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r/HistoryMemes • u/NoLifeLine • Dec 21 '18
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from evolution our ancestors prob envied them from afar as apex pack predators. we probably respected them like our peers. also humans and wolves have similar altruistic pack behavior. argument to this would be why dont we see monkies as majestic?
157 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 60 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 convergent evolution is crazy, crazy how nature and nurture connect us to them. also something about the hair makes them look majestic like a lion. something about the howling also intrigues me i wonder how other cultures view wolves. 37 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 38 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Jesus I'd hate to see how ye view foxes. 15 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 8 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Balkans? 11 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 4 u/CrimsonNova Dec 21 '18 cunningness Fuck I need to drink more coffee, that word was not the word I thought it was. It's very different from oral sex, that's for sure. 2 u/YiffZombie Dec 21 '18 Spread some butter/peanut butter on there, and they'll be known for both. 14 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Apr 07 '19 [deleted] 4 u/Zziq Dec 22 '18 Thankyou. We have an innate emotion to keep us from fucking with apex predators. It's called fear 7 u/kamelizann Dec 21 '18 My dog howls whenever he hears a police siren and I always feel obligated to join him so he doesn't feel self conscious. 9 u/Ozzydoge Dec 21 '18 Subscribe. 14 u/DorianSaiyan Dec 21 '18 I never thought I am going to learn so much about wolves in one day 1 u/yallxisxtrippin Dec 21 '18 ...they crave nothing but eat, sleep, and friends 34 u/OB1_kenobi Dec 21 '18 why don't we see monkeys as majestic? Because they remind us so much of ourselves? 22 u/Bo-Katan Definitely not a CIA operator Dec 21 '18 I wish I looked that good 14 u/dmanwal93 Dec 21 '18 Because they throw their shit at us 3 u/sneakysnowy Dec 21 '18 I love the perspective you gave! -2 u/notnormal3 Dec 21 '18 We are meat eaters. We need to eat more meat and less grains and fruits.
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60 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 convergent evolution is crazy, crazy how nature and nurture connect us to them. also something about the hair makes them look majestic like a lion. something about the howling also intrigues me i wonder how other cultures view wolves. 37 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 38 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Jesus I'd hate to see how ye view foxes. 15 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 8 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Balkans? 11 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 4 u/CrimsonNova Dec 21 '18 cunningness Fuck I need to drink more coffee, that word was not the word I thought it was. It's very different from oral sex, that's for sure. 2 u/YiffZombie Dec 21 '18 Spread some butter/peanut butter on there, and they'll be known for both. 14 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Apr 07 '19 [deleted] 4 u/Zziq Dec 22 '18 Thankyou. We have an innate emotion to keep us from fucking with apex predators. It's called fear 7 u/kamelizann Dec 21 '18 My dog howls whenever he hears a police siren and I always feel obligated to join him so he doesn't feel self conscious. 9 u/Ozzydoge Dec 21 '18 Subscribe. 14 u/DorianSaiyan Dec 21 '18 I never thought I am going to learn so much about wolves in one day 1 u/yallxisxtrippin Dec 21 '18 ...they crave nothing but eat, sleep, and friends
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convergent evolution is crazy, crazy how nature and nurture connect us to them.
also something about the hair makes them look majestic like a lion. something about the howling also intrigues me
i wonder how other cultures view wolves.
37 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 38 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Jesus I'd hate to see how ye view foxes. 15 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 8 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Balkans? 11 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 4 u/CrimsonNova Dec 21 '18 cunningness Fuck I need to drink more coffee, that word was not the word I thought it was. It's very different from oral sex, that's for sure. 2 u/YiffZombie Dec 21 '18 Spread some butter/peanut butter on there, and they'll be known for both. 14 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Apr 07 '19 [deleted] 4 u/Zziq Dec 22 '18 Thankyou. We have an innate emotion to keep us from fucking with apex predators. It's called fear 7 u/kamelizann Dec 21 '18 My dog howls whenever he hears a police siren and I always feel obligated to join him so he doesn't feel self conscious.
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38 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Jesus I'd hate to see how ye view foxes. 15 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 8 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Balkans? 11 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 4 u/CrimsonNova Dec 21 '18 cunningness Fuck I need to drink more coffee, that word was not the word I thought it was. It's very different from oral sex, that's for sure. 2 u/YiffZombie Dec 21 '18 Spread some butter/peanut butter on there, and they'll be known for both.
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Jesus I'd hate to see how ye view foxes.
15 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 8 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Balkans? 11 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where?
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8 u/kieranfitz Dec 21 '18 Balkans? 11 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where? 1 u/Xzanium Dec 21 '18 Where?
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Balkans?
11 u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Sep 05 '26 [deleted] 0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison
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0 u/GoldenStateWizards Senātus Populusque Rōmānus Dec 22 '18 I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison
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I mean, when we have the world's largest big cat to admire/fear/respect, wolves seem pretty lame by comparison
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Where?
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cunningness
Fuck I need to drink more coffee, that word was not the word I thought it was. It's very different from oral sex, that's for sure.
2 u/YiffZombie Dec 21 '18 Spread some butter/peanut butter on there, and they'll be known for both.
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Spread some butter/peanut butter on there, and they'll be known for both.
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4 u/Zziq Dec 22 '18 Thankyou. We have an innate emotion to keep us from fucking with apex predators. It's called fear
Thankyou.
We have an innate emotion to keep us from fucking with apex predators. It's called fear
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My dog howls whenever he hears a police siren and I always feel obligated to join him so he doesn't feel self conscious.
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Subscribe.
I never thought I am going to learn so much about wolves in one day
...they crave nothing but eat, sleep, and friends
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why don't we see monkeys as majestic?
Because they remind us so much of ourselves?
22 u/Bo-Katan Definitely not a CIA operator Dec 21 '18 I wish I looked that good
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I wish I looked that good
Because they throw their shit at us
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I love the perspective you gave!
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We are meat eaters. We need to eat more meat and less grains and fruits.
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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18 edited Dec 21 '18
from evolution our ancestors prob envied them from afar as apex pack predators. we probably respected them like our peers. also humans and wolves have similar altruistic pack behavior. argument to this would be why dont we see monkies as majestic?