When apes learned to sharpen sticks, every other animal was FUUUUUUUUUCKED. Those animals should try not to be so stupid though. Dogs and cats are smart. They joined our side.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction
Going strong for over 30,000 years.
Dogs and cats are smart. They joined our side.
Dogs and cats are half the fucking problem.
Explain.
A recent study by the Smithsonian Institution and the US Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that domestic cats kill about 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion small mammals each year in the lower forty-eight states. This is far higher—and probably more accurate–than previous figures, and likely exceeds all other sources of human-related losses of these animals.
I’m not sure we are in the same conversation, brother. I said that cats benefited from befriending humanity. You seem to be posting statistics that argue in my favor.
I said that cats benefited from befriending humanity
Absolutely. And I added that they’re a primary agent by which humans propagate the Holocene Extinction.
Like, we wouldn’t be nearly as successful at killing so many small mammals and insects if we weren’t bringing domesticated cats with us all over the world.
I see what you’re saying.
We didn’t bring cats anywhere though, they came on their on volition. They do what they want. Dogs are just happy to be anywhere.
We didn’t bring cats anywhere though
:-/
A House Cat Was Brought To A Remote Island In 1894—A Year Later A Species Was Extinct
Ok but I mean, how many of those birds are pigeons and rats? That’s a service…
I would guess that none of the birds were rats. Unless you mean they talked to the cops, in which case I agree they had it coming.
Don’t forget sharp stick! Sharp stick game changer
Am I a joke to you?
I threw a pinecone at a bird that was picking at the siding. Seemed to break his brain to see something coming at him like that.
you: throws pinecone at mach 30
birb: is-is that a… squints
birb: GAH! FUCK!!!
And not just throw rock, also run very long distance.
Monkeys can and do throw things that are much smellier than rocks.
Trivia time: Chimpanzees are the best primates after man at throwing.
At best they can throw things at the level of semi-athletic child.
Humans have unique rotating shoulder joint that just gives us a huge edge over any other species, when it comes to throwing things.
We didn’t even need to throw a rock. There’s evidence that early man was a persistence hunter.
All other animals sprint. But man is the only animal that could jog them to death by jogging and never stopping until the animal collapses from exhaustion.
Big rock. Sharp stick. Squiggly brain.
Ug big smart hunter.
Kill him before it’s too late again
I don’t think that is actually the innovation that made us own the planet.
One human throwing rocks? Meh.
15-20 humans working together, some throwing rocks, others fetching new ones, or supplying the throwers? Jup. That would do it.So, community and working together is what allowed us to win the crown.
We better not stop doing that…If you look at combat between predator/prey it’s nearly always about who can attack while further away. Being able to throw rocks and pointy sticks was I think equally as important as being able to develop co-operative social groups.
And watch as how I make my own fellow man’s life hell and ruin the planets ecosystem for everyone
