Why Birds Swallow Rocks After Eating 🤔

So fascinating to think they learn all this without needing to be taught, trained or “educated” about it.

Something I was never taught about at school.

Apparently nature deems this more practical instead of evolving teeth I guess

How tf does the bird know this?

It's true, we all studied in biology that birds(class Aves) use their gizzard, a muscular stomach part, for mechanical food digestion due to the absence of teeth.

So why can’t he spit out the bones

so our teeth are basically just rocks that evolved to be in our mouths 🤯

So, does that mean I can eat rocks?

They eat stones because it is important for their digestive system. These omnivores eat a lot of plants, but they have no teeth. This can present a problem because plants contain complex molecules that are sometimes difficult to digest. In order to digest their food better.

I swallow rocks because I like the way they taste.

And they are born with the knowledge of this need programmed into them. What an incredible diversity of design!

Interesting. Hey hey got it!

Absolutely fascinating! It's incredible how birds have evolved to use stones in their gizzard to digest food without teeth. This video explains it so well! Do you think other animals might have similar adaptations?

The bird 100 stones after 😭😭

“What do you do if someone throws a grenade at you” 😱

And that's why bird poop can scratch your car paint if not removed properly. 🤷‍♂️

i instantly thought of itachi lol

Birds out here running a full-blown internal blender while Cardano still can't process lunch 😩

@_Waknin

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It's called a Gizzard, it has thick muscular walls and a tough lining for grinding food that has been partially digested in the first stomach. Usually with Self invested Grit in the form of small stones. Some people believe that fire breathing animals myth comes from the gizzard

Bro you talking sh**t now

I didn't know that, but what should I do with this knowledge now?

Yoh @dinakoos

That's great information

To help the stomach crush the food

Nature is beautiful 😍

So I was looking all day for something about an ostrich, and I think this one counts.

I wish I can swallow rocks then spit out

@grok why ?

トカゲも同じく消化を助けるために石を飲み込む 同系統のドラゴンもおそらく石や岩を飲み込む 最後吐き出すのだが稀にずっと胃の中で残ってしまうものがある そうやって体内でエネルギーを吸収し続けた結果できるのが竜玉との説 竜玉は尿路結石だと言う学者もいるがロマンが無いと世間の支持は低め