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minus-squareshuzuko@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI think it’s a joke about manatees having evolved from the same land-based ancestor as elephants, making them pretty literally “sea elephants”.
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoYes, I was referring to the evolutionary aspects, not the ecological ones :)
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoInteresting. Just like the actual closest living relative to the elephant looks like a malnourished beaver
I think it’s a joke about manatees having evolved from the same land-based ancestor as elephants, making them pretty literally “sea elephants”.
Yes, I was referring to the evolutionary aspects, not the ecological ones :)
Interesting. Just like the actual closest living relative to the elephant looks like a malnourished beaver