• anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      The sinking of your habitat can do that to you, otherwise it has a good evolutionary niche.
      Also, the flying ancestors are still around, so if anything happens they can come back in another 20 000 years.

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      It went extinct because the sea levels rose and the island it inhabits was entirely under water. Honestly, we’re headed that direction - they might be in trouble again in relatively quick order.