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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 27 points 3 weeks ago

Wolf is looking for the button to turn the toy wolf off, because they can't stand the "AWOOOOOWOOOO-OH-OHHH" noise any more.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bane voice Do you feel in charge?

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You think the forest is your ally? You merely adopted the forest. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see a city until I was already a grown wolf, and by then it was nothing to me but terrifying!

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Peace has cost you your strength. Domestication has defeated you.

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Huskies average 60lbs which is a bit more than half my weight. I grew up with huskies so I’m familiar with their size, as medium/medium-large dogs. Based on this pic, I feel like a wolf would be like my size or up to 20% larger than I am.

Did some searching. According to Wikipedia they aren’t a lot shorter than I am either. 4.5 foot from the ground, to my 5.2 foot. If you go nose to tail they beat me hands-down.

Body mass ranges from 30-175 lbs, I fall squarely within those numbers at around 115 lbs.

Therefore, this wolf likely actually is bigger than me in at least two metrics. I’m only taller from the floor if they stay on all fours, and that’s all I have going for me. I also don’t have giant predator teeth.

I’m really glad we have civilization. I’d for sure be prey.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I checked Wikipedia as well:

I thought it was the beginning of a joke for a moment

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Those look like some big fuckin ravens

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

According to Wikipedia, the Common Raven (most common raven across the entire Northen Hemisphere) measures about 25in in length. That's just over 2ft. So definitely not a small bird.

[–] wieson@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Ravens ARE big. About as large as a golden eagle, larger than a falcon or a kite. It's the crows that are just a bit bigger than pigeons.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 weeks ago

the problem with corvids is that basically only magpies look any different, and even then if they happen to have less white on them they can still be confusing..

Like tell me which one of these is a crow, a rook, and a raven:



[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

perhaps it's time to get a pointy stick.

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I don’t think that would be enough.. I know what fighting dogs of husky size looks like.. no thanks.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

maybe two pointy sticks then.

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I’m not specced to dual-wield, but I’ll give it a go with penalties!

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pointy sticks are OP bro you got this

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not bro, but still hope so! 😛

I’d have been a wicked fierce Amazonian, had that been my culture. Wolves? Ha!

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At 5'2 I think the Amazonians might have kept you as a pet...

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Look, someone’s gotta be able to go for the knees, alright? That’s right about shoulder height for me so that’s perfect.

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

Ahh, what you want is a boar spear. Also several friends with the same.

[–] hexdream@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Life flashes before his eyes...

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

must not breath, must not blink, must not whine

[–] shweddy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You think they peed a lil bit

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

On each other? Or collaboratively at the same target?

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago
[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

That wolf still knows the lyrics to Wait by the Ying Yang Twins

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

If wolves are so large, why are most dogs so much smaller and thise that are the same size have short life spans and many health complications?

[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

No duh, i am more wondering why the larger ones are so fucked when the origin species isn't.

[–] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh. It's because of selective breeding.
In general, aggressive selective breeding involves pulling from a smaller gene pool, which results in congenital problems. Wolves breed naturally, so evolution ensures they can survive well.
It's basically the same reason we don't have incest babies. More or less.

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

To clarify on the other poster, separate instances of selective breeding. Dogs as a whole were bred for domesticity and smaller size than wolves over thousands of years. Then much more recently, people began selectively breeding them for extremely small/large qualities, deviating from the relatively stable genetic code under much more intense selection pressure. Resulting in dogs that are either much smaller or much larger than the 'normal' dog having health problems. Big dogs today didn't go in a straight line from being wolf-size to big dog size. They went from wolf size to normal dog size over a long time period, and then went from normal dog size to 'big' dog size over a much smaller time period which is where the problems arise.

[–] IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Cuz the government hid the real wolves and distributed the portable versions.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

An untrained 10lbs chihuahua is less dangerous than an untrained 120lbs Rottweiler. Some domestic dog breeds are bigger than any wolf, like the mastiff.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Tbf there are other subspecies of wolves than the gray wolf and those are often smaller than huskies.