You may have heard of the blue footed booby… (1 Viewer)

[athenaaa]

But have you heard of the red footed booby?

 

[dark_tranquility]

not that one but others yes

 

[ChiaraStar169]

is THAT where "booby trap" comes from??? I thought it was just something kids would say?

 

[anemoia]

awh pretty birdie

 

[Ahsoka]

is THAT where "booby trap" comes from??? I thought it was just something kids would say?

I just looked it up and apparently it is. Booby traps were first meant to catch boobys, because they were pretty clumsy. Then it became used as a school prank type situation, until ww1 where the usage expanded. The more you know

 

[Ahsoka]

I wonder why the blue footed one is so much more famous than the red footed one

 

[VerrerAtHeart]

No, but he looks really cool! Like if a pelican actually had style 8) and also got a neck lift

I wonder why the blue footed one is so much more famous than the red footed one

It's the Democrats' doing!!!11!!!!!1!!

 

[dark_tranquility]

Can they be eaten?

 

[Selfmate]

I wonder why the blue footed one is so much more famous than the red footed one

it doesn't matter if it's red or blue as long as there are two "boobies" I'm good