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After a certain age people stop asking you what your favorite dinosaur is, and I think that's sad.

My current one's the Anchiornis, because it's in the same clade as birds so it's in their family tree, and it really looks like a prototype of a bird. It had 4 wings for example, but it already looked very birb-y:

(Figured I'd just turn an earlier comment into an actual post because why not)

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[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Duck beats chicken in every way except tastiness

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What are you talking about? Ducks are like richer chickens.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Ducks are gods compared to the lowly chicken

[–] jimmy_spider@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

A well prepared duck is much tastier than chicken. Chicken is just much easier to cook.

It also wins on tastiness! I'm my book anyway. Crispy fried duck. Peking duck. It's basically all brown meat. Delicious.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

How is tastiness the thing ducks wouldn't be better at??