r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • 2d ago
Ducks protecting penguin from predators. Removed: Repost
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u/Shmuckle2 2d ago
Protecting other species and raping their own. The weird life of a duck.
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u/Status-Sweet-1856 2d ago
I saw this happening at my apartments one day. The geese were all ganging up on this one female, her mate trying desperately to protect her. I rushed over and shoo'd them away. She had a hurt wing so they had a hard time wrestling for their food with the other geese so I started bringing food to them away from the others so she could eat without being attacked. Afterwards, the couple would hang out by my apartment and if I came outside they were like guard dogs. They would make a run at other people on the sidewalk to shoo them away from me, protecting me in turn.
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u/ThisOnePlaysTooMuch 2d ago
The list of species that rape their own is longer than the list of those that don’t.
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u/Shmuckle2 2d ago
I am concerned
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u/ThisOnePlaysTooMuch 2d ago
But are you surprised? Nature has always been a battlefield of rape and murder. That’s how our species grew from single cells into Homo sapiens over many millions of years. Biological prime directives have always been survival and propagation at any cost.
Within the scope of human society, such acts are inexcusable. The rest of nature, however, doesn’t really have time to consider concepts like ethics or consent.
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u/Lochness_Hamster_350 2d ago
DUCKS STICK TOGETHER!!!
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u/Professional_Baby24 2d ago
"And when the roosters are crowin' and the cows are spinning circles in the pasture."
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u/immoralsugimoto 2d ago
The semi-aquatic camaraderie and solidarity is a beautiful thing
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u/IntrepidBandit 2d ago
What does solidarity mean in this context?
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u/cucumbersuprise 2d ago
So solid crew
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u/IntrepidBandit 2d ago
Bunch of bros being bros?
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u/cucumbersuprise 2d ago
Pretty much. Prey animals protecting each other from predators is a mutual benefit. Its probably in the duck and penguins nesting or feeding territory
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u/IntrepidBandit 2d ago
Ahh I wasn’t sure what it meant but I knew I liked it
Think a Snoop Dogg dub would be too much to ask for?
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u/azab1898 2d ago
Ducks are like biker gangs with leather jackets and all that who would save a little kid
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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin 2d ago
They’ve even got that 50s greaser ducktail.
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u/azab1898 2d ago
Man you reminded me of a duck like that I used to feed when I was little. I sure hope that duck is doing good
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u/StateAvailable6974 2d ago
Reminds me of a comment someone made on another post about how they were getting chased by a drugged up maniac, and so they ran to a bar that was always full of bikers and construction workers. Problem was sorted out pretty quick.
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u/xanthophore 2d ago
If I'm not mistaken, this is likely occurring in the Falklands, (or potentially Tierra del Fuego or somewhere else in southern South America). These look like crested caracara, which are predatory/opportunistic/scavenging birds of prey that weigh a bit over 1kg.
In comparison, the ducks are Falkland steamer ducks, flightless ducks that can get very large (between 3 and 5kg)! They're highly territorial and have spurs on their wings they use to batter each other and anything else that encroaches on their territory.
The penguin is potentially an immature macaroni or southern rockhopper penguin, both small penguin species found on the Falklands!
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u/pppylonnn 1d ago
No way they named a penguin species Macaroni 😭🥹
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u/xanthophore 1d ago
It has a really interesting etymology!
Macaroni was a term originally used to describe the fashion of 18th century aristocratic British dandies.
They would go on "Grand Tours" of Europe and come home with all sorts of affectations, such as flamboyant clothing, a penchant for gambling, and a love of European cuisine such as the Italian "macaroni"! They therefore considered themselves part of the "Macaroni Club" when they arrived home from their Tour.
It's referenced in the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy", on which the author mocks the Yankee for thinking that sticking a feather in his cap would immediately make him "macaroni", or dandyish.
Macaroni penguins were named because the plumage on their head was thought to resemble the foppish headgear and wigs of macaronis!
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u/neochimaphaeton 2d ago
They are a pair of Steamer Ducks. They’re flightless and can be very aggressive when pissed off.
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u/MjolnirMediator 2d ago
I know how nature works, but every now and then I enjoy seeing predators get their asses handed to them.
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u/DerangedLava 2d ago
Twist: the ducks are chasing them away just so they can eat the penguin themselves
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u/KushMummyCinematics 2d ago edited 2d ago
Duck 1: "Yo, is that one of the homies right there?!"
Duck 2: "Ay Yo, he in trouble, Let's go
waddles over
Duck 1: "Quack Quack, motherfuckers"
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u/nametakenfuck 2d ago
Dont get me wrong those ducks are based af but like, why do they care about the penguin? What causes them to scare the predators off?
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u/StateAvailable6974 2d ago
They instinctually ward off predators in order to keep their territory safe. If predators hunt successfully they may gather more, and then the ducks are in more danger. So it makes sense for them to just treat every predator as a threat.
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u/MeadPillager 2d ago
When I was little I had a duck and rabbit the duck would protect the rabbit from cats.the cats were terrified
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u/Severe_Foundation_94 2d ago
I think they are protecting themselves and the penguin was smart to hide behind them
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u/LordKappaKun 2d ago
Some animals will actively try and prevent predation
Some whales are known to go out of their way to mess with Killerwhales
Even seen a video of a Zebra kicking a lion to knock it off a fellow Zebras side(I remember the other Zebra being said to have been the oldest in the group)
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u/T3tragrammaton 2d ago
Now I understand better why ducks have such pompous chest: intimidate and brag about it.
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u/CrazyAgitated2006 2d ago
Are these those mean birds from Happy Feet???? Where were the ducks in that movie?
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