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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 42 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Well... duh? A fairer comparison would be the cow vs jeep. A sea creature vs something designed for land isn't that great of a comparison because water is thick enough that you're going to need some kind of aerodynamic (fluodynamic?) adaptation to survive. Air is thin enough that evolution can sacrifice some aerodynamics for other traits.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

So is a cow more aerodynamic than a Jeep? Edit: Nevermind, it got kind of answered in another thread.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago

Even though you already got your answer, yes. Yes they are lmao. All I was trying to say, however, was that it's not exactly fair to compare "creatures" that exist in two different mediums.

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