r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/pichipichipoco • 6d ago

Crows plucking ticks off wallabies like they're fat juicy grapes off the vine Video

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u/Awkward-Friend-7233 6d ago

That one tick was huge. I had no idea this happens.

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u/spicybongwata 6d ago

This is unfortunately what also kills over 50% of moose calves, tick infestations of 30,000+ can feed on them until they die. It’s the leading cause of death in young moose.

It’s been a growing issue with a warming climate, especially in the Northeast US. Ticks are able to survive the milder winters happening in areas like New Hampshire and are pushing the moose into parts of Maine and mostly Canada, where it still gets consistently cold enough to kill the ticks.

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u/alariemike 6d ago

The ticks are getting worse in Canada as well, fwiw.

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u/Jampacko 6d ago

They have, but this year I haven't seen any ticks thankfully. I'm in Southeast Ontario. I read that the overabundance of rain messes with their life cycle. Let's hope for a cold winter this year.

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u/carriecomeau 5d ago

We did have a fair amount of rain this year, didn't we? I saw ticks last year but so far this year not 1. That's a good thing!

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u/Jampacko 5d ago

Record year for rainfall here. Yeah it's like night and day. Last year was really bad for ticks, and then this year none!

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u/calhooner3 6d ago

Yeah i know someone who works in the woods in Nova Scotia and they said the ticks were insane last summer. Not sure about this year but I doubt its any better

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u/TolBrandir 6d ago

That's fucking awful. I had no idea!

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u/artless_art 6d ago

Send in the crows

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u/porn0f1sh 6d ago

And people wonder why I'm constantly depressed and stressed over pollution!

Turn your damn engine off if you're not driving! 😡

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u/WetDreaminOfParadise 5d ago

Public transportation for the win

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u/porn0f1sh 5d ago

Or even walking! If I have time and the weather is good I can walk for hours to get somewhere!

Also, these rental scooters are awesome!

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u/pocket-ful-of-dildos 5d ago

The moose die of anemia, not just tick-borne disease? That’s terrible

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u/Okra_Zestyclose 6d ago

I seriously thought you were talking about the calves of moose legs until I read “young moose”.

I need to go to bed. Lmao.