That Horse 41 July 20, 2014 Share July 20, 2014 What is the deal with preening?! I have no wings, but what is the deal with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke87654 1,849 July 20, 2014 Share July 20, 2014 (edited) What is the deal with preening?! I have no wings, but what is the deal with it? Preening is pretty much the equivalent of a massage/grooming for a winged creature. Ever had a massage? It's definitely one of the best things you never thought you needed. Edited July 20, 2014 by Nuke87654 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Horse 41 July 20, 2014 Author Share July 20, 2014 A tekno-pony can never get a massage. I can't get myself out of a pile of PDA's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegasisterJayfeather 397 July 20, 2014 Share July 20, 2014 Yeah, It also helps birds when their quills are spread out because they are able to groom their feathers back in place for proper flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Horse 41 July 21, 2014 Author Share July 21, 2014 Ok, well, is preening a sort of... intimate thing? I heard BAD things about it. *gets out bottle of massage oil, gives bottle to SpitFire* A little of the ol' chop-chop. *runs in circles, screaming "Chop-Chop!"* :comeatus: EmotiSPam. Spam is a homonym. It is acanned meat, or an annoyance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinter 3,064 July 21, 2014 Share July 21, 2014 basically its wing maintainance. sometimes when a flight animal opens and closes its wings the quills and feathers get abit ruffled and not aligned right. This effects their performance and therefore make fight a more energy costly experience. It saves potential time and energy for the animal to sort this out before taking off again. Is it intimate? Not sure. It's certainly an exercise of trust tho. I'd imagine its hard for a pegesus to trust another non-winged animal near their wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Horse 41 July 21, 2014 Author Share July 21, 2014 Well, I could use a little of da ol' chop-chop on my back. Also, I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I used to be a stranger 7,988 July 21, 2014 Share July 21, 2014 Preening probably is about as necessary for things with feathered wings as making sure you have clean oil in a combustion engine. Due to its level of physical closeness it is probably equal in intimacy as having your hair braided if you have long hair. People who use that closeness as a pretext for assuming it could be sexual are probably the same people who read unnecessarily intimate reactions into ponies having hugs, and obviously have too much on their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid 1,326 July 21, 2014 Share July 21, 2014 Well it rearranges the feathers back to the perfect aerodynamic position. (physics bla bla bla) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat.Rio.T. 304 July 21, 2014 Share July 21, 2014 If two birds are close enough, they will sometimes help each other by preening hard to reach places for them, like the back of their heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Horse 41 July 21, 2014 Author Share July 21, 2014 Ok, well I get it now. I've just heard stories about how after preening, pegasi were sometimes a bit intimate. That's all I'm saying. Of course I'm a unikorn, so how should I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Horse 41 July 23, 2014 Author Share July 23, 2014 Feces to it. Can an admin please close this? This lived up to it's potential, and I've acknowledged that I need to make threads with more survival time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Horse 41 July 26, 2014 Author Share July 26, 2014 A little of da old chop-chop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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