T-Rex pose not scientifically accurate

[salty-horse]

The Twitter image for U+1F996 T-REX depicts it standing upright. While this is a popular and recognizable look for the dinosaur, it does not reflect current scientific understanding. "Canonizing" it in an emoji will help perpetuate the myth.

For more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Posture
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/02/blame-barney-students-perception-t-rex-outdated

[cprkrn]

Seen here: https://emojipedia.org/t-rex/ is the google version ok? Or emojidex? Could probably swap out the emoji with another one, I'm not exactly sure how to create or edit it as is, though.

[salty-horse]

One vendor can't flat-out copy another vendor's emoji. Not sure what you're suggesting by "swap out".

I'm not an expert on dinosaurs, but the emojidex one seems fine (if not overly-detailed). Not sure about the Google one. I reported a separate bug in EmojiOne.

[tryashtar]

Additionally, the twitter image for U+1F4A9 PILE OF POO depicts the heap with eyes, which also does not reflect current scientific understanding. Poop has been thoroughly analyzed in many forms and has not been found to utilize or have any need for visual organs. This blatant disregard for the rigor of scientific research must be addressed!

For more info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feces#Characteristics

[jdecked]

We're looking into repositioning the head and changing the color of the emoji here to better align with other vendors.

[jdecked]

This has been fixed in v13.0.2.

[oliverpool]

I have the feeling that the previous representation was more accurate.

Modern representations in museums, art, and film show T. rex with its body approximately parallel to the ground with the tail extended behind the body to balance the head.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Posture

[oliverpool]

@jdecked is there any plan to fix this?

[jdecked]

@oliverpool We don't have a plan for these specific edits right now. As with anything Twemoji, we may change the artwork in the future, but there are no current plans for these specific edits.

[Crissov]

Also, where are the feathers?

[oliverpool]

@jdecked alright. Would you mind re-opening the issue? (even if there is no current plan, the "T-Rex pose is not scientifically accurate")

[jdecked]

@oliverpool No, sorry. I periodically close issues we don't intend to change so as to keep things neat. For context, this isn't a bug—it's a feature request. Many of our depictions aren't scientifically accurate (as someone said in jest above, poop doesn't have eyes)—and this is OK. It's an art style, rather than a direct reproduction of real life, so it makes sense that some artistic liberties are taken, like adding eyes to something which conceivably has no eyes.