I will never fucking get over the loss of the giant ground sloth
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Please join me in a moment of silence for the extinct North American megafauna, hunted to oblivion by Paleoindian colonizers. RIP, furry giants.
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That horse/zebra mashup is hilarious. Part of what's hilarious about it is that while it's usually depicted as half-striped, it looks like all we have are fossils, so this is literally just a popular headcanon, probably fictional.
Sometimes front shown striped, sometimes back:
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I'm more sad about the loss of the Mastodon, Mammoth and the short faced bear.
Short faced bears would probably make for amazing cavalry mounts.
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I still love that the closest extant relative of the saber toothed cat is the possum. Makes sense. They’re absolutely terrifying.
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I hope scientists can bring them back. Unlike with dinosaurs we know what happens when humans and ground sloths come into conflict so no need to worry about the Jurassic Park scenario.😉
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