• MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todayEnglish
    14·
    12 days ago

    You ever wonder if some people are born alligators while others are born capybaras?

    Also, how do capybaras deal with the anxiety of potentially being eaten by alligators?

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      12·
      12 days ago

      If they are anything like guinea pigs they’ll possess negative survival instincts.

      “Is that a big cat trying to eat me, I’ll just run over to say hello.”

        • SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          12 days ago

          Like a lot of other rodents they just breed like crazy. That plus being very adaptable to human environments means they’re doing fine for themselves.

          • Jerb322@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            11 days ago

            I don’t know…ever seen a video of them running when one raises an alarm? Fuckers go from chill to gone in a blink!

    • lastweakness@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      12 days ago

      They don’t have to deal with that anxiety. They’re incredibly stupid. Also, they do get eaten by alligators, this one wasn’t hungry.

      • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        11 days ago

        please God, don’t let me forget this quote:

        They don’t have to deal with that anxiety. They’re incredibly stupid.