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Are cows smart enough to do a post mortem on who ate what random plant three hours ago?
by anonreeeeplor 3y ago
Are cows smart enough to do a post mortem on who ate what random plant three hours ago?
- angiosperm 3y agoTheir ancestors were smart enough to stay out of that particular thicket, afterward. Typically they have dug up and eaten the tasty-smelling tuber. The most daring cow chowed it while the others goggled, and remembered the smell forever after.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoEvolution has amazing power to change behaviors in inexplicable ways. Sudden reliable death at small doses is a fairly powerful evolutionary pressure.