and memories
IchitheKira
I can be your friend if you promise to send me Potoos
GrumpyOldMillennial
I guess you just gotta stop playing with your potoo.....
Habitman
Literally every photo or video I've ever seen of them they're always standing atop a stump or branch like this, must rly love stumps!
GoldTeef4ErrBody
Like yo mama
Samthetrue
I'm stumped as to why...
In addition to camouflage, they usually lay their eggs in the tops of hollow tree stumps.
beardyfaceguy
This is a good post.
itscalledthebendandsnap
Don’t we all
theoldsazzledazzle
The way the flatten their body against it at the back makes me think that it must be good camouflage against aerial predators
WatchBunny
They also have special eyelids which allow them to see even when their eyes are closed! Must come in handy when they sleep during the day.
squeeasy
Like tawny frogmouths in Australia which look less floofy but equally haunted cute muppet
I met one once, they take classes for this.
BaronVonBirdman
Looks like a ProtoGek from No Mans Sky lol
venomlash
bet it doesn't smell like one though
DeltaLaw
Is no man's sky worth it?
prestpeiff
It can really suck you in if you like exploring and base building. I have 100 hours in it. Content is very wide but a bit shallow
stinkycheezeman
Absolutely. I really enjoy it. Nothing like the original botched release. They keep adding free updates!
reload2456
No idea what the current price is so maybe. Theyve come a long way. Still doing frequent updates, actually just added cities you can run
It's kind of a mixed bag so it's something you would likely have to try for yourself because it's definitely not for everyone. It's a lot of
Exploring and inventory management and vague story/mystery. Combat isn't much of a challenge even on survival so it's mostly exploring and
Building and hunting for a ship you like or improving the one you have.
lindsaver
Are we sure it’s a bird and not a winged lizard?
MAXRR
I think he wants you to feed him. I really do.
cryborg
Just like grandpappy sitting on the porch with a little toothpick. "You kids get away from the flowers! Go play in the crick!"
syntheticgod8
It looks like a muppet
wobblecopterrrr
GrubbyLobster
0ldGregg
Omg, my tummy did a massive roar and it timed perfectly with this gif. Spooked me at first.
TheAncientSea
Fucking giant head on that thing. Mouth looks like a goat sucker / night jar
drucifer0
Pretty sure they are quite closely related.
Kilkaranoga
Fuck the Sun
vusta
absolutely beautiful
Vollesnor
Sweet and dead scary at the same time
laisametschbaetzlaondsoidawirschd
That's like the opposite of a colibri.
ThreeLineRifle
Biggursmallz
Put that thing back where it came from, or so help me...
kittykat25909
death muppet
TheBlueMuppet
Hey, i know that guy.
ClearForks
Looks like a studio ghibli character come to life
justplainvanilla
Sparrowcide
Yoink.
rookie23
Imagine if their eyes glowed and if they could tilt their head 180° or so
thebrokeartist
Awwww
BrotherEstapol
Cool bird, but fuck the s*n.
SnowyLynx
What they sound like...its weird.. https://youtu.be/YbIQ_hUwz9A
SpaceHaggis
acepup
Standing like a confused tree bark with googly eyes, this bird's existential crisis is performance art at its finest. Nature's answer to a drunk uncle at a family reunion.
TurkeyBaron
One part cute, one part terrifying.
SarahTheRed
Jim Henson made this. Or it’s an actual dinosaur.
PhilDimeRexVinnie
Are they even real?
Saprya
Yes, Google Potoo
BuddingDownvoteEnthusiast
The number of new earth animals I learn about daily in my 30’s is surprising
MyOtherCatIsAPokemon
Same here! My favorite being the bearded vulture
BuddingDownvoteEnthusiast
Wow! Cool
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JohnSmithterms
Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970. Enjoy it while you can. Your grandkids won't at this rate.
JohnSmithterms
Oh and the human population was 3 billion in 1970 .... its almost 8 billion now. I wonder if there might be a correlation.
BuddingDownvoteEnthusiast
Thanks! I almost had a positive thought today, that was a close call
JohnSmithterms
Tune in next week for more dystopian news and global warming doom. "6 degrees our future on a hotter planet" - Mark Lynas
justplainvanilla
RabidBaby89
Surely that's not what it sounds like, is it?
JustAFlamingoInDisguise
The audio for the original video was switched. But, thats what they really sound like.
ExceptFluffyDuck
It's literally the same video, with fake sound
implosion3
That's actually the song they make.. however it's been edited on to this different video
tokennametaken
I found this terrifying sound.. https://youtu.be/DlRsRdVpudM
xenomorph911
That's a Potoo. They look like terrifying idiots all the time.
GradiustheFox
I read this in a David Attenborough voice. Already a 10/10 comment, cranked to 11.
Qpnao
I thought it was a tawny frogmouth
wisher1977
MaximumMarks
Yeah but that's only because they are terrifying idiots.
WendyTheWendigo
Same.
Foxsayy
Wow they sound exactly like they look: https://youtu.be/nX0hz18QiP0
malachilenomade
Wait... that's a REAL bird and not a piece of animatronics?
TallDarkndHandsy
How have I never hears of these aliens
SpanWolf
Seeing one of those when I'm not expecting it would make me potoo.
75townecoupe
Under, over, around, and through. That's how Patoo ties his shoe.
DoctorGiz
I love birds but would absolutely shit myself if I saw this thing in the wild…. That being said, I love it!
torillatavataan
No relation to Potoooooooo the race horse, I assume?
KingXizor
Ahh yes, good old pot8o
uitSCHOT
I've had a potoo as my phone background for at least the past 3 phones. Love how they look
PrettyRick
Lol, I used to send pictures of the potoo bird to my friends. Now they left and I'm alone with my pictures and memories
IchitheKira
I can be your friend if you promise to send me Potoos
GrumpyOldMillennial
I guess you just gotta stop playing with your potoo.....
Habitman
Literally every photo or video I've ever seen of them they're always standing atop a stump or branch like this, must rly love stumps!
GoldTeef4ErrBody
Like yo mama
Samthetrue
I'm stumped as to why...
xenomorph911
In addition to camouflage, they usually lay their eggs in the tops of hollow tree stumps.
beardyfaceguy
This is a good post.
itscalledthebendandsnap
Don’t we all
theoldsazzledazzle
The way the flatten their body against it at the back makes me think that it must be good camouflage against aerial predators
WatchBunny
They also have special eyelids which allow them to see even when their eyes are closed! Must come in handy when they sleep during the day.
squeeasy
Like tawny frogmouths in Australia which look less floofy but equally haunted cute muppet
TheBlueMuppet
I met one once, they take classes for this.
BaronVonBirdman
Looks like a ProtoGek from No Mans Sky lol
venomlash
bet it doesn't smell like one though
DeltaLaw
Is no man's sky worth it?
prestpeiff
It can really suck you in if you like exploring and base building. I have 100 hours in it. Content is very wide but a bit shallow
stinkycheezeman
Absolutely. I really enjoy it. Nothing like the original botched release. They keep adding free updates!
reload2456
No idea what the current price is so maybe. Theyve come a long way. Still doing frequent updates, actually just added cities you can run
reload2456
It's kind of a mixed bag so it's something you would likely have to try for yourself because it's definitely not for everyone. It's a lot of
reload2456
Exploring and inventory management and vague story/mystery. Combat isn't much of a challenge even on survival so it's mostly exploring and
reload2456
Building and hunting for a ship you like or improving the one you have.