Why did he do this?

>>5010701 (OP)
three babies too many maybe? the smallest gets kicked out so the parents can focus on the biggest and strongest? idk. weird considering there's even an egg still left.

>>5010701 (OP)
Three is a crowd

Birds are highly evolved reptiles. Their thought process is totally alien to us. The way their brain is wired is completely different.

It's not even 100% certain they experience "thinking things through" or a subjective sense of self, because these traits aren't required for high intelligence and even advanced things like asking questions. Pondering the mind of a bird is like pondering an intelligent alien species.

Until they tell you, you won't know for sure, and it's possible that even with intelligence to match ours, they wouldn't necessarily comprehend the utility of telling you or even be aware of their motivations (why would they have to?)

>>5010701 (OP)
pretty sure when food was acutally scares people would also leave unwanted children out in the woods with some retarded excuse like them being a demonic spawn or something

>>5010819
but the bird
>spend months raising a child
>well this one didnt turn out
>pick it up
>watch it fall to make sure it dies

More than half the birds in pelecanimorphae (pelicans, shoebills, herons ect) either the babies kill each other or the parents kill them until there's usually 1. They take a lot of energy compared other birds.

>>5010820
Birds don't fall for the sunk cost fallacy. If it's taking up resources out it goes.

Looks scrawnier. Or because it pecked at its bro

>>5010701 (OP)
it should have fed it to the other ones

>>5010931
Beaks not adapted, can only eat frogs and fish

>>5010932
?
What are you on about? They routinely eat rabbits.

>>5010701 (OP)
He knows things most people dont. We could learn from him