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[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Something about the use of Lair makes them sound like a supervillain

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago

We should bring that word back to modern usage. I want a lair! lol

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Man, humans are real jerks.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago
[–] BCGeiger@lemmy.org 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For instance, because most MIS 3 Neanderthal sites predominantly contain the bones of larger carnivores like horses and rhinoceros, it had been assumed that the species lacked the ability to hunt smaller creatures.

WTH? Carnivores like horses and rhinoceros? Who wrote this?