@@Maonnaise "Honey, it's that T-rex again." "Leave the poor thing alone, Ted. It's just lonely." "Yeah, and it'll be more lonely when I'm done with it." "Ted!"
I cannot handle this bird. I just can't. There are tears streaming down my face, I am laughing that hard at this animal. They're so elegant, but silly looking when running outside of tall grass. I'd die of laughter before it'd be able to kick me to death.
I worked with a pair of secretarybirds. Laugh all you want but when they want you to feed them and you are being too slow, they will kick you really hard plus they actually talk to each other and coordinate to harass the other birds in the exhibit to get their food. At the same time they got really chill real quick and would chase off other birds that got too close to me. In short, they will kick your ass but they are pretty chill!
"Oh gosh I have so much to do today I have to run errands and answer phone calls my boss is going to kill me if I don't get coffee straight black two sugars oh my gosh oh my gosh where did I leave my glasses I swear I had a pen in my hand has anyone seen my glasses please tell me I didn't leave them in the taxi I need to drop off some files later oh gosh oh gosh" All in a day's work for Secretary Bird.
Awesome birds, technically a type of raptor (like hawks, eagles etc) but you would never guess with those legs!!!!!! And a great reminder that birds are, in fact, dinosaurs
FYI those aren't "legs running backwards" the joints you are seeing is actually its ankles, which work the same way human ankles do. It just runs on its tiptoes and has a very elongated foot.
