That was in 2002. That percentage must be much lower now, since the number of Pokemon has increased due to a phenomenon called Pokémon inflation.
There were like 20 different kinds of small birds where I grew up. Adult me can’t tell you the species of any of them.
We do have the Cuckoo
As for the 50% common wildlife species, most of those kids would probably also resorted to their Pokemon knowledge to figure those out: “That one looks like Pidgey, hmm that must be a Pigeon then?”
I love it when wild animals yell at me.
Whether it’s that guy at the bus stop who blocks the traffic or the one with the bible and the speaker that renders his words into nonsense noise…
They’re all a part of our ecosystem!
I was just watching a dude not know what a horseshoe crab was, but describe a similar Pokémon’s evolution step by step, as this scrolled onto my screen. .
Was it Kabuto -> Kabutops?
Killdeer
