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minus-squareorphiebaby@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·10 months agoWhat’s funny is how absurd this is. Most flowers don’t look like birds and they’re fine.
minus-squareHawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·10 months agoThis has nothing to do with natural selection. It’s just a coincidence that the buds very shortly and from a specific angle vaguely look like birds. Most of the images shared are probably photoshopped to enhance the effect too.
minus-squareorphiebaby@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI don’t think photoshop is needed to find the right flowers and photograph at the right angle.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoWow you’re right. It’s more like “look at this blossom that looks a bit like a bird” rather than “look at this type of tree that makes bird-like blossoms”.
What’s funny is how absurd this is. Most flowers don’t look like birds and they’re fine.
This has nothing to do with natural selection. It’s just a coincidence that the buds very shortly and from a specific angle vaguely look like birds.
Most of the images shared are probably photoshopped to enhance the effect too.
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Squaaawk, you got me!
I don’t think photoshop is needed to find the right flowers and photograph at the right angle.
Wow you’re right.
It’s more like “look at this blossom that looks a bit like a bird” rather than “look at this type of tree that makes bird-like blossoms”.