Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agowhy don't pandas exist in Chinese history prior to 1869? the creature "Mo" that is referenced looks nothing like a Pandamessage-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squarewhy don't pandas exist in Chinese history prior to 1869? the creature "Mo" that is referenced looks nothing like a PandaKarmanopoly@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareEinskjaldi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoIt’s because there was a fuck ton of bamboo and not a lot of things that could eat it.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoand bamboo isnt super calorie dense or super nutritious. they are more akin to koalas.
minus-squareDuhtocqueville@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoSo like picture a bear Yeah okay one of the most successful and impressive biological families go on But it eats this weed that’s like everywhere that nothing else can eat Wouldn’t that like, over populate and dominate the world? Weirdly? Only on paper.
minus-squareEinskjaldi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoIt was just like a regular bear except there was berries but then this barely edible grass and only the bears most willing to just sit there and be lazy and chew all day long on this stuff could make it panda status.
It’s because there was a fuck ton of bamboo and not a lot of things that could eat it.
and bamboo isnt super calorie dense or super nutritious. they are more akin to koalas.
So like picture a bear
Yeah okay one of the most successful and impressive biological families go on
But it eats this weed that’s like everywhere that nothing else can eat
Wouldn’t that like, over populate and dominate the world?
Weirdly? Only on paper.
It was just like a regular bear except there was berries but then this barely edible grass and only the bears most willing to just sit there and be lazy and chew all day long on this stuff could make it panda status.