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more birdy dino behavior--way off-topic, don't bother
> Some dinosaurs nested in colonies, like some birds. Some
>dinosaurs followed the body plan and presumably the lifestyle of modern
>ratites. The question that's recently occurred to me, then, is this:
>Were some dinosaurs, like some birds, physically and mentally capable of
>learning speech? If a re-engineered dino were coached like a parakeet,
>could it be taught to imitate human speech? This is a disquieting thought
>to me. It's one thing to be pursued by a ravening carnosaur. How much
>weirder would it be to be attacked by a rogue T-rex bellowing "I'M A
>PRETTY BOY!"
>
bruce
"Dammit, Philbert; what kind of a lepidopterist are you? For god's
sake,
man; stand up to them!"