Re: The absurdity, the absurdity (was: Cooperating theropods?)

[Chris Campbell <sankarah@ou.edu>]

Jack wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, Larry Dunn wrote:
> 
> > Exactly.  Say we find both venison and mouse remains in eagle pellets
> > (identifiable as such, for the sake of argument).  What would you say is
> > a reasonable hypothesis for the presence of the mouse remains?  For the
> > deer remains?
> 
> I would entertain the possibility of the predation of both as well as the
> scavenging of both.  Mice can be scavenged by birds and deer (some
> antelope) can be hunted by them.  Isn't there a species of bird raptor
> that can attack young deer weighing as much or more themselves, sometimes
> even flying away with them?

Andean condors have been known to attack and kill cow calves, so I'd say
anything's possible if you find venison in an eagle pellet.

Chris