• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 months ago

    Sorry, I forget not everyone else is a bird person. Teflon is notorious for making pet birds drop dead without warning during normal use. It’s very ‘canary in the coal mine.’

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      11 months ago

      Wow, that’s nuts. I did not know that. It really makes it sound like teflon is terrible for us.

      Sad fact: During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, the the US command at the front lines had a pigeon in a cage with them at all times. If the pigeon were to die, that would mean that there was a gas attack and troops needed to don their gas masks.

      Why is it that birds in particular are so sensitive to aerial pollutants (is that the right term)?

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        11 months ago

        Why is it that birds in particular are so sensitive to aerial pollutants (is that the right term)?

        They have a higher rate of respiratory exchange than large mammals like humans, which means any harmful stuff in the air gets into their system faster.