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[–] Beacon@fedia.io 71 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Absolute win. Biggest animal in earth's history, top of the food chain with zero predators side from humans, travel over practically the entire globe.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago

side from humans

RIP

[–] RaphaelSchmitz@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't orcas prey on them when they're young?

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Yes, they do, but only humans are the real danger for the species.

[–] 7toed@midwest.social 35 points 1 month ago

I thought you said shrimps! Not krill! By god what have you done to yourself??

[–] eighty@aussie.zone 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

most profitable evolutionary u-turn ever

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Until the whaling boats at least.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The current age is not a good time to be megafauna, but smaller species are also going extinct by the thousands!

[–] BottleCaptain@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago

Not the sort of equality I am after.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago
[–] blackjam_alex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This reads like a burialgoods bit.