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[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

Seeing as their closest living relative is the Chicken, not all that smart.

[-] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ravens are equally close relatives, as are parrots.

[-] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Would your kids survive an extinction event?

[-] bedwyr@piefed.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's just a joke, I believe animals are far more intelligent than dumbasses give them credit for.

And we will find out the answer to your question, what time is it? Oh shit, got to go.

[-] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

Clearly a chickenless Lemm, they smarter than many people.

[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

I thought komodo dragons were descended from them?

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

T. Rex and the other dinosaurs shaped like it (the theropods) are the ancestors of birds

[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

They could be ancestors of a lot of things!

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