Birds in Hawaii Shockingly Dumb

KAPAA, Hawaii — The tradition of Friday night football on the island of Kauai has been disrupted by an unusual culprit: Young seabirds migrating to the ocean are mistaking stadium lights for the moon and stars, causing them to become disoriented, fall from the sky, and be eaten by cats. School officials canceled Friday night football for almost all of the season on Kauai and moved the games to Saturday afternoon, angering residents who are upset that their beloved fall tradition has been thwarted because of birds...These fledglings, some still with down feathers, are prone to mistaking the bright lights at sports fields, hotels, parking lots, and other places for the moon and stars, leading them to repeatedly fly around in circles. They become exhausted and eventually drop to the ground, where they’re often attacked by cats or hit by cars unless they are rescued by volunteers. The species is also threatened by pigs and goats that trample on their nests.

Schools in Hawaii must not teach evolution right? Just hardcore  lunatics creationists running the show?  Because this is as clear a case of Darwinism as I've ever seen. Screw the birds, I'm all for preserving nature but if the fucking animals aren't even attempting to help themselves out then its probably not meant to be.  I mean, they know they're birds right? When you see the predator coming you can just fly away.  I've been trying to run over pigeons since I first got my license and I've never been successful.  Know why? Because they're not retarded.  And you're in Hawaii, how hard can it be to find the Ocean, they really need the moon to guide them?   You can literally fly in any direction and these birds can't even handle that.  Yep, their destiny has been written.  We'll be seeing them in history books soon enough, right next to the Do-Do Bird.

Thanks to Ross for the link.