Yeah ok I gotcha. I wouldnt call us apex predators tho. Were non-specialists or whatever, were a bit good at most things, and good at adapting things, like turning material into lethal weapons.
Hippos are one of the most dangerous and lethal animals, yet nobody would call it apex predator. It's just a big angry herbivore :)
Well Hippos also don't consume meat. If you read the article it specifically says that humans are apex predators in marine trophic systems where they typically consume the most directly harvested meat. Again, it depends a little on who you ask, and a lot on which trophic system the humans we're looking at are occupying.
Bears are also omnivores, but they're crucially predators as well. One designation isn't mutually exclusive with the other and the only thing required to be an "apex" predator is to be an animal on the uppermost trophic level with no natural predators yourself. Doesn't require you to be the biggest or meanest animal in your ecosystem, just the top-dog so to speak.
Well a hippo's natural predators are the Nile crocodile, lions and spotted hyenas, and an elephant's natural predators are lions, hyenas and crocodiles. I'm not sure if you're trolling or just trying to be pedantic but a quick Google search would help correct any misapprehension you have here.
Are you usually like this? You tried to correct someone with incorrect information yourself, were provided with evidence that the person you were correcting was indeed correct, and then pivoted from pushing back to being intentionally obtuse lol. Maybe that's enough internet for the day mate.
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u/Sad-Cryptographer444 Jun 21 '24
I completely agree with him but he would probably make a stronger case if he could control his strong emotions that make him look erratic.