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I've never seen that one. Made me think about the claim that all ants weigh more than all humans. Looks like it may or may not be the case exactly, but ants are
by loufe 2y ago
I've never seen that one. Made me think about the claim that all ants weigh more than all humans. Looks like it may or may not be the case exactly, but ants are at least a significant missing part of the picture.
edit: forgot link : https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2201550119 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2201550119
- portaouflop 2y agoAnts aren’t mammals though
- mikepurvis 2y agoYeah, which definitely helps a lot, that we’re excluding all the wild fish, birds, insects, etc. The wild mammals are going to be human adapted ones like squirrels, mice, rats, etc, plus forest dwellers like beavers, badgers and the like. The real tragedy is probably the large mammals like buffalo, zebra, elephants, giraffes, giant cats, etc, and the hunting of those to near-extinction is deeply unfortunate but also predates industrialization if I understand correctly.
- KineticLensman 2y ago> predates industrialization if I understand correctly. Yes, 'megafauna overkill' [0] [0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167268105000946 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01672...