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[โ€“] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (6 children)

It's a speculative evolution book from 1990 about how mankind might evolve in the next 5 million years. Basically the premise is that due to climate change, new species of humans are engineered to survive in a more hostile world. And then it follows these new species and their further evolutions.
The creatures in the picture above are both descended from humans.
It's weird, bleak and very far fetched.

A small gallery of the various species:

[โ€“] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Incredible ! I love it ! Will try to find it

[โ€“] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I found it, thanks for the reply

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