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[–] fedditter@feddit.org 190 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Back in my days ducks were just fish with extra wings and legs

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 98 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I see you're a follower of catholic doctrine

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also; Beavers

Also also; Crocodiles/Alligators

[–] pastel_de_airfryer@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 1 month ago

Also also also: Capybaras

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 month ago

Either that or he's a follower of Hank Green: https://youtu.be/-C3lR3pczjo (plus a few more of his recent videos)

[–] ignoble_stigmas@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Please narrow it down, how many extra wings and legs?

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does that bring the total to 12?

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

5 legs would be some weird Cambrian Explosion experiment. They got buck wild back then!

[–] ignoble_stigmas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Is 5 legs duck asymmetrical, like one side is heavier than another and needs one extra leg there? or all 5 legs are along a central symmetry plane of a 5 legs duck?

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago

Biblically accurate duck

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean... aren't all tetrapods just fish with time added?

[–] Juice@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Whales, fish + even more time.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I mean, for that matter, neither fish or bird technically exist (also, trees). So it doesn't matter. Try feeding birdseed to a penguin and you'll see.