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[-] Brahvim@lemmy.kde.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Nobody gunna complain Blåhaj has an issue?

[-] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Turtles are kind of in between with their wedge-shaped heads. They need the awareness to hide from predators, but some of them are also predators themselves or they at least snap at fruits and veggies to eat them.

Here's my tortoise doing his best disappointed-in-you baby yoda:

And here's the yellow belly slider locking target on to some shrimp.

But it sounds like the rules aren't as consistent in the water, judging from other comments. Even something like an alligator snapping turtle's eyes are no further forward than these pics.

[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

Jumping or climbing animals are an exception on the other side.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Are apes considered predators? I kind of thought they were just neither.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Gorilla are pure herbivores, chimpanzees are predators which mostly eat plants, I don't know about Bonobos, all that's talked about them is their seed life, and homo varies from pure carnivore (in cold places, those with few edible plants) to scavenger to omnivore (especially in the tropics and places with fruit) depending on environment

Homo, of course, has been lying to itself about what food best sustains it, we can't live happily on the excess grain we've been producing for the last 10k years

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

By far the most dangerous predator on Earth is humans, we eat each other, anything that moves, kill for fun, build machines to do it for us, design what we eat to be easier to kill, and have you dealt with women? We're a scary bunch.

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