@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 5 months agoWhales is whalesmander.xyzimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down114
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minus-squareshuzukolinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoI think it’s a joke about manatees having evolved from the same land-based ancestor as elephants, making them pretty literally “sea elephants”.
minus-square@angrystegolinkEnglish3•5 months agoYes, I was referring to the evolutionary aspects, not the ecological ones :)
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫linkEnglish3•5 months agoInteresting. Just like the actual closest living relative to the elephant looks like a malnourished beaver
I think it’s a joke about manatees having evolved from the same land-based ancestor as elephants, making them pretty literally “sea elephants”.
Yes, I was referring to the evolutionary aspects, not the ecological ones :)
Interesting. Just like the actual closest living relative to the elephant looks like a malnourished beaver