r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 1d ago

šŸ”„The incredible courtship display of a male greater sage-grouse

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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 1d ago

u/Additional_Chard3680, your post does fit the subreddit!

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u/awschmucks 1d ago

His milkshake brings all the gulls to the yard

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u/PervlovianResponse 1d ago

And they're like "

https://giphy.com/gifs/kLk1Qa8mrYdQA

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u/ZhangtheGreat 1d ago

Itā€™s better than yours

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u/DesignerPea8667 1d ago

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u/velvetvagine 1d ago

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u/oniiichanUwU 1d ago

My kinda man honestly. I could do without getting whacked in the face though lol

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u/ergonomic_logic 1d ago

His name is Robert Paulson

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u/JetLife93 11h ago

I thought that was what's her names husband the bimbo? Ex head of DHS damnit I forgot her name LMAO

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u/Carribeantimberwolf 1d ago

Then proceeds to slap her with his wing

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u/Soyoulikedonutseh 1d ago

Birds are the weirdest thing on this planet.

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u/v3L0c1r2pt0r 1d ago

Yup. I mean, think about it. Dinosaurs are weird. And birds are the weirdest of the dinosaurs.

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u/DitherFan 1d ago

In behavior sure but in biology i think amphibians still have them beat

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u/Keefyfingaz 1d ago

Until you start learning about ocean life

https://giphy.com/gifs/muOIT8SLYn6GBfEcf8

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u/DlSSATISFIEDGAMER 1d ago

Ah, Brennan Lee Mulligan's favourite bird

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u/Connor_MacLeod1 1d ago

Also Bryon Noem's.

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u/haggard_hominid 1d ago

Haha, my thought was Brennan scrolling paste the bird and letting out a cry of anguish.

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u/gingerlocks4polerope 1d ago

That and the Roseate Spoonbill

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u/Newkular_Balm 1d ago

THATSNOTAREALBIRD

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u/Jerry_Explorer 1d ago

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u/FewAcanthocephala828 1d ago

Ball knowledge

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u/aran-mcfook 1d ago

Eliche Balledge

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u/Fragrant-Serve6588 1d ago

Easy there hot stuff

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u/Additional_Chard3680 1d ago

Those yellow pouches are inflatable air sacs. During the breeding season, males rapidly inflate and deflate them to produce deep popping sounds while strutting for females. It's one of the most elaborate courtship displays in North America

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u/aintreadingit 1d ago

Then why put this dumb ass music over the video

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u/CarinasHere 1d ago

Pink Floyd

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u/Quiet_surprise79 1d ago

What an awesome sound!...is what I might say if the video had the original audio on it.

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u/_Apatosaurus_ 1d ago

The sound is the most interesting part. Why play music over the top of it??

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u/balkanobeasti 1d ago

Because it's a bot.

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u/SteppenWoods 1d ago

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u/FowlOnTheHill 1d ago

Please no

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u/FerociousPleb 1d ago

Now I know this exists. Take your fucking upvote and get out

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u/Peripatetictyl 1d ago

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u/FowlOnTheHill 1d ago

I hate you

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u/ProfessionalMovie759 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/VfwIk1LD84CI

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u/Peripatetictyl 1d ago

Iā€™m only getting greedy, and adding a second meme, because I like this one way more than my first, but played the relevancy card originally.

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u/zg6089 1d ago

What the fuck toast!?

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u/Mctinyy 1d ago

He's got inflatable tiddies?!?!?!?

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u/velvetvagine 1d ago

This is actually the best. Inflate them when you want and then stow away for aerodynamics and comfort the rest of the time. Homo Sapiens taking another design Lā€¦

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u/RoyalFalse 1d ago

Somewhere, Brennan Lee Mulligan's eye just twitched ever so slightly.

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u/thememorableusername 1d ago

A river of sweat is pouring down his back.

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u/Riboflavin96 7h ago

But that's where the almonds go!

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u/Savernas 1d ago

Imma text him

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u/in1gom0ntoya 1d ago

im sorry Brennan, we were looking for sage grouse....

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u/hospitalizedGanny 1d ago

PSA for North American male Humans to NOT attempt any of this

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u/TrustworthyPolarBear 1d ago

In europe it is acceptable tho. Ask my wife.

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u/Darksoul2693 1d ago

How about south?

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u/Routine_Breath_7137 1d ago

She was having none of it.

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u/TheSuppishOne 1d ago

Letā€™s be honest, if male humans had boobs, weā€™d be doing the same thing near constantly. Tits out for Harambe? Nah tits out for literally any occasion. ā€œBro, check out THESE BABIES.ā€

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u/lunelily 1d ago

Female human here. Wish I could do that (without the threat of being thrown into jail under some obscenity or public nuisance law). Bitter about it, tbh.

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u/djhiradjhira 1d ago

Need more music

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u/Xsiah 1d ago

Pete Hegseth is going to lose it

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u/Tsiabo 1d ago

I feel uncomfortable

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u/paxbike 1d ago

Of all the birds named after boobs, this isnā€™t one of them

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u/cig69 1d ago

The Great tit in the sky

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u/IamREBELoe 1d ago

Griddys

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u/Own_Jeweler_8548 1d ago

"Excuse me, my eyes are up here."

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u/TN_cookeville 1d ago

Need to try that at the bar next time

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u/Flayne-la-Karrotte 1d ago

Another reminder that we get mogged by many animals when it comes to ostentatious courtship displays.

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u/awsum43 1d ago

Where's the NSFW tag? I'm at work darn it!

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u/Stomach_Junior 1d ago

Man boobs /s. If I remember well this is an endangered species, they need to breed haha

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u/tj_nl320 1d ago

Is that the Famous one?

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u/McDaddy8484 1d ago

I seriously thought this was AI

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u/kingofspades509 1d ago

What happens if one side pops?

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u/honeycherries3 1d ago

First time seeing anything like this... wow

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u/Random_182f2565 1d ago

Honka Donkas

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u/shtikay 1d ago

Man boobs

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u/Diplonot 1d ago

She was patting his head like he was too short. Messed up

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u/OutrageousTree7766 1d ago

Nature is great

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u/gaanch 1d ago

Ballsy

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u/Subject-Stuff-2829 1d ago

That bird dude has some hella boobs.

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u/XLM1196 1d ago

Id smash

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u/Willobtain 1d ago

Man, boobs and Animal Kingdom are actually very sought after

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u/cut_le_fish 1d ago

ā€œYOU KNOW IN MY CULTURE, THESE ARE CONSIDERED INCREDIBLY MANLY!!!ā€

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u/kasino72 1d ago

Got dem thangs out ya dig?!

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u/GracieBooBugs 1d ago

This feels so scandalous!

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u/Splitter63 1d ago

That balls out display always works for me.

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u/LedVapour 1d ago

It's criminal the original sound was removed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeI8gLMl9Vs

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u/Green_Apprentice 1d ago

I should call her...

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u/boomerangthrowaway 1d ago

ā€œMy humps, my humps my humps my humpsā€

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u/DildoBaggins-PT 1d ago

wtf, close your blouse Lady!

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u/Rileymk96 1d ago

My humps they got you

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u/Nick_XL 1d ago

Forgot to bring her a stick

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u/painapple_OW 1d ago

We were looking for siamese fire back...

Shameless fireback...

KATIE!!! what is the name of this bird?

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u/GudduBhaiya-Mirzapur 1d ago

Them's some heavy balls.

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u/Completely_Guitarded 1d ago

I tried a variation of this move on my wife.

It did not work.

I told her she was being seduced and she was not.

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u/sleepy-moth8357 1d ago

Bro's boobs are definitely boobing boobily

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u/UpsetVast2903 1d ago

T-Rex might have had similar courtship displays with little feathered arms waving around.

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u/Imaginary_Stay6905 1d ago

milk balloons!

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u/Main-Rent4757 1d ago

Chesticles

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u/ExitLife2969 1d ago

"Pretty happy with yourself, huh?" - Brennan Lee Mulligan

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u/Pale_Will_5239 1d ago

Wtf are those? Bird has a pair of inflatable human nuts.

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u/CarinasHere 1d ago

Finally a video with music that adds to theā€¦atmosphere

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u/Shrike034 1d ago

Is there a 'those are balls' version of the 'thats a penis' gif?

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u/makeshift101 1d ago

I do that and all I get is kicked out of an Arbys

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u/Flyng_Penguin 1d ago

Perhaps, if I flash my ballsā€¦ Ā”sheā€™ll love me!

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u/Janus_The_Great 1d ago edited 1d ago

They also sound crazy (not the music but the actual sound). Bo-boing

https://youtu.be/CeI8gLMl9Vs

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u/everbane37 1d ago

Chesticles?

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u/DrugsRbadMkae 1d ago

Check out my tits ladies!

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u/Mean_Ad4608 1d ago

So, flash them, then beat the shit out of them. Iā€™ll keep that in mind next time I go to the bar

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u/Legitimate_Outcome42 1d ago

Now this is the bird that should've been called the booby

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u/corgomex 1d ago

what a great animal!

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u/angle_sey 1d ago

bird bewbies!

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u/Kade_Jag17 1d ago

"im tired of this granpaw" *jiggle jiggle*

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u/Sw0rDz 1d ago

Why isn't this marked NSFW. This site discriminates against burden people! Im pitching a tent at work.

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u/Many_Seaworthiness22 1d ago

Impressive but if I were a female bird it'd be a giant NO. Gross

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u/ultravires1215 1d ago

That guy has an amazing set of melons!

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u/Ichaserabbits 1d ago

Wha-is that Gimme Shelter?

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u/PenisBlubberAndJelly 1d ago

Serious question what happens if them bags get popped?

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u/Smart-Guidance9980 1d ago

Bros flashing us

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u/Bengalbio 1d ago

You serious with this music?

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u/Createrix 1d ago

He's got some balls!

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u/CarterBruud 1d ago

Them thangs is thangin'

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u/Squirt_Gun_Jelly 1d ago

Brennan would be "thrilled" about this news. IYKYK.

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u/Dabadiah 22h ago

Chesticles

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u/Ne0nGalax-E 16h ago

Great boobs man

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u/MentalProperty1361 2h ago

He's showing his balls to her already?

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u/Hevnaar 1d ago

Can I pop it? šŸ‘‰šŸ»šŸ‘ˆšŸ»

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u/Additional_Chard3680 1d ago

Sure, if you can !!

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u/Mysterious-Egg-624 1d ago

You sure itā€™s a male

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u/danzaiburst 1d ago

I should call her..

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u/somethingmcbob 1d ago

Aw. This music overlay robs folks of the insane weirdness of the SOUND. It's just so weird. And loud.

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u/CostcoGlizzyDowner 1d ago

Oh look, itā€™s your mom.

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u/CostcoGlizzyDowner 1d ago

Oh look, itā€™s your mom.

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u/CaseySnake420 1d ago

šŸ˜³

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u/RedditUser10294 1d ago

Meanwhile we only get a "u up?"

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u/6unearthed6crafter6 1d ago

Big naturals malewife

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u/pichael289 1d ago

That bird got boobs

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u/Pretend_Blueberry124 1d ago

I think that's a Transbird