Extinct Bird Re-Evolved Itself Back Into Existence
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Extinct Bird Re-Evolved Itself Back Into Existence refers to an image macro series based on a U.S. News and World Report article about the Aldabra rail, a flightless bird found in the Indian Ocean reigon. In many cases, the image is paired with a deep-fried image of the bird with the caption "I exist to spite God."
Origin
On May 10th, 2019, U.S. News and World[1] Report published the article "Extinct Bird Re-Evolved Itself Back Into Existence." The article states is about the reemergence of the Aldabra rail, a flightless bird found in the Indian Ocean region.
On June 12th, Redditor [2] GoodGuyFuhrer coupled a screenshot of the article with an image of a gold coin reading "Extra Life." The post recieved more than 69,000 points (96% upvoted) and 550 comments in less than one year (shown below).
Spread
That day, Redditor[3] shared a variation of the meme in which the bottom panel features a deep-friend version of the bird with the capton "I exist to spite God." The post received more than 40,000 points (95% upvoted) and 400 comments in less than one year (shown below, left).
Following the post, others began adding panels to the meme, commenting on the image (shown below, center). Others separated the deep-fried image from the rest of the article, adding captions to the meme and using it as a reaction image (example below, right).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] U.S. News and World Report – Extinct Bird Re-Evolved Itself Back Into Existence
[2] Reddit – /r/dankmemes
[3] Reddit – /r/Bossfight
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Jan 24, 2020 at 04:44PM EST
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