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submitted 2 years ago by coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net to c/earth@hexbear.net

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myotragus definitely sold me gooballs at a phish show in ohio in the early 2000s

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[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

bro what myotragus need to look at that bad he got fitted with the binocs?

This suggests that it was obligately a slow walker with a reduced step length, and lacked the ability to jump

bro ain't going anywhere fast or difficult apparently. looking real close at plants to see if they're poisonous?

[–] coeliacmccarthy@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

i bet it's for detecting birds of prey at a distance to buy enough time to shuffle into the bushes

islands might often be free of large terrestrial predators but you can't stop birds

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

lmfao