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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 70 points 1 month ago

What preditor was so fast horses had to evolve to that extent??

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 28 points 1 month ago

Us. They basically tried to beat pursuit predation by outrunning the distance humans will be willing to track over.

It did not work, they went extinct in North America because of how much it did not work.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Large predatory flightless birds probably didn't help either.

[-] Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"What are those? I know predatory and flightless birds, but both?"

I have looked it up before posting, I learned something new today.

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

They are known as terror birds. Think of a ten foot tall ostrich with a flesh tearing beak like an eagle.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae

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