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https://hubpages.com/education/the-spinosaurus-and-t-rex-battle-in-jurassic-park-will-have-different-outcome-in-real-life
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>>4897878
Playing devil's advocate to your notion that humans and dinosaurs coexisted.

From pretty much every aspect, the idea that ancient humans were ecological wrecking balls is not very well founded and the more time has gone on, it does not seem possible.

Of many examples, including your example of Eurasian Lynx.
>Moas
>Aurochs
>Passenger Pigeon
>Atlas Bear
>Great Auk
>Steller's Sea Cow
>Thylacine

All of these species were wiped out by post-agricultural societies. Aside from proboscideans and rhinoceros, there is no other megafauna remains were taken down by ancient humans, and while yes there are mammoth kill sites, they're not that common and elephant kill sites are much more common, and humans have been living with elephants for a very long time and no one ever says that ancient humans were gonna wipe them out.

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>>4897652
I like this guy, this board is dead anyways so why not have some fun. Tell me everything you know, wise one, and condense it into a single post.
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>>4897828
>>4897878
>>4898119
>>4898225
all of y'all are duped into trickery. it used to be called magic, but your institutionalized brains were preemptively programmed thru cultporate indoctrination.

also, no real proof they existed. giant lizards what are you in some kinda fairytale?

ffs grow up.
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>>4898243
I'm not pulling your chain, and I know what you mean. Magic is returning to the world at an arlamingly fast rate, and I want to harnest it the best I can. Teach me, I mean it.
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>>4896909
In real life it amounts to
>what version of spinosaurus you're going with
>are they fighting on land, by the water, in the water, wrestlemania, etc.
In jurassic park canon the spinosaurus Ingen created was an absolute monster with all predatory abilities and tools maxed out
>intelligent enough to track the same prey all over the island once it set its sight on them
>considered the entire island its territory
>aggressive towards other large predators, even mentioned that the mere scent of a trex would attract it
>strong enough to fight a trex
>smart enough to use its arms and mouth to break a trex neck

If anything the spinosaurus and the JP3 Raptors were created specifically to destroy the entire food chain on the island and give Ingen cause to "rescue" the dinosaurs left for the newly proposed JW park
>spino kills off large predators
>JP3 Raptors breed like locusts, quickly out numbering the JP1/2 version of the raptors and devouring everything on the island

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Welcome to the Beast Wars. What's your beast mode?
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>>4894700
KEK my fucking sides
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>>4894700
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>>4893891
Would you have a tank as a third form?
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Transmetal Binturong
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>>4894124
I'm not so big on the Energon era aesthetic but I'll take your word that the Jap dub is better.

>>4894634
You've thought about this a lot, huh.

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Why is the fauna of the British Isles so dull? Has it always been like this? Or was it more appreciable in prehistory?
there were European lions until more or less the Balkans in the classical periods, but I don't think anything like that went further. especially on the gray and sad islands.
I went fishing with my cousin in England last month and it was one of the worst fishing trips I've ever done. super weak variety.
T: Spanish
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>>4895505
>The english cleared the forests for lumber for ships and bows. They also cleared it to seat english land barons to rule over irish as agrarian servants under what amounted to fuedal system run to thebenefit of england.
Based. Fuck the Irish.
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>>4895505
The aurochs are coming back
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>>4897382
>*deep inhale*
>*wheeze*
>Not if I ave anythin' to do with it hehehe
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>>4895131
>Which is fucked in urban population centres.

Wrong. Urban brownfield sites across Britain are now home to more biodiversity than the majority of the countryside. Largely because these locations aren't being actively managed - no pesticides, industrial cropping etc.
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>>4888458
It wasn't all human though, it happened post ice age as the weather pattern dried. The laurel forest went extinct, it used to be like the pacific north west. Only the adaptable animals are left

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I want to shove every megalodon-enthusiast headfirst into a wood-chipper. It’s the lowest IQ animal fan club in the world and it’s the most overrated predator to have ever existed
>muh big shark! very big very scary! hmgg hurr durrrrrrr
There are far more successful apex predators alive RIGHT NOW. The orca fucking wipes the floor with the corpse of the megalodon and nobody goes
>ooowiii orcas so scewy!
Not to forget the fucking livyatan which actually hunted megs.
So it is beyond me why this stupid ass fish still has an almost cult-like following, inspiring movies and what not, even tho it’s just the most overrated nothingburger of a predator to have ever existed.
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>>4895474
Nobody is seriously thinking that lions, tigers or bears are the most powerful predator in earth's history, and that if they came face to face with a 6+ ton theropod they could easily predate it.
Can you say the same for an Orca fan?
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>>4894433
it just shows 3 boxes of text. what is amazing about that?
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>>4895153
The meg literally died out because it was outrun by the ancestors of the orca.
Weak post, megshill
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>>4896875
>ancestors of the orca.
You mean irrelevant dolphin sized cucks that were literal fodder until the power vacuum caused by the megalodon dying off due to it's prey escaping north?
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>>4896886
Whalefags don't know what Orcas looked like 3-4 million years ago.
Personally, I think a cooling climate made the shallow nursing areas of the Meg unavailable as sea levels can go down over 100m during an ice age. This would be devastating, as now their young do not have protected shallows to feed and grow in before entering the much more competative and dangerous deep waters. No doubt, many more meg young were preyed upon by adult Megs. It would devastate their populations.
If at the same time their primary food source started seeking refuge in the arctic waters, where adult megs simply could not find nurseries (The young would not be capable of surviving those temperatures) Then it is easy to imagine how they died out.

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is there a animal that can change its body temperatureat will to match the enviroments?
Any animak that can see infrared or perceive it?

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>>4898459
>nutria
those fuckers invaded a pretty big local pond/park in my home town like 2 years ago and since then they've spread like wildfire. Also retards keep feeding them and treating them like stuffed animals. They literally have no fear of human and will crawl up your leg to beg for food.
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Animals are notorious perverts.

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>he doesn't have a favorite tree
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>>4896462
Sometimes you just get sick of dickbag animals eating parts of your body.
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>>4896085
I am partial to this one.
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for me it's the humble american sycamore. honorable mentions to quaking aspen, gingko, and the american tulip
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The Longleaf Confederacy is no more.
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The Lobeira or "wolf tree" in Brazil, nothing special about it, looks ordinary, flower is kinda pretty and the fruit is kinda tasty, but nothing crazy.
But if you have one near your house, your chances of seeing a Maned wolf become several times higher, they are crazy about this fruit, which is why we call it Wolf Apples.

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I Found this really cool image. What feline cub is that? A cheetah?
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>>4895973
What about snow leopards?
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>>4895898
>If you only knew how bad things really are
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>>4895841
It's funny how even at that size, he's likely over twice as strong as any of the canines near him and could seriously hurt or kill someone.
We need to figure out have to mutate our muscle fibers to be more like cat muscle fibers. I want insane strength for 0 effort.
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>>4895898
>that norwood 5
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>>4895903
What a pity

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My cat needs help.

Just thirty minutes ago, she got the stupid idea to jump onto my doors chain lock with her paws. Her nail got lodged into the lock, and she kept panicking and wouldn't let me help. She would hiss and threaten to bite me whenever I tried helping. She was like this for two minutes, hanging onto the lock. She eventually freed herself by letting her while body hang from the lock by stepping off the couch. Her nail came out.

Can this become infected? What precautions should I take to avoid infection?
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Photo is pretty useless I can't see shit. When you say the claw came out, do you mean like part of the fleshy boney finger or just the nail? Something like pic related should be fine, cats shed their nails from time to time. That doesn't mean she didn't twist or break some fingers though.
Do you have a photo of the nail that came out?
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>>4897962
Take your cat to the vet asap

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Dromedary very hungry
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Remove the goose.
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>>4898191
No.
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>>4898191
they taste great with curry

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Clockwise: Singer, Guitarist, Bassist/Multi-Instrumentalist, Drummer
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>>4892275
Yeast Infection
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>>4892275
Clockwise from what retard
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The Khajiitles.
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>>4892275
Bottom left looks Scandinavian.
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>>4896423
Kek I see it

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My male cat is neutered. After we had him for about 7 months, he decided to start jizzing.

He comes on your lap and acts like he just wants to make biscuits as usual, but the intensity increases and he cooms wet stuff on you and it’s fucking disgusting.

I tried pushing him off when he does this but it doesn’t help.

Should I just rehome him?
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>Should I just rehome him?
Yes.
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>>4896815
I have never owned a cat that wasn't fix.
I have never owned a male cat.
Can you please make a video and post it?
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>>4897471
Good thing you bumped the thread you hate you stupid faggot. You are worse than OP will ever be you fucking cock goblin
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>>4897681
Forgot pic
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>>4896815
My neutered cat does this on fluffy blankets, except he very clearly arches over and humps. I don't think it's dominance because he jizzes. He's been neutered for over 10 years and does this.

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>oo la la a buffet for one! don't mind if i do!
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>>4896327
i should build something that automatically hides and reports threads with a cat or a dog picture in it
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>>4896366
Behold, Indian cuisine
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>just another day eating feces and rocks
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>>4896797
But... why? I don't want a racist answer about subhumans, I want to know their rationalization for doing this degenerate shit
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>>4896797
>>4898162
Faked video, there's a jump cut at 11.5 seconds.

I mean the area on top is obviously a forest but what about the ones in the middle and at the bottom?
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>>4897862
Legal definitions of a forest can vary by country and jurisdiction, but they often include specific criteria related to tree density, height, and land use. Here are some common elements found in legal definitions:

1. **Tree Cover**: Many definitions specify a minimum percentage of land that must be covered by trees, often around 10% or more.

2. **Tree Height**: There may be requirements for the minimum height of trees, such as being over a certain height (e.g., 5 meters or more).

3. **Area Size**: Some legal definitions might specify a minimum area size for a tract of land to be classified as a forest.

4. **Land Use**: The designation may exclude areas that are primarily used for agriculture or urban development, focusing instead on land primarily used for forestry or conservation.

5. **Ecological Function**: Some definitions may include criteria related to the ecological functions of the area, such as habitat provision, biodiversity support, and carbon storage.

Legal definitions are crucial for purposes such as land management, conservation efforts, and regulations regarding deforestation and reforestation. For specific legal definitions, it’s best to refer to the legislation of a particular country or region.
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I'd call the second one a wood or a grove. The third one is a field with some trees in it.
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>>4897862
Forest to me won't have grass in it
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>>4897862
I've watched a video recently that spoke of Europe's "Atlantic dune forests".
I would very much like to see images and videos from within one, it sounds interesting. But googling the term brings back little in the way of specific locations. I am curious if the US has these types of forests as well.
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>>4897888
>dune forests
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