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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 15 days ago

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  • F/15/Cali@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
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    Giant modern herbivores I would willingly pet in the wild. Buffalo: no. Elephant: no. Reindeer: no. Rhino: no. Water buffalo: no. Giraffe: no. Hippo: no.

    Based on modern examples, I’d stay the fuck away.

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      How do you feel about manatees?

      Ooh…or a capybara?

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        100 pounds? Capybaras aren’t anywhere near the size of my other examples. But I’d stay out of the water with a manatee. I don’t think a manatee would care about my existence, but I’d be fine with petting one while I’m on a boat and it’s in the water.

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          Giant is a relative term, w/r/t capybara.

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            Ah, I take your meaning now. It was a little blurred with the manatee. As recompense for my misunderstanding, here’s a giant grain of sand

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        Capybaras are awesome!

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      I’d much rather turn a blind corner and find myself standing right in front of a grizzly mother with her cubs than a hippo or a moose.

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      There’s a band of capibaras living in my city… they already killed 2 people.

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        Capybara are dangerous?! Do they kill by biting or what?

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          Yes, they bite.

          The local news had to run a campaign for people not to try to pet the capibaras.

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        I need a source for this desparately

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