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Do you tick birds which are made tame by food? (2 Viewers)

Tameness in wild birds is a beautiful thing. It's the way things would be had we not been hunting them for hundreds of thousands of years. We'd just be another harmless large mammal, and they'd be as unbothered by us as they are cattle or horses. On those rare occasions when a bird is unruffled by your presence, enjoy the moment rather than overthinking it.
 
We'd just be another harmless large mammal, and they'd be as unbothered by us as they are cattle or horses.
Well, not exactly, since we are omnivorous primates and not herbivorous ungulates. While some birds might treat humans as non-threatening, chances are that those who co-evolved with primates or similar creatures would still be cautious around us even if we didn't bother them much.
 
Well, not exactly, since we are omnivorous primates and not herbivorous ungulates. While some birds might treat humans as non-threatening, chances are that those who co-evolved with primates or similar creatures would still be cautious around us even if we didn't bother them much.

I respectfully disagree.
 

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