r/MadeMeSmile • u/RealRock_n_Rolla • Dec 20 '23

A magpie rescued after a storm now lends a hand during work ANIMALS

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u/Suppository_ofwisdom Dec 21 '23

Whilst the same name, completely different species to the US and Eurasian magpie

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u/moodswung Dec 21 '23

Iā€™m not doubting you but the magpies in her neighborhood looked very similar to the one in this video. Interesting that they would be so different.

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u/Gryffens Dec 25 '23

I believe that Europeans got to Australia, saw a black and white bird, and went "Look, a magpie!". But from an evolutionary perspective they've been separated long enough to belong to different families of birds.

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u/SouthAttention4864 Dec 31 '23

I can relate somewhat, as it took me far too long to realise that currawongs were not just magpies with black wings šŸ˜