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Ugly endangered animals ignored as 'cute' bias harms conservation efforts (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ugly endangered animals

Then shows the cutest little fluffy bat ever??

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Bats are friends !

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Natural selection : they have to evolve until they are cute. No reason to protect evolution dead ends. /Sarcasm !

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe we should have told your mom then /s

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Well it’s well documented humans outproprtionally case about mammals

[–] late_night@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

12008

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

One of my instructors in ecology class, charismatic megafauna, basically animals that are iconic, cute or furry. Ignores all insects,,etc there "ugly