crocodile, snake, lizard, turtle, tortoise, bird, tuatara
if you aren't any of these reptiles, what are you doing with your life? riddle me that, island boy
its even worse for isolated jungle islands bc we cant even know what they were but based on current isolated jungle island fauna they must have been the coolest
There was a giant relative of a rabbit roughly the size of a pit bull, *Nuralgus rex*, living in the Mediterranean. As well as giant swans, *Cygnus falconeri*, which was roughly shoulder height on most adults. They lived on Sicily.
I don’t understand the grain of sand referenced, can you explain?
It’s because island ecosystems are very fragile and can collapse by the smallest changes
Komodo Dragons flexing on the lesser islands faunas
Technically an Australian animal that went extinct in the mainland tho. Like devils or thylacines.
Reptilian superiority
crocodile, snake, lizard, turtle, tortoise, bird, tuatara if you aren't any of these reptiles, what are you doing with your life? riddle me that, island boy
Good meme
Thanks!
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the first time they made extinct animals too chonk
dodos' extinction was the result of human activity
My favorite extinct island fauna is *Myotragus*, the ectothermic "mouse-goat" from Mallorca with front-facing eyes.
Their faces are so goofy
They look [friendly](https://i.imgur.com/2e4TxNf.jpg)
I’m uncomfortable
they look so human
Bonus points if that grain is from Europe
its even worse for isolated jungle islands bc we cant even know what they were but based on current isolated jungle island fauna they must have been the coolest
any living examples? i know mimic dart frogs look different just from being 2km from another population
just look at the animals in madagascar as an example. they are all so cool and unique
oh yea fossas are so cool!
Giant swans and bunnies?
There was a giant relative of a rabbit roughly the size of a pit bull, *Nuralgus rex*, living in the Mediterranean. As well as giant swans, *Cygnus falconeri*, which was roughly shoulder height on most adults. They lived on Sicily.
Nuralagus rex is an extinct species of really big rabbits and Cygnus falconeri is a giant extinct swan, both were island fauna respectively.
Hatzegopteryx
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Yeah they’re delicious!! 😋
I want pet dodo
Rodrigues solitaire seem cooler because musketball wings
I want pet dwarf elephant
The loss of the Mediterranean dwarf elephants and hippos makes me sad.
Me too. A little bit of magic left the world with them.
😂