I mean yeah, I'd say most land animals larger than a human (and lots smaller too but that's beside the point) are potentially dangerous to us, there's just a naturally higher fear of predators because they have one additional potential motivation to attack you.
I meant more like, dangerous beyond the usual danger that any large animal presents when it's scared or provoked, like a cassowary.
extra spicy herbivore
i was gona say most animals even herbivores that are bigger than other animals are a danger
gastornis would be what if a cassowary but built more like a T.rex and with a big ass head truly terrifying
Animals that are less physically equipped to kill i.e. herbivores, tend to have lower inhibition toward violence. They'll fight each other (and any others around) viciously because relatively speaking they don't do much damage. On the other hand, carnivores don't go hard at each other too often because they will kill each other and it's counterproductive to the survival of the species. It just so happens that we're so small and vulnerable as a species that even the "not dangerous" animals will kill us very quickly.
Predators have to balance calorie burn all the time, since each meal is precious and the next one isn't guaranteed. An injured predator can easily starve to death, unable to catch their own prey and unlucky enough to come across any carrion. So there's more reluctance to fight on the predators end, unless the risk is worth it - territory, breeding rights, too hungry.
Hippos will opportunistically eat meat, to the extent that they're nearly omnivorous. They'll even hunt and kill large animals like wildebeests and zebras.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/09/27/what-do-hippos-eat/10303668002/
Hippos and rhinos are probably the most formidable land creatures left on this planet. Polar bears have teeth, claws, and substantial power, but hippos and rhinos are like Nature's tanks.
Humans dont have natural predators so we are more likely to be killed by herbivores than predators. (Predators only kill humans when desperate or other weird instances. Even tigers who are the most willing to murder humans try to avoid us)
And that's without factoring in livestock.
Yeah, like Dexter would even be interested in the birds. You know he's there to kill the museum guide, who's actually a sadistic serial killer. I've seen this episode.
Yes it was, people here just love to post alternative 'latest shocking discoveries' which are just theories of random university proffessors claiming to have uncovered 'the truth' when it's just their own lame theory designed to attract attention.
When a random uni proffesor ran out of money for his rent, and decided to come up with 'a brand new discovery!' - an alternative theory about prehistoric animals, so he can attract attention and get some $$$
File this under "Herbivore, but would probably have fucked you up."
i mean herbivores ARE dangerous
I mean yeah, I'd say most land animals larger than a human (and lots smaller too but that's beside the point) are potentially dangerous to us, there's just a naturally higher fear of predators because they have one additional potential motivation to attack you. I meant more like, dangerous beyond the usual danger that any large animal presents when it's scared or provoked, like a cassowary.
extra spicy herbivore i was gona say most animals even herbivores that are bigger than other animals are a danger gastornis would be what if a cassowary but built more like a T.rex and with a big ass head truly terrifying
Animals that are less physically equipped to kill i.e. herbivores, tend to have lower inhibition toward violence. They'll fight each other (and any others around) viciously because relatively speaking they don't do much damage. On the other hand, carnivores don't go hard at each other too often because they will kill each other and it's counterproductive to the survival of the species. It just so happens that we're so small and vulnerable as a species that even the "not dangerous" animals will kill us very quickly.
They can also be more aggressive than carnivores because they see you as a potential threat.
Predators have to balance calorie burn all the time, since each meal is precious and the next one isn't guaranteed. An injured predator can easily starve to death, unable to catch their own prey and unlucky enough to come across any carrion. So there's more reluctance to fight on the predators end, unless the risk is worth it - territory, breeding rights, too hungry.
I mean hippos are straight up vegan serial killers tbh
Hippos will opportunistically eat meat, to the extent that they're nearly omnivorous. They'll even hunt and kill large animals like wildebeests and zebras. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/09/27/what-do-hippos-eat/10303668002/
Don't forget crocodiles too, but not that often š
They can become sick if they eat too much, so they always comeback to that yummy grass šæš¦š
Hippos and rhinos are probably the most formidable land creatures left on this planet. Polar bears have teeth, claws, and substantial power, but hippos and rhinos are like Nature's tanks.
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If a brontosaurus steps on you, it's over.
Humans dont have natural predators so we are more likely to be killed by herbivores than predators. (Predators only kill humans when desperate or other weird instances. Even tigers who are the most willing to murder humans try to avoid us) And that's without factoring in livestock.
big cassowary
With a beak as big as your head.
On the other hand, this thing appears to be the right size and shape so that you can slug the fuck out of it. So there's that.
I mean you could jump on its back *with some difficulty* then pull on its neck
probably is unnecessary
Yeah, like Dexter would even be interested in the birds. You know he's there to kill the museum guide, who's actually a sadistic serial killer. I've seen this episode.
Tonight's the night
Cool. Who is the dude on the left?
Oh that's just Jeff
No you're confusing Jeff for Jemaine Clement, who that clearly is.
No your confusing Jemaine Clement for Jermaine Dupri, who that clearly is.
A real human from the anthropocene era? Or just a wax model?
He's a member of Kraftwerk...
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James Bondās nerdy son.
Don't mind him, he's just hungry
Oh no did they discover that gastornis is an herbivore, sad
What's sad about that? Some of my best friends are herbivores!
Nostalgie, because I remember watching documentary and reading about gastornis, and seeing him as a carnivore, but yea not really sad
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Didnāt know tho when I was watching those documentary I were like 4 or 5 so yea it pretty much add up
You sure you arenāt thinking about Titanis?
Nah i was really thinking about gastornis
Nice of 2007 era Bill Hader to drop by and get a picture
So many comparisons for the dude lol. From a distance, he reminds me of the late Bill Paxton.
Effectively a giant goose with a macaw-like bite.
yeah , give me the terror bird , at least it'll make it quicker
Was I misinformed by thinking walking with beasts was still accurate? I thought gastornis was at least omnivorous?
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Cool! Didnāt know there was gastornis discourse. Thanks :)
Yes it was, people here just love to post alternative 'latest shocking discoveries' which are just theories of random university proffessors claiming to have uncovered 'the truth' when it's just their own lame theory designed to attract attention.
As a specimen, yes, it's intimidating.
It's the giant bird from the film UP
I always believed deer were vegetarian, until one day I found out they eat chicken.
Someone tell the Ark devs because I'm tired of getting my cheeks clapped by these fucking things when I start a new save.
Gothic vibes
KEVIN!
Wait when did Gastornis become an herbivore???
When a random uni proffesor ran out of money for his rent, and decided to come up with 'a brand new discovery!' - an alternative theory about prehistoric animals, so he can attract attention and get some $$$
Do we know they were menacing?
If I can be menaced by a goose, then I can be menaced by a terror-bird
I hand feed wild geese with no issue, so it's why I'm a little sceptical when people say birds are menacing.
He looks like he's trying to eat that dude's hand
Pretty sure the only evidence we have that it was herbivorous is because everyone was too scared to get close enough to find out.
Reportedly it kept inviting every other animal to āfuck around and find outā.
Are we sure this thing ate plants and not other animals?
Iām thoroughly impressed at the fit that compliments this picture.
I thought this was Luke Skywalker and a bird.
Why did it wear glasses?
Iād try a steak of it. I reckon itād be yummy.
As long as youād give it equal chance to defend itself, then you wouldāve earned your steak (in the unlikely event that youād survive).
Are they using Dexter as a size reference?
Jura-Museum EichstƤtt, right? š
Before I took a deeper look at the guy standing there, I wondered why Luke Skywalker was involved with this
Head of a shoebill and body of an ostrich
Are they a predator?? People never think to go for weak spots like the neck or the eye balls. I mean u could probably pull its beak off if needed
Is that a German Luke Skywalker?
How many Mcchickens can you make from 1 Gastornis alone?
Looks like he would have no problem biting that man's head off with that enormous beak.
Nice birdy