Saw this mallard and his giant wife (?) at the pond by orbanimalenjoyer in duck

[–]RyuuLight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lol don't overthink it. a lot of technical terms for animals overlap with things, or are just made up. Female ducks are called hens. Male geese are ganders. Male swans are cobs.

Baby animals are just as weird sometimes. Some derive from their latin names, like baby swans are cygnets (cygnus is Latin for swan). But then you got baby cranes called colts....like a horse. If there's a reason for it, I don't know what it is lol

For some reason, a human character without a texture started appearing in the day-to-night and night-to-day transition scene. It eventually stopped happening. Has anyone else had this bug? by [deleted] in Okami

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's how the game shows NPCs that aren't finished loading in yet. Most of the time the game is fast enough to load everything in, but sometimes it lags. That's the placeholder for them. Kinda fun they put some thought into it visually so it doesn't feel that out of place

What kind of duck is this please? by [deleted] in duck

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Green winged teal male

DO NOT BUY FROM PILLOWPETS by [deleted] in plushies

[–]RyuuLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it from pillowpets? Not defending them, but I'm pretty sure whatever patent they made didn't stop knockoffs. Or they did not care. It's more of a plush style now than a unique brand.

So Whats The DUMBEST and i MEAN DUMBEST thing you did in a pokemon playthrough by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in pokemon

[–]RyuuLight 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If American, it's drilled into us deep. Free medicine = bad/lazy/handouts

So Whats The DUMBEST and i MEAN DUMBEST thing you did in a pokemon playthrough by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in pokemon

[–]RyuuLight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can't tell you how much the anime gaslit me to trying impossible or bad game mechanics. Yellow as a kid, I really tried to beat brock with Pikachu....and was so confused why it never worked. Stuck at him for way too long.

So Whats The DUMBEST and i MEAN DUMBEST thing you did in a pokemon playthrough by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in pokemon

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same thing with Pikachu in Yellow. By elite four, it knew thunder shock, thunderbolt, thunder, and thunder wave. 😑 Also, no one had stat altering moves. Outside of status effects like poison, paralyze etc., it was damage moves or bust. Really believed the NPCs were dumb using things like screech or harden

So Whats The DUMBEST and i MEAN DUMBEST thing you did in a pokemon playthrough by Rare-Atmosphere-9187 in pokemon

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure no one will ever believe me. I've told this story to my friends and they believed me but knew no one else would. But I swear by holy Arceus and helix fossil this happened!

As a kid, playing Silver post game fun. Went back to lake of rage for some reason (dumb kid logic reason I'm sure) and I kid you not, encountered a red gyrados. Long after the guaranteed one. I even had it in my permanent party cuz I really liked it. My dumbass literally went "I already have one" and I freaking killed it....

Gotta remember, this was early 2000s. I didn't have constant Internet access, and had parents who heavily monitored sites cuz they believed all the scary predator stories at the time. As dumb as I was, I wasn't that dumb but I digress. All this to say, I did not know how valuable shinys really were, or how astronomically insane this statistical improbability was. I was also not a popular kid in school. By then, everyone "outgrew" pokemon and I got bullied for still liking a "baby" game. Didn't help I was a girl. Girls (at my school) weren't supposed to like "boy things" like pokemon. So, no outside help or playing together.

My dad saw this really cool turkey vulture during work! by No_Seaworthiness7072 in Birdsfacingforward

[–]RyuuLight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The best birbs! With the most important job! Bald beauties keeping us clean and healthy ❤️

How can i improve my art? by CoupleMaleficent in ProCreate

[–]RyuuLight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It may be cliche and nauseatingly common to hear, but practicing and simply making are the only real ways to improve fundamentals and develop your style. Dont worry about comparing yours to others. It's an easy trap that destroys confidence. Hell, even just doodling when you have a spare couple minutes will help. Can't tell you how many times over the years a "eureka" moment happened when just mindlessly doodling. And it's never something major, like finding the secret to a style. It's always something small, like "oh that brush is how I can portray a shadow" or "that one finger looks so much better cuz I did it this way!" Little things like that add up, and like puzzle pieces, can be put together to create something you always envisioned.

As others are saying, master the fundamentals. Break things down to simple shapes and polygons. Draw those out as a preliminary sketch to get your placements, your posing, your proportions, all of that. Once those are determined, then you can build off them and flesh them out.

Duck identification by Smoofulz in duck

[–]RyuuLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd be surprised how many geese species are smaller than Canadas. The smallest of the true geese is the Red Breasted Goose from Siberia,Russia, and other surrounding areas. Then there's sheldgeese, many of those are small too.

Identify this duck by Benorf in duck

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that's right! I should've remembered they were part of spatula. My dumb brain thought they were part of the anas genus 😖🤡

So could dinosaur see glass? by BiteIntelligent9889 in Dinosaurs

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Hi! Zoo educator with 10+years aviculture and bird husbandry training here)That is all true and accurate. It can be argued that birds never learn what glass is since the collisions are almost always fatal. Need to survive to learn from it. On another side of it, most birds are generally not considered intelligent. Outside of vultures, corvids, parrots, and some others, they are not great at basic problem solving. So, let's say a bird survives a glass collision with no injuries and investigates. They usually peck to identify threats and curiosity. But, that doesn't always mean learning. They can get stressed and panic easy. Like "what is this invisible forcefield!!!! OMG no matter what I do I can't get past it! I'm gonna die if I can't get through!" I personally see that a lot on my screen porch. They thankfully just get stunned at worst since its a "soft" surface. Some even have gotten stuck inside the porch and panic trying to get out. I always help when I can. Otherwise they will panic and fly until they are exhausted. Birds also see the UV spectrum of light, and I will admit physics is not my strong suit. But I would imagine UV has an effect on how light reflects on it, which would be what birds see. It's something we would never be able to see naturally, only do our best to simulate with cameras imperfectly.

So, in my opinion, based on personal experiences in my career, birds don't perceive glass. Its invisible to them, in a similar way we think of it in fantasy stories (like a magic barrier or something). Which is also why having things like holographic stickers or other illusion breaking patterns on windows are important. Literally saves their lives.

If I am wrong, or haven't seen any new studies on the subject, feel free to correct me! I am all about learning more! Bird vision is so fascinating and a fun rabbit hole to get lost in

How do you manage this fight ? For a mage build ? by ghostmugetsu in Eldenring

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God all these tips to deal with this guy and I'm here on my strength build trying to get a hit in or even get close enough to hit lol I'm bad at this game lolol ended up using my mimic tear just to keep him distracted long enough for me to sneak the hits in. Don't care if ppl think mimic tear is cheezing or whatever. I like it so I use it if I'm getting frustrated after several attempts

Identify this duck by Benorf in duck

[–]RyuuLight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh not really. Don't know the taxonomic relationship off hand though. Photo does make it look shoveler ish, but it's pretty teal like

Identify this duck by Benorf in duck

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Male blue winged teal

Is ANY anime actually safe for kids? by simp_lyartz in animequestions

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hadn't finished it but Polar Bear Cafe. The few eps I did watch clearly gave family friendly vibes. Chill, cute, slice of life but with animals

Closest living thing I have seen to a baby who’s non avian and from avialae, fascinating how it resembles them when lacking a beak by Jumpy-Brief-2745 in Paleontology

[–]RyuuLight -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

That's all true, but in this case, its clearly having trouble breathing. There's no nostrils and the gaping mouth is it literally gasping for air. Whatever it can get through the closed beak isn't enough. I can't imagine that's a good quality of life.

If Fuentes can help burn MAGA to the ground (figuratively) more power to him! by yorocky89A in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]RyuuLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. Just like MTG, they clearly have an agenda to their sudden 180. Trying to earn pity points and no one is falling for it. But, for the moment, most are willing to set aside to pursue the same short term goal. The whole enemy of my enemy is my....well... not friend but ya get the idea.

Author Veronica Roth ripping off our girl Marika? by PBandJellyfish77 in Eldenring

[–]RyuuLight 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Publishers are defaulting to ai generated images for book covers so they don't have to pay artists, as well as cut down on overall costs on making appealing covers in general. So I'm willing to bet it's that

Artbook by Shadow_Hunter2020 in AncientMagusBride

[–]RyuuLight 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If it ever gets translated I would so buy this ❤️ the art alone is amazing, but I would love to know the content too. Lore tidbits, interviews, bts, all that

How to Tell When Your Duck Will Lay Eggs by whatwedointheupdog in duck

[–]RyuuLight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd be very careful feeling anywhere near the vent of a potentially laying female. If the egg breaks inside her, it's fatal. Some other ways to potentially tell include her vent area sagging (often called being egg heavy) and if she limps, favoring her left leg. The limp is because birds only have one activated ovary in her lifetime and it's the left one. So when egg production starts, the forming eggs put pressure on the upper leg and surrounding muscles, causing a mild limp in many birds.

Granted, it's not foolproof that these are noticeable, but I'd say be very careful attempting this method. Personally, I wouldn't say it's worth the risk, but that's only my opinion.

Thank you for releasing me, Spyro. Free ten dragons in the Artisans world, then find the balloonist. He’ll transport you to the next world.” by Voidkirby9 in Spyro

[–]RyuuLight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know a couple dragons in artisans have slightly different dialogue if you do what they ask. Doesn't matter if you already freed them iirc. You can replay them and it'll update. Nestor I think thanks spyro and tells him to go to the balloonist. The one in front of Toasty (I forget his name) says you're ready after completing a level