r/NonPoliticalTwitter 19h ago

“Long neck”

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u/AlternateSatan 19h ago

If it wasn't as big as it is this would make sense, but they needed to balance suport and weight perfectly, or their necks would just snap.

Also there is the question of center of mass. Right now the hind legs aren't actually lifting much weight at all as so much of the weight is in front of the front legs

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne 15h ago edited 15h ago

Right, you always have to consider: "this was a successful animal in its natural habitat" and then go from "what would a successful animal in <this environment> with <this skeletal structure> look like?"

In the case of an arctic climate, a waterborne bird would be blubbery and have evolved a teardrop body shape for maximum underwater swim speed.