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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 43 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Ah yes, bipeds, a species named after its well known tendency to walk on four limbs

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 18 points 8 months ago

To be fair the one that was spotted when they got their name was standing on two legs at the time and the scientist couldn't be bothered to keep watching

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Gorilla are bipedal but use 4 as well. Bipedal just means primary mode not sole mode.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago

Oh huh. Until I read this comment I assumed it was written from the perspective of the weird alien things, and "bipeds" referred to the humans…

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

Those trunks look, uuh... conspicuously versatile.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I dig this, what's the source?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

I found it on a raypunk group, but reverse image search suggests

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69252/pg69252-images.html

[–] boo_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

OMG Lisp alien!

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