Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1747/
Since birds are dinosaurs and have all kinds of specialized behaviors and non-fossilizing traits like specialized feathers, I assume the big dinosaurs had all kinds of wacky shenanigans and non-fossilizing soft tissues too.
Hippos smile like on the right, but will tear you to shreds like in the middle.
Honestly it would be a more accurate portrayal of how vicious hippos actually are. I think on this one, nature is just fucking with us by making hippos look that way.
Indeed, given that they are actually viscous liquids…
Fixed
So you’re saying t-rex could have been just a big hippo? ;)
Or a giant duck.
Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
I am Arthur, King of the Brits!
My liege!
Would you rather fight 1 T. Rex-sized duck or 100 duck-sized T. Rexes?
100 duck sized t. rexes, and it’s not even close. Grab a couple of the little bastards by the neck and start swinging until they’re all dead. The big boy would crush you with one bite. This also applies to the question that yours was likely inspired by.
I lay breakfast for the mean apes.
Hey i just thought of an actually good use for generative image ai models
Good news! Artists have already covered this one, please enjoy The Bone Game by Drawfee
the ferocious earth animal known as hipposaurus rex was estimated to kill about 30000 to 100000 humans yearly
I’ve always seen hippos with blunt teeth. Do they wear down those fangs eating river weed?
If they’re in a zoo, they cut them off because they’re basically six-8 daggers and hippos are freaking mean.
Here’s a reasonable link, but yes they also wear down in the wild.
He looks like he just shit after holding it in all day
