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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I want to believe this is real.

--edit--

Sadly, it's been edited.

It seems the edit was made on a post in r/PhotoshopBattles

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh emoji sea snail!

It's fake.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

So instead of :) it's :o

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

ShockedNudibranch.jpg

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Fake but cute even originally!

[–] 21Cabbage 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I suddenly have obtained the urge to build an elaborate aquarium just for one of those.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

human compatible, you say?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would highly advise not to continue.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

that in terms of

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But its so fun and funny to sexualise the children's cartoon, guys

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Oh come off it. Wahhhh won't you just think of the..... Imaginary monsters??

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's not a creature in the world that would be endangered by humans if they had evolved a happy smiley face.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wanna bet? The dodo wanting to be friends was it’s downfall

[–] Semjaza 4 points 1 month ago

That didn't help (Dodo as friendly inquisitive bird makes me sadder than many other extinct animals), but the primary factor was the introduction of rats to the island, iirc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Definitely. But which one? We need names!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure it's the East Sea Shellos

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Sea slug? Sir, that is a Dratini.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why does it have a little barrel of brandy around its neck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It's obviously a cartoonish avalanche snail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Its poisonous, right? Its colors want to warn us of the danger.