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[โ€“] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Hate to be that guy and ruin everyone's fun but this is science memes, dinosaurs like that would not have there head up like that. They rarely raised there head above there shoulders.

According to Kent Stevens, computer-modeled reconstructions of the skeletons made from the vertebrae indicate that sauropod necks were capable of sweeping out large feeding areas without needing to move their bodies, but were unable to be retracted to a position much above the shoulders for exploring the area or reaching higher.

Yeah, that classic image of tall sauropods ๐Ÿฆ• is probably wrong. Also like someone else mentioned they wouldve probably lowered there head anyway to vomit.

[โ€“] Comment105@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Same thing with giraffes.

It's a huge misconception of unrealistic biomechanics.

[โ€“] lengau@midwest.social 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That giraffe is drinking.

When they're not intentionally bending down to reach something low down like a water hole, they look like this:

[โ€“] Comment105@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] lengau@midwest.social 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Look I can keep posting photos I've taken of giraffes all day. All you have to say is "please post more giraffe pics"

[โ€“] I_am_10_squirrels 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Please post more giraffe pics

[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nice deep fake! You can't trick me!

[โ€“] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do we even know if they were capable of vomiting?

[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seeing how both us and birds can vomit, probably. I imagine that developed very early. If you eat something harmful, you're dead if you can't vomit. If you don't have the brainpower to identify safe and harmful things, you're pretty screwed.

[โ€“] gens@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Didn' know birds can vomit. Horses can't.

[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Huh. I might be totally wrong. I thought they could but I'm not really that knowledgeable on that.