Quack!!
Wobble wobble wobble
Would a duck from 150 years ago be okay? Like, yeah, we got lakes, but 150 years is a long time for humans to encroach on migratory routes and lands.
Would they possibly try to return to somewhere that no longer exists in the state it did in their proper time?
On that note, why do we assume the human wouldn’t quickly adjust? My grandma went from horse carriages to getting upset if Netflix isn’t working
Yeah, they’d be like “holy fuck, what is that shiny rectangle with shifting text???” But if everyone around them was just like “yeah, it’s a phone, they’re pretty great and everyone has them, check out these neat videos of humans doing incredible things” they’d be shocked, maybe afraid, maybe entranced… And 5 years later, they’d have a phone too and probably fit in with an unusual appreciation for random conveniences
Culture shock can hit us fucking hard. Take in the factor that suddenly you’re 150 years apart from everything you’ve ever known and loved. Hell, at that point, the best chance for a recognizable living face is, what, certain species of tortoise?
We’re an adaptable species, don’t get me wrong, but that’s 150 years of urban, technological, and cultural development that, from a time travellers point of view, probably feels like it happened nigh instantly.
They probably would try to return to places that no longer exist.
We’ve done A LOT of environmental damage in that time.
Hell there’s a species of bird that we see in my area that has a migratory route though a lake that’s expected to fully dry up by 2050. When that lake is gone they’ll no longer be in the area as it’s the only salt water lake in our state. Their migratory path will be broken. It’s fucking heartbreaking.
Is it bad that the fact that this other person said they checked is enough for me?
I’d say you’ve got a healthy dose of skepticism, rather that than the opposite!
i checked and it’s true
I didn’t even give it a second thought
This has been my go-to duck quote for decades.
I thought that said Dicks Rule at first and I was like huh, I guess they do have a tendency to take most of the high positions
Ducks from 150 years ago would probably crash into cars and glass skyscrapers if they time travel to today. Plus all the bright city lights would confuse them.
Plenty of ducks still do that today though
hmm… we still have trees dont we?
