▲ 442 ▼ mmm... tastes like chimkin (mander.xyz) submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (9 children) Carniverous? All living giant tortoise species are herbivores. Now who's stupid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Yes. The other person said they were "carnivorous" though. Giant tortoises are not carnivorous. Horses are also not carnivorous even though they do eat meat on rare occasions to survive. Words mean things. You're also wrong about horses. Put a steak on the ground in field of plentiful grass, horses will ignore it until it's rotted away to nothing. They do not just eat stuff outside of their regular died because its risk free and easily obtained. permalink fedilink source parent [–] notsure@fedia.io 0 points 11 months ago (6 children) ...apparently, we're both wrong...according to wikipedia...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (5 children) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -1 points 11 months ago (4 children) ...yeah, you didn't read the full article which contradicts itself... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (3 children) Oh yes, my bad, you gave me a broken link and an entire wikipedia article permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -2 points 11 months ago (2 children) ...you didn't read the article... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) I can’t read, it’s my greatest secret permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io 1 point 11 months ago ...papa?.. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Yes. The other person said they were "carnivorous" though. Giant tortoises are not carnivorous. Horses are also not carnivorous even though they do eat meat on rare occasions to survive. Words mean things. You're also wrong about horses. Put a steak on the ground in field of plentiful grass, horses will ignore it until it's rotted away to nothing. They do not just eat stuff outside of their regular died because its risk free and easily obtained. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Yes. The other person said they were "carnivorous" though. Giant tortoises are not carnivorous. Horses are also not carnivorous even though they do eat meat on rare occasions to survive. Words mean things. You're also wrong about horses. Put a steak on the ground in field of plentiful grass, horses will ignore it until it's rotted away to nothing. They do not just eat stuff outside of their regular died because its risk free and easily obtained. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] notsure@fedia.io 0 points 11 months ago (6 children) ...apparently, we're both wrong...according to wikipedia...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (5 children) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -1 points 11 months ago (4 children) ...yeah, you didn't read the full article which contradicts itself... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (3 children) Oh yes, my bad, you gave me a broken link and an entire wikipedia article permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -2 points 11 months ago (2 children) ...you didn't read the article... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) I can’t read, it’s my greatest secret permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io 1 point 11 months ago ...papa?.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (5 children) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -1 points 11 months ago (4 children) ...yeah, you didn't read the full article which contradicts itself... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (3 children) Oh yes, my bad, you gave me a broken link and an entire wikipedia article permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -2 points 11 months ago (2 children) ...you didn't read the article... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) I can’t read, it’s my greatest secret permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io 1 point 11 months ago ...papa?.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] notsure@fedia.io -1 points 11 months ago (4 children) ...yeah, you didn't read the full article which contradicts itself... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (3 children) Oh yes, my bad, you gave me a broken link and an entire wikipedia article permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -2 points 11 months ago (2 children) ...you didn't read the article... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) I can’t read, it’s my greatest secret permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io 1 point 11 months ago ...papa?.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago (3 children) Oh yes, my bad, you gave me a broken link and an entire wikipedia article permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io -2 points 11 months ago (2 children) ...you didn't read the article... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) I can’t read, it’s my greatest secret permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io 1 point 11 months ago ...papa?.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] notsure@fedia.io -2 points 11 months ago (2 children) ...you didn't read the article... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) I can’t read, it’s my greatest secret permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io 1 point 11 months ago ...papa?.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) I can’t read, it’s my greatest secret permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notsure@fedia.io 1 point 11 months ago ...papa?.. permalink fedilink source parent