April 25th 2026 - Interesting Finds

Bruce a disabled kea parrot becomes the alpha male

Bruce a disabled kea parrot who is missing his whole upper beak become the alpha male of his group. He uses his lower beak as a jousting weapon to fight off his opponents.

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Org-mode is looking for help

Org-mode is looking for contributor liaisons. They are looking for help with initial review of 4 to 8 bugs, patches, or feature requests every month.

Hummingbirds go into a sleep like state called torpor every night

Torpor is a deep, temporary, sleep-like state of inactivity that hummingbirds use nightly or during food scarcity to survive. Their heart rate drops to 50 bpm and their temperature also drops significantly.

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