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[–] 54 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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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  • [–] 31 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

    Bro penguins are literally alive

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  • [–] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    So are chickens and I can anecdotaly confirm that they lead very cozy lives. Mostly due to me pamperin them a lot. So maybe humans will be allright as well and our robot overlords will pamper us as much as I pamper my chickens.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    our robot overlords will pamper us as much as I pamper my chickens

    Unfortunately for us humans, the majority of chickens live in horrible conditions in large corporate farms. Should the robots ever start to take over, I hope by that time we will be treating other species better, else they learn from us!

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  • [–] 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 45 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    I would argue, that orcas are way scarier.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I'd argue sperm whales regularly wrestling colossal squids is also extremely badass.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

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

    Uhm ackshually

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Stop finding flaws in my flawless comments! 😭

    So mean! 😭😭😭

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    What about salt water crocodiles though?

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  • [–] 27 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    Doesn't everything descent from everything else?

    What makes them not a dinosaur?

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  • [–] 27 points 2 weeks ago

    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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  • [–] 18 points 2 weeks ago

    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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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)
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    Your butthole isn't a dinosaur

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Your butthole does lay eggs tho

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Op has never met cassowary in the wild.

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