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These Majestic Seabirds Never Stop Pooping (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/birding@slrpnk.net

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Streaked shearwaters keep a very regular rhythm throughout their daily foraging flights, shedding about 5 percent of their body mass every hour.

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[–] degen@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago

I wanted to make a joke about how you would die if you ever stopped pooping, but that sounds like it could actually add up to ~15 minutes between goes

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