ilex remembers the mammoth :)

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ilex remembers the mammoth :) - Mander

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Anyone got a real source on this? I grew up near a forest that had loads of these, and all the leaves were always spiky. Sure, there were also loads of deer around, but I can’t remember having ever seen a non-spiky one like that. Looks more like an odd mutation or so to me.
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Cool! So it’s European holly that does this. I’ve never seen a non-prickly American holly leaf, tho
I have; if you don’t prune them the leaves stay straight
that’s because the American is exercising its right to bear arms
Wait are you saying it’s because America had/has more bears still which cause the holly to be prickly or because Americans may carry guns‽
the latter; it was a joke about Americans fetishizing weaponry
The we are over here like rips the whole leaf and stem from the tree
Gotta deck those halls with somethin’
*holly switches genes and grows a gun*
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Strip leaves again. I dare ya. I double dog dare ya. Strip leaves one more god damned time!
Here in California, oaks do this as well.
Nah mate those are just bite marks.
Seriously? That’s cool as hell.
Humans are like this. In many cases an “asshole” is a human who had adapted to a more dangerous environment, at the cost of their pleasantness.
sounds like an excuse ngl
Spoken like a round leaf.
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Most cringe shit I read today

It’s true?

Humans who have never experienced violence are less likely to be

Intense way of the humans

This is fascinating, but can you quickly explain the title you gave this? @[email protected]

It’s crazy poetic and I’m wondering if you’re referencing anything?

It’s a possible Pleistocene adaptation iirc + americanforests.org/…/the-trees-that-miss-the-mam… Lots of implications for why it tried to crawl up a tree and get animals to fuck off.
Awesome read. Thank you.
A pleasure to share. :)