Even penguins and polar bears can freeze to death….. taun tauns freeze if caught out on the ice after dark and alone, as a herd animal they probably shelter like penguins, taking turns to be on the inside of the group….
There are animals evolved to live on Earth that will die in the cold. Like, all of them, if it’s cold enough and they don’t move to shelter. Plus, who says Tauntaun evolved on Hoth? Even if it did, maybe it evolved in an equatorial region and the rebel base was polar… the equator could be frozen but not as cold as the poles…
As everyone knows every organism that evolved in a cold climate is 100% immune to any and all harsh weather, no matter how much time they spend in it or how cold temperatures get. That’s how evolution works, it grants magical abilities!!
And I think most of us are aware that Star Wars was actually a work of non fiction, akin to a nature documentary and was completely based on science and facts (it’s all in Lucas’s autobiography).
It’s true all of it, the Force, the Jedi, it’s all true!!
Marine mammals will drown if underwater for too long without surfacing to breathe (and it’s not even that long). So it’s not impossible for a species to evolve in a harsh environment but still be vulnerable to what makes it harsh.
This isn’t a very good meme, and this page usually posts great ones. But, even as a kid watching Ep 5, I immediately understood that those animals are not always outside, especially not in big storms like Han was stuck in. Caves on Hoth were established. And others here have mentioned that the creature was domesticated and probably kept mostly inside. I thought it was obvious that nobody wanted to be outside during that kind of weather.
You do know that many animals that live in the arctic migrate elsewhere, right? Also, animals that do stay up there year round huddle in tight herds, and take turns on the interior warming up.
Solo tauntauns used as mounts don’t have that luxury.
it WOULD have been with the rest of its herd snuggled up in an ice cave, if it weren’t for those meanie-head rebels who decided to go for a ride. At night. In a storm.
There’s actually nothing that indicates they’re from Hoth. Also, mammals in arctic level climates keep together for ambient warmth, and this poor beast only had Han, who we know is cold hearted as hell.
This is what happens when people don’t think anything through, or read, or watch nature documentaries… or think. Even when they literally stated that not even taun tauns could survive the night exposed in the open, but I guess whoever did this “thought” it was funny 🤷🏻♂️
Your Tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker.. it’s a warm blooded animal that’s likely a herd animal, they most likely seek out caves or dig out shallow Burroughs and huddle up to endure the weather much like arctic wolves and foxes do so riding that beast was the only thing keeping it alive and when Han stopped, his Tauntaun likely went into shock and died from exhaustion and extreme cold setting in
It was a blizzard. It was an unexpected amount of cold and Han forced it out in that cold when it probably would have been hunkered down in the extreme cold storm/night.
even camels can die of thirst. but more appropos, arctic animals stay in their burrows/nests during a blizzard. they know when to go out in the harsh environment.
I always thought it was due to exhaustion. They were scouting whole day. Then han went to search for luke who knows how long. Look at the way it dies, just wheezes and colapses. Could be heart failure,
the tauntauns were well adapted to the daytime temperature on Hoth, although they could not handle the chilling extremes of the night, which often reached below −60°C.
In the wild, tauntauns often traveled in herds of 25, and could burrow into the snow for warmth
Hey, there’s always a temperature tolerance threshold, beyond which an organism can’t survive, especially when that creature hasn’t eaten food or had water or whatever these guys would need to metabolize for energy, while expending large amounts of those energy reserves
To be fair, it was really really really cold. I’m sure they’d naturally hide out in a cave or huddle with their herd if the encountered bad weather in the wild.
I mean, humans and animals die to weather all the time on Earth, frostbite, gangrene, hypothermia, and heat stroke to name some, so in most cases, we are these poor animals, destined to have some space-faring dude use our guts as shelter.
Don’t taunt the tauntauns.. They are noble beasts and would know better than to be walking about in a blizzard with darkness coming. Hans shot first and was responsible for the death of this tauntaun. 😉
Wait. Who said Taun-Tauns are indigenous to Hoth? Since they are domesticated to ride, I would assume they were brought to Hoth with the rebels as a useful pack-animal for that environment. Highly unlikely that they arrived, captured and tamed some, made custom saddles and gear for them, with all else that’s going on with setting up a new base of operations.
Wait, didn’t the tauntauns die only because human(oid)s killed them? They didn’t just die of exposure, yeah? I honestly don’t remember. It’s been a couple decades since I’ve seen the originals.
Even penguins and polar bears can freeze to death….. taun tauns freeze if caught out on the ice after dark and alone, as a herd animal they probably shelter like penguins, taking turns to be on the inside of the group….
Someone show me where it says they are native to Hoth
How do we know it didn’t die from exhaustion? When one freezes one doesn’t just collapse. It happens slowly.
There are animals evolved to live on Earth that will die in the cold. Like, all of them, if it’s cold enough and they don’t move to shelter. Plus, who says Tauntaun evolved on Hoth? Even if it did, maybe it evolved in an equatorial region and the rebel base was polar… the equator could be frozen but not as cold as the poles…
Even arctic animals can freeze and below freezing temps, polar bears and foxs dig dens, penguins huddle together
Hmmm… let me wade into a scientific debate on a fictional animal in a fictional film and discuss the finer points of their endurance
Yes, such a huge “plot hole” you have identified.
As everyone knows every organism that evolved in a cold climate is 100% immune to any and all harsh weather, no matter how much time they spend in it or how cold temperatures get. That’s how evolution works, it grants magical abilities!!
And I think most of us are aware that Star Wars was actually a work of non fiction, akin to a nature documentary and was completely based on science and facts (it’s all in Lucas’s autobiography).
It’s true all of it, the Force, the Jedi, it’s all true!!
Humans: Evolved in a variety of environments – can die in all of them.
I mean, Eskimos and Norwegians can freeze to death too.
Luke ran it to death.
It’s almost like Star Wars is a work of fiction.
I’M SHOCKED!!!
Marine mammals will drown if underwater for too long without surfacing to breathe (and it’s not even that long). So it’s not impossible for a species to evolve in a harsh environment but still be vulnerable to what makes it harsh.
This isn’t a very good meme, and this page usually posts great ones. But, even as a kid watching Ep 5, I immediately understood that those animals are not always outside, especially not in big storms like Han was stuck in. Caves on Hoth were established. And others here have mentioned that the creature was domesticated and probably kept mostly inside. I thought it was obvious that nobody wanted to be outside during that kind of weather.
You do know that many animals that live in the arctic migrate elsewhere, right? Also, animals that do stay up there year round huddle in tight herds, and take turns on the interior warming up.
Solo tauntauns used as mounts don’t have that luxury.
Whales and dolphins live in water and they can drown.
it WOULD have been with the rest of its herd snuggled up in an ice cave, if it weren’t for those meanie-head rebels who decided to go for a ride. At night. In a storm.
There’s actually nothing that indicates they’re from Hoth. Also, mammals in arctic level climates keep together for ambient warmth, and this poor beast only had Han, who we know is cold hearted as hell.
This is what happens when people don’t think anything through, or read, or watch nature documentaries… or think. Even when they literally stated that not even taun tauns could survive the night exposed in the open, but I guess whoever did this “thought” it was funny 🤷🏻♂️
A tauntaun’s internal body temperature is Luke warm.
I figured it more from the exhaustion than the cold alone.
Your Tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker.. it’s a warm blooded animal that’s likely a herd animal, they most likely seek out caves or dig out shallow Burroughs and huddle up to endure the weather much like arctic wolves and foxes do so riding that beast was the only thing keeping it alive and when Han stopped, his Tauntaun likely went into shock and died from exhaustion and extreme cold setting in
It was a blizzard. It was an unexpected amount of cold and Han forced it out in that cold when it probably would have been hunkered down in the extreme cold storm/night.
Actually very realistic, since evolution is mot possible.
even camels can die of thirst. but more appropos, arctic animals stay in their burrows/nests during a blizzard. they know when to go out in the harsh environment.
Then Lucas went to CGI and no more animals had to die…or so the TonTon union tells me
I always thought it was due to exhaustion. They were scouting whole day. Then han went to search for luke who knows how long. Look at the way it dies, just wheezes and colapses. Could be heart failure,
the tauntauns were well adapted to the daytime temperature on Hoth, although they could not handle the chilling extremes of the night, which often reached below −60°C.
In the wild, tauntauns often traveled in herds of 25, and could burrow into the snow for warmth
Humans evolved on a planet with water, we can die when exposed to too much of it, it is called drowning….
Could have been an import: “Hey, Tauntauns are furry. I bet they’d be great in snow!”
Hey, there’s always a temperature tolerance threshold, beyond which an organism can’t survive, especially when that creature hasn’t eaten food or had water or whatever these guys would need to metabolize for energy, while expending large amounts of those energy reserves
It freezes to death because a Han Solo made it go out in extreme weather that it would not naturally be out in. 🤷♀️
It freezes to death when forced to stray in the open at night, something it instinctively would never do in nature. Makes perfect sense.
They obviously evolved to know when to hide in a cave during storms, unless some scruffy looking Nerf Herder makes you go.
To be fair, it was really really really cold. I’m sure they’d naturally hide out in a cave or huddle with their herd if the encountered bad weather in the wild.
there is cold and there is a blizzard. two different things.
Humans: Evolved on a planet covered mostly by water. Dies by drowning.
He was only luke-warm inside.
They survive by climbing into each others freshly opened chest cavities
I grew up north… I would freeze to death if I went out into a winter superstorm lol
A Tauntaun’s internal temperature is only lukewarm
It was that freak cold snap of 3 ABY, I remember it like it was yesterday…
May have evolved to live on a frozen planet, but even warm blooded animals can’t say in the freezing cold for too long.
I mean, humans and animals die to weather all the time on Earth, frostbite, gangrene, hypothermia, and heat stroke to name some, so in most cases, we are these poor animals, destined to have some space-faring dude use our guts as shelter.
Don’t taunt the tauntauns.. They are noble beasts and would know better than to be walking about in a blizzard with darkness coming. Hans shot first and was responsible for the death of this tauntaun. 😉
It was driven to exhaustion in an extreme blizzard. Not quite the same thing.
1) The film doesn’t indicate that they are native to Hoth, which may be colder than their native world.
2) Han rode his tauntaun to exhaustion. Humans have done that to horses in various climates on Earth.
If I’m not mistaken, it’s called science fiction, not science fact.
Wait. Who said Taun-Tauns are indigenous to Hoth? Since they are domesticated to ride, I would assume they were brought to Hoth with the rebels as a useful pack-animal for that environment. Highly unlikely that they arrived, captured and tamed some, made custom saddles and gear for them, with all else that’s going on with setting up a new base of operations.
Humanity, born on a planter made mostly of water. Drowns.
Wait, didn’t the tauntauns die only because human(oid)s killed them? They didn’t just die of exposure, yeah? I honestly don’t remember. It’s been a couple decades since I’ve seen the originals.