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a-dinosaur-a-day · 1 year ago
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can you expand on the giraffes not having long necks please?
Mammals are developmentally regulated to only have about 7 neck vertebrae - some mammals break that but it takes a lot of evolution to do so, because the developmental lock is strong
giraffes wanted to reach up high for food, but couldn't break that
so instead of adding more neck vertebrae - the true definition of a long neck -
they made their neck vertebrae bigger
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here is a giraffe neck. You can see the seven, very large neck vertebrae
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here is a truly long necked animal, a swan. you can see the vertebrae are many, many, MANY more than seven
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here you can see a large number of vertebrae in the neck of a nother truly long necked animal, Mamenchisaurus (also, notice the similarities between the Mamenchisaurus neck vertebrae and the swan neck vertebrae!)
Sooooo yeah. Giraffes don't have long necks. This is also why the movement of their necks is so inflexible - they literally have fewer bones to move about
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dryndelicate · 8 months ago
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"Look at that handsome young man over there."
"I can't. Maybe your collar is not as tight, but my head won't turn in the slightest."
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aclkplm208-blog · 10 months ago
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Sauropods of the Morrison Formation
Meet the Sauropods of the Jurassic era Morrison formation.
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taechnological · 2 years ago
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subbalakshmisastry · 1 month ago
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Majestic Ostrich Special Facts , Flightless Bird , Planet Earth Aquari...
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dinosaurwithablog · 3 months ago
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I love watching nature's ballets!! Graceful perfection. Long necks and limbs dancing with wings spread far apart, flapping.... just lovely 😍 Nature is the best choreographer!!! The way the first two birds dance in unison is spectacular!! ✨️✨️✨️
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therealraewest · 5 months ago
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Laios cuts the tags outta his clothes like an autistic king confirmed
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clevercrumbish · 1 year ago
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Terfism is targeted at radicalising older-middle-aged women in order to sever the otherwise naturally-forming bond that makes trans women and older-middle-aged cis women the strongest of comrades via our shared interests and experiences.
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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 6 months ago
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gosh, giraffes directly facing the camera are just *chef's kisses*
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fuzzy-caterpillar-eyelashed goofballs
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verdiris · 2 months ago
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Here to provide your regularly scheduled MB fanart 😌🤝😌
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a-dinosaur-a-day · 1 year ago
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Are geese (and other long neck birds) related to brontosauruses? Please say yes
All modern birds (Neornithines) are equally related to Non-Neornithine dinosaurs
but, geese and long necked birds have long necks similar to sauropods, in that they increase the vertebral count and have true long necks
meanwhile, giraffes don't actually have long necks
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dryndelicate · 11 months ago
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Next combo: Polished Neck Rings & A Sensual Touch
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archiepelago · 27 days ago
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You’re on a path—
Hey wait that’s not a princess.
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demaparbat-hp · 9 months ago
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Kintsugi is the art of decorating your scars with pieces of Agni.
In the Fire Nation, the amount of golden marks are a sign of status. Only the Royal Family can afford to seal every single wound with Kintsugi. Such is the weight of this tradition that, among the ones with Agni's blood, it is the highest mark of dishonor to have a natural scar, for it proves you aren't worthy of the privilege.
After the Agni Kai, Ozai forbid Zuko's scar to be sealed with Kintsugi. The boy wasn't worth his title, his traditions or his pride. Zuko would be broken, but he wouldn't be beautiful. Not anymore.
(And sometimes it's easier to pretend he never was)
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oh-wow-its-wordgirl · 8 months ago
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Friendship is pony….? My little magic!?
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the-cricket-chirps · 1 year ago
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Kaoru Kawano
Long Necks
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