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  • kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz
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    I would argue, that orcas are way scarier.

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      I would argue it’s the same as a pack of wolves vs. a single bear.

      • kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz
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        More like pack of humans with spears vs. a single bear.

        • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          “would you rather-”

          “Bear.”

          “But I didn’t even finish-”

          “Did I stutter? Bear. I love the hairy, cuddley gay ones.”

    • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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      I’d argue sperm whales regularly wrestling colossal squids is also extremely badass.

      • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social
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        I’m not even sure the animal depicted is a sperm whale.

        Looks like that little fellow

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livyatan

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          Livyatan is an extinct genus of highly predatory macroraptorial sperm whale, containing one known species: L. melvillei.

          Uhm ackshually

          • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social
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            Stop finding flaws in my flawless comments! 😭

            So mean! 😭😭😭

            • TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world
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              a more fun fact is that Livyatan was almost certainly alive at the same time as Megalodon. Given that modern Orcas regularly prey on Great white sharks, a similar dynamic was probably at play in the late Miocene

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                See, this is what I consider fun!

        • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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          was talking about a different whale species thats badass as fuck

    • HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com
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      https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/video-orcas-hunting-great-white-sharks-rcna240951

      https://archive.is/9poql

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      And moose hunt orcas. Scariest sea mammal.

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    Dinosaurs got wiped out because they all got too cozy and complacent with their lives. Luckily that will never happen to humans

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      i think it was more that they were all really big and couldn’t survive a massive resource restriction. we dont have the same problems, being omnivorous generalists who can eat pretty much anything. if something like the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs happened to us a lot of us would die sure, but the species would survive. we could still get power from wind, dams, fossil fuels, and nuclear, and grow food indoors using grow lights. most people wouldnt make it but most likely enough would that wed still have a stable breeding population when the dust settled.

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        Wish we couldn’t survive it, and it looks to be a slow, painful burn out for us.

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          You might want to seek help man

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            Keep coping.

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    What about salt water crocodiles though?

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      Crocodiles aren’t descended from dinosaurs, they evolved along side them and outlasted them.

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        They didn’t outlast them; penguins exist

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        Doesn’t everything descent from everything else?

        What makes them not a dinosaur?

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          Children of your sister are not your descendants (at least I hope they are not!), although you share a common ancestor with them. All humans share a common ancestor, but not all humans are descended from all other humans.

          Crocodiles and dinosaurs (and birds) do share a common ancestor, but that ancestor was neither crocodile, nor a dinosaur.

          Does that make sense?

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          They both share a common ancestor called Archosaur, but then evolved separately. Theres a decent high level description of that here, but the key part is:

          Crocodiles and dinosaurs share a deeper connection than most people realize, both belonging to the group Archosauria, which emerged approximately 250 million years ago. This relationship makes crocodiles more closely related to birds (the surviving dinosaur lineage) than they are to other reptiles like lizards and snakes. The archosaur lineage split into two main branches: the Pseudosuchia (crocodile line) and the Avemetatarsalia (dinosaur and pterosaur line). During the Triassic period, both groups flourished and diversified, producing a remarkable array of body forms and ecological adaptations. This shared heritage explains certain similarities between crocodilians and dinosaurs, including their four-chambered hearts, complex respiratory systems, and parental care behaviors—traits that distinguish them from other reptile groups.

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          Crocodiles are not descendants of dinosaurs the same way you are not a descendant of your brother/sister.

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            *may not apply in Alabama

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          Hony, is your mom a penguin?

    • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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      Crocodiles aren’t dinosaurs, penguins are

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      They’re not dinosaurs.

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        Your butthole isn’t a dinosaur

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          It’s dinosaur shaped

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          That’s true, dinosaurs don’t have buttholes.

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            Your butthole does lay eggs tho

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              Only in two circumstances:

              A) You’ve got parasites.

              B) You’ve shoved some eggs up your butt.

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                They’re stinky brown eggs

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      The tears of them are wet.

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    Op has never met cassowary in the wild.

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      marine

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        Op has never met cassowary in the ocean.

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        Op has never met cassowary in the sea.

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      they emu won a war, imagine how strong they would be if they had a nazy

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