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NZ bat for bird of the year: "it acts more like a bird than most of our actual birds"! Is this the best trolling ever?!

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aweegc · 12/10/2021 13:31

Just heard this on the BBC and checked the papers, it appears to be real!

"The announcement caused some consternation among New Zealanders online. “A mammal is hi-jacking the BIRD of the year competition. We want to be inclusive, but …,” commented the NZ Science Learning Hub.
“I love bats, but bats are not birds,” one Twitter user. “It’s adorable. But not a bird,” another said.
Others supported the candidacy. “Who can be mad at a bat running for NZ bird of the year when it acts more like a bird than most of our actual birds? Our only mammals think they are birds. Our birds think they are burrowing mammals,” said one person on Twitter."

www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/11/consternation-in-new-zealand-as-native-bat-included-in-bird-of-the-year-poll

Is this in fact the best trolling ever? I hope so!

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Melroses · 12/10/2021 20:23

I had no idea tortoises were so irritating 🤷‍♀️

donquixotedelamancha · 12/10/2021 20:23

A tortoise annoyed you?

That would be silly, who could be annoyed with a tortoise? No I ate that because I hadn't tried one before. Surely we've all had horse, kangaroo or crocodile just to try it? Well it was like that.

The cat and the swan annoyed me (not at once, obvs).

BrandineDelRoy · 12/10/2021 20:01

@donquixotedelamancha

How do you know they taste horrible?

When an animal annoys you it's wasteful to just dump the carcass.

Swans taste like mud. Cats are really bitter, like rancid game. Tortoises, however, are delicious.

A tortoise annoyed you? 🙂
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aweegc · 12/10/2021 19:45

Well, I certainly didn't see this thread heading quite here! 😂

I can't wait for some of the NZ YouTubers to get this story. I'm guessing they may have a bit more background knowledge...

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MarshmallowSwede · 12/10/2021 19:44

This entire thread is hilarious!!!! I love it.

donquixotedelamancha · 12/10/2021 19:25

How do you know they taste horrible?

When an animal annoys you it's wasteful to just dump the carcass.

Swans taste like mud. Cats are really bitter, like rancid game. Tortoises, however, are delicious.

Jaysmith71 · 12/10/2021 18:54

I've met numerous friendly cats, but rabbits just run away.

BrandineDelRoy · 12/10/2021 18:52

@donquixotedelamancha

Capybaras are too friendly to eat.

Rabbits are friendly but delicious. If we only ate rude animals we'd all be eating cats and swans, which both taste horrible.

How do you know they taste horrible? Wink
donquixotedelamancha · 12/10/2021 18:41

Capybaras are too friendly to eat.

Rabbits are friendly but delicious. If we only ate rude animals we'd all be eating cats and swans, which both taste horrible.

BrandineDelRoy · 12/10/2021 18:15

The capybara female is generally larger than the male. I wish humans were like that.

Jaysmith71 · 12/10/2021 18:12

Who wouldn't love a guniea pig the size of a labrador?

AlfonsoTheDinosaur · 12/10/2021 18:09

@donquixotedelamancha

Yes. The capybara.

I didn't realise they were on the list. There is good eating on a Capybara and they don't even taste fishy.

NOOOOO

Capybaras are too friendly to eat.

donquixotedelamancha · 12/10/2021 18:07

Yes. The capybara.

I didn't realise they were on the list. There is good eating on a Capybara and they don't even taste fishy.

AlfonsoTheDinosaur · 12/10/2021 18:07

Perhaps NZ can make the cis-tern the national bird...

Jaysmith71 · 12/10/2021 18:07

I think otters were on that list too.

You could have Chicken Tarka. It's just like Chicken Tikka. But it's 'otter.

(And the RC Church said Barnacle Geese came from barnacles and so were fish.)

AlfonsoTheDinosaur · 12/10/2021 18:06

Bats have feelings, too, you know.

donquixotedelamancha · 12/10/2021 18:05

Didn't the Catholic Church identify various aquatic mammals as fish

Mostly birds like the puffin but I think otters were on that list too.

BrandineDelRoy · 12/10/2021 17:53

@ErrolTheDragon

Didn't the Catholic Church identify various aquatic mammals as fish for the purpose of being allowed to eat them on Fridays or in lent?
Yes. The capybara. My favorite rodent!
Pinkfairylights · 12/10/2021 17:50

Absolutely brilliant.

CeratopsofthePharoahs · 12/10/2021 17:50

Well birds are considered to be descendants of dinosaurs. I guess they've been hoarding their little contest very selfishly.

Tedimhoardingrightsosaur · 12/10/2021 17:45

@Jaysmith71

Plenty of introduced species: Rats, mice, rabbits, foxes, deer, feral cats, and humans.
Oh, they mean indigenous. That's a bit anti immigrant. Tut tut.
KittenKong · 12/10/2021 17:39

Oh lord, that is funny!

Jaysmith71 · 12/10/2021 17:37

Plenty of introduced species: Rats, mice, rabbits, foxes, deer, feral cats, and humans.

Tedimhoardingrightsosaur · 12/10/2021 17:32

Bats are New Zealand’s only land-based mammals

Um, what about humans?

Saisong · 12/10/2021 17:07

This is everything today - thank you!