this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
209 points (96.9% liked)

Showerthoughts

29172 readers
182 users here now

A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

Rules

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects? Sure. But no mammals.

So I had to google it. Apparently, there is a sloth that moves around so slowly moss grows all over it and it doesn't care. So it may appear green, but only in the sense that it wears it.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] PahdyGnome@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This may have already been covered but whilst there might not be mammals that appear green to human eyes there are certainly mamals that appear green to the prey/predators in their environment.

Perfect example is a tiger who (to us) stands out like a sore thumb with its orange fur but is perceived as green with black stripes through the eyes of its prey, making it very well camouflaged in the jungle.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean my cats are actually green in the eyes of it's potential prey?

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

It's an avocato.