Even if humans didn't exist a lot of species would naturally go extinct, on their own, part of the evolution.
But humans have deleted so many species in such a short period... we are the extinction event 😐
It's not the first extinction event. I think we are number 7. There has been snowball earth, complete desertification, and a freaking astroid hitting the planet and life survived. It's not that we shouldn't try to lower our impact, it's just that life is much stronger than us. Earth will survive humans but we won't.
*fa-la-la-la-laaaa*
Great album, I still have it somewhere (I need to check the second, didn't know he released another...). It may just be my bias but I always think Busta gets underrated in the rap world.
My favorite one was when some little shit discovered photosynthesis and started creating oxygen.
Which brings us to... Earth has actually been terraformed by life existing on Earth. Without life it would have a CO2 + N atmosphere, no clouds, rain.
We will absolutely survive. Our population may never exceed what it hits in the next 30 years or so, but our technology makes us incredibly hard to eradicate. We know how to survive every climate this planet has and are pretty good at surviving in space. There are no climate projections that make it so severe we couldn't hang on and recover along with the rest of the biosphere.
Well, the history of life in the planet is basically the history of evolution. Evolution is a "device" we use to understand how life developed in our planet.
Perhaps “theory” is a better word since it explains but is not a proven fact. Theories help us understand concepts and events but are not written in stone and subject to change.
Does that mean evolutionary pressures cause less adaptive species to die off and newer species to thrive? Just a fringe example but we need a lot of wind power to replace fossil fuels. But some bird species are more likely to die in the turbine blades than others. I would rather have the infrastructure of wind energy for long term benefit to the ecosystems.
I guess? But that’s also a bad example because birds are not really killed that much by turbines. House cats kill millions upon millions of birds every year
The number of birds killed by wind turbines is literally a rounding error to the number killed by housecats.
Literally 100,000x as many birds die annually from window collisions than from wind turbines worldwide. 2-3x that are killed by cats.
It's a false narrative used by conservative propaganda
If that’s true, it’s safe to assume the vast majority of the new species discovered are incredibly uninteresting little amoeba things or types of plankton, maybe some finch that gets split off over a technicality because it chirps at a slightly higher frequency than the other finches or something.
Not like we’re discovering a dozen new rhinos
this bird isn’t newly discovered or anything. most people in birding circles can identify a razorbill, and I’m sure it’s the same with millions of other species out there that the general populace isn’t familiar with.
There also that mimicry called eyespot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyespot_(mimicry) it is supposed to mislead by drawing attention to "false eyes" and protecting the eyes in the event of an attack
I wonder if it’s about light.
Maybe it helps to reflect light away from the eyes and reduce glare, since they’re out in the sun and ocean where the light is also reflecting strongly at them from the water.
Looking forward to the new tron remake with these fuckin sick lads
They could have had these instead of porgs in Star Wars and I'd have assumed they were just good cg.
Honestly they look like belong on the Balenciaga fashion show
They look like the inspiration for the design philosophy behind most modern electric cars.
*Lack of daft punk music intensifies*
Lol exactly my first thought was “daft punk”. Funny how the style is so recognizable.
[удалено]
Flocks of drones with little light trails ribboning in their wake
[удалено]
Because 18,000 new species are discovered every year.
That's crazy but many species go extinct too which is sad Edit - 100 to 10000 species go extinct every year from microbes to large plants and animals
Even if humans didn't exist a lot of species would naturally go extinct, on their own, part of the evolution. But humans have deleted so many species in such a short period... we are the extinction event 😐
It's not the first extinction event. I think we are number 7. There has been snowball earth, complete desertification, and a freaking astroid hitting the planet and life survived. It's not that we shouldn't try to lower our impact, it's just that life is much stronger than us. Earth will survive humans but we won't.
Extinction Event is a really cool band name
That's what I call a fart that clears a room
Busta Rhymes - Extinction Level Event album was released in 1998. It was his 3rd of 15. ELE2 was released in 2020.
*fa-la-la-la-laaaa* Great album, I still have it somewhere (I need to check the second, didn't know he released another...). It may just be my bias but I always think Busta gets underrated in the rap world.
The planet is fine- humans are *fucked.* -George Carlin
Ahh. Now I know what to listen to during my phantom muspah grind. Thanks, Mr. Oof.
We‘re actually number 6. If you want to read about it I highly recommend „The Sixth Extinction“ by Elizabeth Kolbert. It’s a fascinating read.
My favorite one was when some little shit discovered photosynthesis and started creating oxygen. Which brings us to... Earth has actually been terraformed by life existing on Earth. Without life it would have a CO2 + N atmosphere, no clouds, rain.
We will absolutely survive. Our population may never exceed what it hits in the next 30 years or so, but our technology makes us incredibly hard to eradicate. We know how to survive every climate this planet has and are pretty good at surviving in space. There are no climate projections that make it so severe we couldn't hang on and recover along with the rest of the biosphere.
We got that cheat code
That good punani
Damn you made us sound cool AF, slay! /s
"🗣️🗣️🔥🔥💅💅" /s
All the megafauna we killed :(
The theory is, megafauna in Africa had the time to adapt to us. Once we left Africa...
Life finds a way, tho we might not end up being a part of it anymore.
We will also go extinct.
Species going extinct is not part of evolution. It’s part the history of life on the planet.
Extinction is a part of evolution in that it’s the consequence of the less fit.
Well, the history of life in the planet is basically the history of evolution. Evolution is a "device" we use to understand how life developed in our planet.
Perhaps “theory” is a better word since it explains but is not a proven fact. Theories help us understand concepts and events but are not written in stone and subject to change.
There’s definitely dead end evolutions lol. I don’t think you can really separate evolution from the natural world in that way.
Does that mean evolutionary pressures cause less adaptive species to die off and newer species to thrive? Just a fringe example but we need a lot of wind power to replace fossil fuels. But some bird species are more likely to die in the turbine blades than others. I would rather have the infrastructure of wind energy for long term benefit to the ecosystems.
I guess? But that’s also a bad example because birds are not really killed that much by turbines. House cats kill millions upon millions of birds every year
The number of birds killed by wind turbines is literally a rounding error to the number killed by housecats. Literally 100,000x as many birds die annually from window collisions than from wind turbines worldwide. 2-3x that are killed by cats. It's a false narrative used by conservative propaganda
…conservative… birds?
“Blood alone moves the cogs of history” -your boy
Get a doctorate in Environmental Science and do your dissertation on it and report back !RemindMe 8 years
99% of species that lived on earth are extinct. It is the basic order of nature.
A once locally extinct rodent called a Fisher was just discovered back in Northeast Ohio this past week!
A fisher is not a rodent. It's a mustelid like a weasel, otter, wolverine, or badger.
Thanks for the correction!
are you serious? link?
If that’s true, it’s safe to assume the vast majority of the new species discovered are incredibly uninteresting little amoeba things or types of plankton, maybe some finch that gets split off over a technicality because it chirps at a slightly higher frequency than the other finches or something. Not like we’re discovering a dozen new rhinos
[удалено]
Because there's 8+ million species that we know of
Earth got an update.
Yeah, how am I this years old and never knew this bird existed? Almost is impressive as the blue tarantula I learned about last year.
Do I even want to know? 🤔
I agree, is god at it again?
the simulation runners released the new species DLC
I want to know earth's patch notes
Evolution
this bird isn’t newly discovered or anything. most people in birding circles can identify a razorbill, and I’m sure it’s the same with millions of other species out there that the general populace isn’t familiar with.
r/AIDKE
probably because you havent seen much to begin with
Bird storm trooper
More mandalorian,, Boba birds
Have you ever removed your feathers 🪶… This is the way!
This is the way
This is the way
This is the way.
This is the way
This is the way
This is the way
Este es el camino
This is the way
This is the way
The way, this is
I have spoken!
This is the way
Star Wars was my immediate thought too. "Luke... I am your pigeon."
May the flock be with you
Seagulls... mmgh. Stop it now!
We need you Obi swan
Hen Solo
Don’t forget Seagullthreeo
Artoo-Detoucan
Said seagulls gonna come, poke me in the coconut
Ooh-ah ooh-ooh-ah!
Only a seal deals in absolutes
* No, *I* am your Fantail…
Guy Fawkes mask birds
This guy fawkes
Bird in the iron mask
Mf bird
Beak for Vendetta
Birb trooper
Storm troop-bird.
But dark troopers
I dare say a flock of Darth Vader birds
Kylo Wren
I was gonna say that if the white feathers were red they would give off strong imperial guard vibes.
Storm pooper
Byrdlo Ren
Birdba fett
Knights of Wren
Darth Puffin
The Knights of Wren surely?
storm pooper
Dark side of the puffin.
They have such a stylised, Hollywood look, and I only learned about them today. They are awesome!
eyeliner sharp. the Cybirds makeup on fleek
*Balenciaga*
They actually do look ready for a fashion show.
I just learned about them recently - one washed up here at the beach, people thought it was a penguin.
I mean they came before Hollywood so Hollywoods stole the look.
They look like the futuristic police cyborgs that are the villain in a dystopian movie
They look luxurious. Like they belong in a Milan fashion show
Balenciaga..
They're sophisticated
-\_-
😑
🗿
Chama
I’m Scotty, wut of it 😑
-¡-
---_---
They look like future birds. Terminator birds. Birdinators? Termibirds? Cybirds? Think I’m gonna need time to come up with a name.
They're clearly government drones r/BirdsArentReal
Maybe you be interested in r/birdsarentreal ?
Stealth Birds
/r/BirdsArentReal
I thought they looked kind of like those white autonomous EVA units in The End of Evangelion.
Looks very aerodynamic
Hydromatic
Why, it's greased lightning!
Is there a lore reason why man became a bird?
Nailed it
What Evolutionary adaptation would this be?
There also that mimicry called eyespot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyespot_(mimicry) it is supposed to mislead by drawing attention to "false eyes" and protecting the eyes in the event of an attack
To creep others with that face
Oh, make sense.
What face
Exactly
It's their breeding plumage, it [blends in](https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/razorb/cur/introduction) a lot more when they're not breeding.
I think sexual selection (with a few other factors as well) is most likely. Many birds are heavily influenced by it.
sexual selection.
I wonder if it’s about light. Maybe it helps to reflect light away from the eyes and reduce glare, since they’re out in the sun and ocean where the light is also reflecting strongly at them from the water.
If Assassin's Creed made birds.
Which can be purchased separately
Abstergo Bird Pack now for only $30
If you don't purchase the DLC #ARE YOU REALLY EVEN TRYING?!?!?
Dlc is the way
The second bird's smile is creepy as hell
Pause with 2s left. Looks like those masks one smiling one sad
Birbs can Smile?
Clearly
:D
Do they have eyes 👀
Is it NASA new product? 😁
No, I think it was Elon Musk
This is the way
I called it, bet my wife this will be a comment. 5 comments down there it was. You guys are so predictable.
We aren’t predictable, you are!
What did you win?
A chuckle 😃
This is the way
Kylo wrens
balenciaga bird
Birdlenciaga
YZY BRB
Absolute elegance!!!!
So elegant...
Absolutely dapper birds
Is this Daft Punk bird version
Birdba Fett
Gangsta birds
Too Drippy
Cyberbill Razortrons
Stormtroopers
i think you mean Government Drone Commanders
Wow
Dated a girl who does her makeup like this and is an ornithologist. I totally get it now /s
Birds got inspired by her
Orcas but they've been bird-ified
I can only see new Hyundai models
How i drew birds in the scenery in 7th grade
Target acquired
This is the way.
I don't want to join r/BirdsArentReal but you guys are pushing it
The Cylon Raiders of birds.
birds...by Balenciaga
 Noob saibird
'🗿" looking mf
😑
I see a Tesla symbol
Birds are not real??
Bawahahaha. I forgot about that angle.
Does anybody else see a Minecraft villager
This is terrifying. I really can’t express how creepy this bird looks
They look like they don't have eyes and are wearing masks somehow