RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-14-2016
Regular crabs are birds!
RE: What ARE birds? - btp - 04-14-2016
Bird list (not comprehensive):
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Birds: Centipedes, Alligators, Bald Eagles, Penguins, Chickens, Spiders, Crows, Peacocks, Owls, Tyrannosauruses, Mushrooms, Crabs, Turtles, Blue Whales, Squid, Octopuses, Trilobites, Roses, Sunflowers
Some Animals with sapience maybe?
Not Birds: Humans, Snakes, Bees, Cockroaches, Worms, Mice, Shrimp, Crocodiles, Ants, Ducks, Dodos, Elephants, Dogs, Mold, Lichen, any marsupial besides kangaroos, any dinosaurs besides tyrannosauruses, any fungi besides mushrooms
Man these are both very general, but somehow selective. Trilobites are surprising.
Are any extinct organisms besides trilobites and tyrannosauruses birds?
Are any felines birds?
Are Fish birds?
Are any canines birds?
Are swans birds?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-14-2016
Some extinct organisms besides trilobites and tyrannosauruses are birds.
Some felines are birds.
Some fish are birds.
Some canines are birds.
Swans are not birds.
To be honest I really thought btp had it after his last set of questions.
RE: What ARE birds? - btp - 04-14-2016
I feel like...it's easy to come up with birds, but I'm still not sure what the pattern is.
like, birds are creatures that are popular or ideal organisms - except when they are not.
Are lions birds?
Are tigers birds?
Are bears birds?
Are wolves birds?
Are coyotes birds?
Are sharks birds?
Are eels birds?
Are giant pandas birds?
Are unicorns birds?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-14-2016
Lions, tigers, wolves, and giant pandas are birds.
Some bears and sharks are birds.
Coyotes, eels, and unicorns are not birds.
RE: What ARE birds? - Crowstone - 04-14-2016
Are polars bears birds?
Are grizzly bears?
Are brown bears?
Sloth bears?
Black bears?
pandas?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-14-2016
Grizzly bears and pandas are birds.
Polar, brown, sloth and black bears are not birds.
RE: What ARE birds? - a52 - 04-14-2016
Are Anomalocarises birds?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-14-2016
Anomalocarises are not birds.
RE: What ARE birds? - btp - 04-14-2016
Birds:
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Centipedes, Alligators, Bald Eagles, Penguins, Chicken, Spiders, Crows, Peacocks, Owls, Tyrannosauruses, Blue whales, Squid, kangaroo, gorillas, turtles, octopuses, roses, sunflowers, trilobites, crabs, lions, tigers, wolves, giant pandas, grizzly bears,
Some ____ are birds:
Birds, Passerines, domesticated animals, flightless birds, reptiles, primates, marsupials, strict-herbivores, insects, Non-animal organisms, monkeys, flowers, angiosperms, beetles, wasps, extinct organisms, felines, fish, canines, bears, sharks,
Not birds:
Humans, Snakes, Bees, Rotifers, Cockroaches, Worms, Mice, Annelids, Shrimp, Crocodiles, Gharials, Caimans, Ants, Canaries, Cassowaries, Housecats, Emus, Kiwis, Vultures, Herons, Ducks, Sparrows, Doves, Tabby cats, Dodos, Seagulls, Sperm Whales, Platypuses, all dinosaurs except Tyrannosaurs, ratites, kakapos, dogs, Elephants, unicellular organisms, all marsupials except kangaroos, venus fly traps, sea turtles, all fungi except mushrooms, gymnosperms, pacmen, termites, toads, hermit crabs, slugs, swans, coyotes, eels, unicorns, polar bears, brown bears, black bears, sloth bears, Anomalocarises
"Zoofights" while an extremely good guess are not birds.
Organisms who have never been represented in drawings are not birds.
Ghosts are not organisms so they are not birds
Some non human animals with sapience, maybe are birds
The organisms that share a taxonomical trait that is exclusive to organisms that are birds but is not simply a listing of the names of organisms that are birds are not birds.
Birds are not things that would make awesome names for sports teams.
Are mammoths birds?
Are pokemon birds?
Are extinct reptiles that are not dinosaurs birds?
Are yellow jackets birds?
Are hornets birds?
Domesticated animals besides chickens birds?
I don't think I'm figuring out what birds are so much as making an exhaustive list of all birds. There must be a reference or something I am missing?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-14-2016
Mammoths are birds!
Pokemon are not birds.
Extinct reptiles that are not dinosaurs are not birds.
Yellow jackets are not birds.
Hornets are birds!
Domesticated animals besides chickens are not birds.
It sounds like you may be right. I'll try to think of a good hint to give!
RE: What ARE birds? - neo - 04-14-2016
Are red pandas birds?
Are hummingbirds birds?
Are rats birds?
Are flying fish birds?
Are dolphins birds?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-15-2016
Red pandas are not birds.
Hummingbirds are not birds.
Rats are not birds.
Flying fish are birds!
Dolphins are not birds.
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-15-2016
Okay bird hint: There are 64 total types of things that are birds.
RE: What ARE birds? - OTTO - 04-15-2016
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RE: What ARE birds? - btp - 04-15-2016
Are birds organisms entered into a tournament bracket?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-15-2016
Birds are not things which are depicted in art as having pointy teeth.
Birds are also not organisms entered into a tournament bracket.
RE: What ARE birds? - a52 - 04-15-2016
Are snails birds?
RE: What ARE birds? - btp - 04-15-2016
Birds:
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Centipedes, Alligators, Bald Eagles, Penguins, Chicken, Spiders, Crows, Peacocks, Owls, Tyrannosauruses, Blue whales, Squid, kangaroo, gorillas, turtles, octopuses, roses, sunflowers, trilobites, crabs, lions, tigers, wolves, giant pandas, grizzly bears, mammoths, hornets, flying fish,
Some ____ are birds:
Birds, Passerines, flightless birds, reptiles, primates, marsupials, strict-herbivores, insects, Non-animal organisms, monkeys, flowers, angiosperms, beetles, wasps, extinct organisms, felines, fish, canines, bears, sharks,
Not birds:
Humans, Snakes, Bees, Rotifers, Cockroaches, Worms, Mice, Annelids, Shrimp, Crocodiles, Gharials, Caimans, Ants, Canaries, Cassowaries, Emus, Kiwis, Vultures, Herons, Ducks, Sparrows, Doves, Dodos, Seagulls, Sperm Whales, Platypuses, all extinct reptiles except Tyrannosaurs, ratites, kakapos, Elephants, unicellular organisms, all marsupials except kangaroos, venus fly traps, sea turtles, all fungi except mushrooms, gymnosperms, pacmen, termites, toads, hermit crabs, slugs, swans, coyotes, eels, unicorns, polar bears, brown bears, black bears, sloth bears, Anomalocarises, domesticated animals except chickens, yellow jackets, pokemon, dolphins, hummingbirds, rats, red pandas
There are 64 total types of things that are birds.
"Zoofights" while an extremely good guess are not birds.
Organisms who have never been represented in drawings are not birds.
Ghosts are not organisms so they are not birds
Some non human animals with sapience, maybe are birds
The organisms that share a taxonomical trait that is exclusive to organisms that are birds but is not simply a listing of the names of organisms that are birds are not birds.
Birds are not things that would make awesome names for sports teams.
Birds are not things which are depicted in art as having pointy teeth.
Birds are not organisms entered into a tournament bracket.
Are fictional creatures birds?
Are canines that are not wolves birds?
Are felines that are not lions or tigers birds?
Are aquatic mammals besides blue whales birds?
Are extinct vertebrates besides mammoths and tyrannosauruses birds?
Are plants that are not angiosperms birds?
Are rodents birds?
Are bears besides grizzly bears and giant pandas birds?
Are wasps that are not hornets birds?
Are great white sharks birds?
Are tiger sharks birds?
Are beetles with horns or pincers birds?
Are extant lizards birds?
Are creatures that have not represented individuals or groups in a tournament bracket birds?
I'm not sure what to think about 64, other than we almost have half of all birds.
I've tried looking up creatures in the list...but when your google results end up with just the dictionary it's time to rethink your approach.
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-15-2016
Snails are birds!
Some fictional creatures are birds.
Canines that are not wolves are not birds.
Felines that are not lions or tigers are not birds.
Extinct vertebrates besides mammoths and tyrannosauruses are not birds, probably.
Plants that are not angiosperms are not birds (are there non-angiosperm plants that are not gymnosperms?)
Rodents are not birds.
Bears beside grizzly bears and giant pandas are not birds.
Wasps that are not hornets are not birds.
Great white sharks are not birds.
Tiger sharks are not birds.
Some beetles with horns or pincers are birds.
Some extant lizards are birds.
Creatures that have not represented groups or individuals in a tournament bracket are birds.
Phew, I think I got all that right!
RE: What ARE birds? - btp - 04-15-2016
Birds:
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Centipedes, Alligators, Bald Eagles, Penguins, Chicken, Spiders, Crows, Peacocks, Owls, Tyrannosauruses, Blue whales, Squid, kangaroo, gorillas, turtles, octopuses, roses, sunflowers, trilobites, crabs, lions, tigers, wolves, giant pandas, grizzly bears, mammoths, hornets, flying fish, snails,
Some ____ are birds:
Birds, Passerines, flightless birds, reptiles, primates, strict-herbivores, insects, angiosperms, monkeys, beetles, extinct organisms, fish, sharks, fictional creatures, beetles with horns or pincers, lizards
Not birds:
Humans, Snakes, Bees, Rotifers, Cockroaches, Worms, Annelids, Shrimp, Crocodiles, Gharials, Caimans, Ants, Canaries, Cassowaries, Emus, Kiwis, Vultures, Herons, Ducks, Sparrows, Doves, Seagulls, Sperm Whales, Platypuses, ratites, kakapos, Elephants, unicellular organisms, all marsupials except kangaroos, venus fly traps, sea turtles, all fungi except mushrooms, pacmen, termites, toads, hermit crabs, slugs, swans, eels, unicorns, Anomalocarises, domesticated animals except chickens, pokemon, dolphins, hummingbirds, red pandas, all canines except for wolves, all felines except lions or tigers, all extinct vertebrates besides mammoths and tyrannosauruses (probably), all plants except some angiosperms, rodents, all bears except grizzly bears and pandas, all wasps that are not hornets, Great White Sharks, Tiger Sharks,
There are 64 total types of things that are birds.
"Zoofights" while an extremely good guess are not birds.
Organisms who have never been represented in drawings are not birds.
Ghosts are not organisms so they are not birds
Some non human animals with sapience, maybe are birds
The organisms that share a taxonomical trait that is exclusive to organisms that are birds but is not simply a listing of the names of organisms that are birds are not birds.
Creatures that have not represented groups or individuals in a tournament bracket are birds.
Birds are not things that would make awesome names for sports teams.
Birds are not things which are depicted in art as having pointy teeth.
Birds are not organisms entered into a tournament bracket.
Angiosperms and Gymnosperms are gametophytes
Ferns are sporophytes
sporophytes and gametophytes are vascular plants
mosses are non-vascular plants
Are aquatic mammals besides blue whales birds?
Are whale sharks birds?
Are nurse sharks birds?
Are dragons birds?
Are griffons birds?
Are aquatic fictional creatures birds?
Are chameleons birds?
Are flying insects besides beetles birds?
Are beetles without horns or pincers birds?
Are birds creatures referenced in a specific piece of fictional literature (one that includes references to all birds)?
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-15-2016
Thank you for plant facts! I reiterate that non-angiosperm plants are not birds.
Some aquatic mammals besides blue whales are birds, sorry I missed that before.
Whale sharks are not birds.
Nurse sharks are not birds.
Dragons are birds!
Griffons are not birds.
Aquatic fictional creatures are not birds.
Chameleons are birds!
Some non-beetle flying insects are birds.
Some beetles without horns or pincers are birds.
Birds are not creatures referenced in a specific piece of fictional literature.
RE: What ARE birds? - Crowstone - 04-15-2016
are bats birds?
RE: What ARE birds? - btp - 04-15-2016
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Centipedes, Alligators, Bald Eagles, Penguins, Chicken, Spiders, Crows, Peacocks, Owls, Tyrannosauruses, Blue whales, Squid, kangaroo, gorillas, turtles, octopuses, roses, sunflowers, trilobites, crabs, lions, tigers, wolves, giant pandas, grizzly bears, mammoths, hornets, flying fish, snails, dragons, chameleons
Some ____ are birds:
Birds, Passerines, flightless birds, reptiles, primates, strict-herbivores, insects, angiosperms, monkeys, beetles, extinct organisms, fish, sharks, fictional creatures, beetles with horns or pincers, lizards
Not birds:
Humans, Snakes, Bees, Rotifers, Cockroaches, Worms, Annelids, Shrimp, Crocodiles, Gharials, Caimans, Ants, Canaries, Cassowaries, Emus, Kiwis, Vultures, Herons, Ducks, Sparrows, Doves, Seagulls, Sperm Whales, Platypuses, ratites, kakapos, Elephants, unicellular organisms, all marsupials except kangaroos, venus fly traps, sea turtles, all fungi except mushrooms, pacmen, termites, toads, hermit crabs, slugs, swans, eels, unicorns, Anomalocarises, domesticated animals except chickens, pokemon, dolphins, hummingbirds, red pandas, all canines except for wolves, all felines except lions or tigers, all extinct vertebrates besides mammoths and tyrannosauruses (probably), all plants except some angiosperms, rodents, all bears except grizzly bears and pandas, all wasps that are not hornets, Great White Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Whale sharks, Nurse Sharks, griffons
There are 64 total types of things that are birds.
"Zoofights" while an extremely good guess are not birds.
Organisms who have never been represented in drawings are not birds.
Ghosts are not organisms so they are not birds
Some non human animals with sapience, maybe are birds
The organisms that share a taxonomical trait that is exclusive to organisms that are birds but is not simply a listing of the names of organisms that are birds are not birds.
Creatures that have not represented groups or individuals in a tournament bracket are birds.
Birds are not things that would make awesome names for sports teams.
Birds are not things which are depicted in art as having pointy teeth.
Birds are not organisms entered into a tournament bracket.
Birds are not creatures referenced in a specific piece of fictional literature.
Free plant facts, anytime!
Are birds creatures referenced in a specific webcomic?
Are birds creatures referenced in a specific film?
Are birds creatures referenced in a specific television series?
Are fictional creatures that are not dragons birds?
Are trees birds?
Are sharks that are not hammerhead sharks birds?
Are lizards that are not chameleons birds?
Are dung beetles birds?
Are mosquitoes birds?
Are butterflies birds?
Are monocots birds?
I don't know if I want to pursue the non-iterative search for birds...I'm kind of enjoying going through the whole of living things real and imagined. But for akumu's sake we should probably go ahead and figure out what birds are.
RE: What ARE birds? - Akumu - 04-15-2016
Bats: the big bird scourge of the skies! (Bats are birds)
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