Originally posted by dadudemon
Wha...?Killer whales are quite literally the Apex Predators of the ocean. They have no natural predators. They are literally the ultimate. The only animals that MAY prey on a killer whale are humans.
Now, there very well COULD be other animals killing killer whales, but that's not how you define who is a predator and who is a prey. Always, the weak and the sick will be eaten, if the pod doesn't protect them well enough.
And, no, if it were not for humans, they'd still be thriving more than ever, right now.
Edit - You may be talking about something else because you said "whales."
Depends on the whale...but...most whales don't have any predators after them either...except for humans.
that is my point 😐
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
that is my [b]point 😐 [/B]
Which one?
I made lots of points.
Also, it was this portion of your post, in particular, that makes me wonder:
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
just because theyre not eaten by sharks doesnt mean there arent animals out there killing them.
That, coupled with this:
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
if it wasnt for our compassion they would all probably be gone by now.
Rather odd when it is really just one animal species causing them problems, Home Sapiens.
It also feels weird that you'd refer to humans in a conversation with humans, as animals (plural) because that's not usually done in a conversation, unless it's more academic. In which case, it's usually singular "animal" if it refers to one specific species.
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
so... my word usage confused you?
Wouldn't be the first time that that's happened to me because I assumed someone meant something in a commonly used way or an uncommonly used way.
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
i dunno. the people i talk to IRL refer to humans as "animals" when talking about animals in general... i guess im just used to it.
That's not what I meant or was talking about, though.
This is what I was talking about:
"Rather odd when it is really just one animal species causing them problems, Home Sapiens.
It also feels weird that you'd refer to humans in a conversation with humans, as animals (plural) because that's not usually done in a conversation, unless it's more academic. In which case, it's usually singular "animal" if it refers to one specific species."
Originally posted by dadudemon
That's not what I meant or was talking about, though.This is what I was talking about:
"Rather odd when it is really just one animal species causing them problems, Home Sapiens.
It also feels weird that you'd refer to humans in a conversation with humans, as animals (plural) because that's not usually done in a conversation, unless it's more academic. In which case, it's usually singular "animal" if it refers to one specific species."
well im not a usual person 😛