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minus-squarekolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·1 month agoI would argue, that orcas are way scarier.
minus-square🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 month agoI’d argue sperm whales regularly wrestling colossal squids is also extremely badass.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI’m not even sure the animal depicted is a sperm whale. Looks like that little fellow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livyatan
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month ago Livyatan is an extinct genus of highly predatory macroraptorial sperm whale, containing one known species: L. melvillei. Uhm ackshually
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoStop finding flaws in my flawless comments! 😭 So mean! 😭😭😭
minus-squareTheStaffmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoa more fun fact is that Livyatan was almost certainly alive at the same time as Megalodon. Given that modern Orcas regularly prey on Great white sharks, a similar dynamic was probably at play in the late Miocene
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSee, this is what I consider fun!
minus-square🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agowas talking about a different whale species thats badass as fuck
minus-squareHulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agohttps://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/video-orcas-hunting-great-white-sharks-rcna240951 https://archive.is/9poql
minus-squareLushed_Lungfish@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI would argue it’s the same as a pack of wolves vs. a single bear.
minus-squarekolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoMore like pack of humans with spears vs. a single bear.
minus-squarebirdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month ago“would you rather-” “Bear.” “But I didn’t even finish-” “Did I stutter? Bear. I love the hairy, cuddley gay ones.”
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoAnd moose hunt orcas. Scariest sea mammal.
I would argue, that orcas are way scarier.
I’d argue sperm whales regularly wrestling colossal squids is also extremely badass.
I’m not even sure the animal depicted is a sperm whale.
Looks like that little fellow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livyatan
Uhm ackshually
Stop finding flaws in my flawless comments! 😭
So mean! 😭😭😭
a more fun fact is that Livyatan was almost certainly alive at the same time as Megalodon. Given that modern Orcas regularly prey on Great white sharks, a similar dynamic was probably at play in the late Miocene
See, this is what I consider fun!
was talking about a different whale species thats badass as fuck
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/video-orcas-hunting-great-white-sharks-rcna240951
https://archive.is/9poql
I would argue it’s the same as a pack of wolves vs. a single bear.
More like pack of humans with spears vs. a single bear.
“would you rather-”
“Bear.”
“But I didn’t even finish-”
“Did I stutter? Bear. I love the hairy, cuddley gay ones.”
And moose hunt orcas. Scariest sea mammal.