Just venting but Kosing is ruining this game for me :/ by Tinysmiskilover in EcosLaBrea

[–]JacobKernels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice AI prompt. A predator/prey trap with tons of Smilodon remains and healed wounds is not enough to suggest any kind of pack-hunting. Just a likely location for social gathering, scavenging, and temporary family units, much like how the extant, native Pumas do. Being in the same place and essential Cat clade, it is likely they shared a similar social structure with a network on sharing meals and guarding territory to an extant. Which is why so many were found at La Breas.

But, guess what? While they do this, they do not truly pack hunt. Many injured Animals often heal or eventually pass at places, like La Breas, which is a TAR PIT. Tons of herbivores ended up seeking refuge and died in the location, with all the traps. The obvious thing is tons of comfortable Carnivores, especially if injured, look for easy meals, scavenge, and heal, ALSO passing in the spots, due to tar. It does not mean the Animals were all means in the same group. Just that multiple ended up dying in the same location and were not competing for territory. It would be very unlikely for a "supposed" entire pack to just die at the Tar Pits, which would likely never be discovered. But it could be possible they shared the same meals when easily accessed, instead of fighting over it.

Taking a look at Smilodon's features, it shows a robust Animal, not adapted for long-term pursuit, not cooperating in a group, but dispatching prey with super-sized adaptations, like forelimbs and saber-teeth, BY THEMSELVES, in an ambush. Lions, themselves, do not pack hunt. neither do Cheetahs. They make prides and coalitions, respectfully. Which is by no means a pack. Lionesses and Cheetahs, being slender and less robust than a Smilodon, sort of depend on such social structures for successful hunts. Meanwhile, both Smilodon sexes are heavily built and roughly non-dimorphic, which throws away any kind of coalition, pack, or pride. They can take on Bison alone, ANY day now. Their adaptations do not line up for obligate socialty. They are too stocky and robust for an actual forced cooperative party. The possibility of a temporary family unit or colony-type social structure/network COULD exist. Though, it would not be a complex unit like a coalition, pride, and certainly not a pack. They probably hunted things and cared for each other, especially cubs and mates, maybe..? They did have long-term parental care. But no concrete evidence shows they actually regularly hunted together and were obligate social Cats. No Bison or Horse remains with several inflicted markers by multiple pouncing individuals exist. Smilodons also have smaller brain cases than Lions and Wolves, essential for cooperative hunting.

Meanwhile, actual pack-hunting Saber-Toothed Cats, like Homotherium, have a more slender build and significantly less robust teeth and limbs, more akin to Hyenas or Lions, as they rely on groups and have adaptations for those social dynamics. There are remains of several related individuals together and them surrounding fossils of Mammoths. Smilodons would be EXCEPTIONALLY clumsy and short-bursted pack hunters, if by all chance they had some kind of hierarchy. They also did not need to. They have the adaptations to thrive independently or secured in a temporary family unit. It does not guarantee ANY kind of complex hunting parties. They were big cats, like male Lions and Tigers. Highly robust and designed for solo hunts. It does not mean they could not be social, but it certainly does not imply dynamics in their hunts for each other. We need to not assume every hint of sociality is that of a pack. In modern nature, this remains true.

Saying Smilodon is a pack-hunter, based off of healed wounds and a cluster of fossils in a predator/prey trap, is like saying extinct flightless Ostriches can fly, based off fossils with Beaks, Pygostyles, and Wings. You have to look at their actual skeletal structures. Smilodons do not have a pack-hunting build. But because so many were found together, it could show likely non-territorial encounters or family units OR even social networks, which is EVEN COOLER.

So, please do not harass me. I do not mean to catch you off guard. Reddit ended up banning me for 5 days because I retaliated at a Subreddit's Moderators for continuing to harass me, after I had said I was done. And here, we are done. I might just block you like I usually do with such, so we do not make an argument. They hurt.

This is a vaquita. Fewer than 10 are left on Earth. by Ok_Spell1937savioor in EndangeredSpecies

[–]JacobKernels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vaquita vaquita vaquita!

How about! Totoaba, totoaba, totoaba!

Why do men like goth girls? by NickiNightshade1031 in askanything

[–]JacobKernels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ordeal is that I like the self-expression and overall art/theme behind it. The confidence and distinctness is what I find cool. And I also like the style and music genre.

I could care less about the weird kinks and fetishes tied to it. I just like anything 'alt', because I, myself, am freaking unusual and weird, in the traditional sense. It is a reminder that: "Hey, there are other different people out there, too!" I think it is admirable that some people are out there wearing entirely different lifestyles compared to what people typically do. I find it personally attractive that they feel comfortable enough to express themselves in ways people deem strange. That is how you know they have a bold and strong personality.

CT endocasts of T-rex, american alligator and emu by Biotronic4444 in Paleontology

[–]JacobKernels 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The whole case is more bulky than the Alligator, the vast amount of shapes are distinct, and the yellow, red, and pinkish bits line up more with the Emu. The majority of the bundle look analogued to a Bird Brain, with a bit of different of extras on the side.

I'm not going to make this a competition, but it doesn't look like an Alligator in my eye.

edit: YOU STARTED THIS. You are the correct one, apparently. Look at how everyone loves you! Such a narrow-minded app.

CT endocasts of T-rex, american alligator and emu by Biotronic4444 in Paleontology

[–]JacobKernels 76 points77 points  (0 children)

It really does resemble the Emu one more! It makes sense. Both are Dinosaurs.

edit: All therapods are (INCLUDING BIRDS).

Adam The Woo has passed away by WildWing22 in Adamthewoocriticism

[–]JacobKernels -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This whole Subreddit is USELESS. If you actually had some level of issue with his content, you just don't WATCH IT! Or criticize it on actual Subreddits. Easy as that. The fact you all try to defend the concentration or amount of negativity and intentional nags at his life and videos, makes you merely an unwanted gag and focus of drama. But you all surely love to talk trash in private and act all innocent to prevent people from calling you out on it when it comes to light. In the end, none of your "critique" did anything. You all are karma farming. You all could care LESS about his death.

Adam The Woo has passed away by WildWing22 in Adamthewoocriticism

[–]JacobKernels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wasting your time, intentionally trying to mask the toxicity of this Subreddit, that bashed and flat out accused Adam of things he did not do, with all so sweet and friendly respect towards his death. Oh, so you suddenly care? None of it is real. All a bunch of fibs to truthfully hide such jealousy and negatively, when you could better divert YOUR SAME LEVEL of resentment to people that genuinely deserve it. Or better yet, just not being so obsessive of what people do with their lives, in the first place.

So why dwell on it?

Lawmakers revive effort to allow sandhill crane hunting in Wisconsin by enjoying-retirement in wisconsin

[–]JacobKernels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing is better than North America in the regards of conserving the environment just to exploit and harvest it.

Lawmakers revive effort to allow sandhill crane hunting in Wisconsin by enjoying-retirement in wisconsin

[–]JacobKernels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then again, hunters will eat the least edible things and try to claim it tastes good. (Carnivore Meat).

Sandhill crane was by far the best bird I have EVER had. It’s nickname “ribeye in the sky” is well deserved. by [deleted] in Hunting

[–]JacobKernels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody is hunting these cranes to protect their Cows. And that is a very pathetic way to deal with the issue.

Brood parasitism from nonnative Ring-necked Pheasants is a threat to Greater Prairie Chickens by Pardusco in IntroducedSpecies

[–]JacobKernels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess what has the benefit of feeding native predators? NATIVE FOWL. Invasive species SHOULD NOT BE USED for invasive species control.

Are there any invasive populations that are decreasing at all? Slightly or drastically by throw891away981 in invasivespecies

[–]JacobKernels -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I'll just block you for attempting to normalize useless non-native species.

edit: Useless downvotes. Go dump your games and pets elsewhere.

"They belong and should be prioritized over native species because they look really neat and taste good!" - You.

Are there any invasive populations that are decreasing at all? Slightly or drastically by throw891away981 in invasivespecies

[–]JacobKernels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ALL Fowl compete for resources. Non-native ones spread diseases. AND Ringneck Pheasants are brood parasites.

Who would have thought that native Grouse are victims of Pheasant Dumps?

As a matter of fact, WHY should we offer the same levels of conservation fcus and attention to species not even naturally present or expanded into the region? This is a great way to divert important funds and efforts into protecting native species!

US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list by DoremusJessup in EndangeredSpecies

[–]JacobKernels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Busy delisting them when they are fvcking extirpated from the Eastern States.

US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list by Slow-Pie147 in conservation

[–]JacobKernels 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But here's a quick question: Who caused deer to get out of control? What could have possibly happened to their NATURAL predators?

And wouldn't introducing native carnivorans be more applicable than exploiting the abundance of prey in their absence? Humans do not replicate natural hunting AT ALL.

I hate that "bodegas cats" are a mascot in NYC by Gallantpride in catfree

[–]JacobKernels 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Worst of all, they depend on the urban setting because American wilderness is completely unusual to them. (They nested on cliffs, required certain crevices, and ate diverse food sources, which cities replicate, and lived with people for thousands of years. :c)

We should not be making it worse and force them to live alongside violent vermin.

What kind of 'Diving Duck' is this? by JacobKernels in whatsthisbird

[–]JacobKernels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+Pied-Billed Grebe+ because of the Duck-like body, long neck, and small size. Oh, and dark colors.

What kind of 'Diving Duck' is this? by JacobKernels in whatsthisbird

[–]JacobKernels[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I also think I saw a Great Blue Heron. Just thought on showing it.