Impalement strategies

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

At 4:13 PM -0400 4/23/01, JAMES ARONIS wrote:
>There has never been a terrestrial predator (to my knowledge) that evolved a
>strategy of hunting by means of impalement through the use of horns or similar
>devices.

Actually there has, and they were (are) dinosaurs to boot. Ever seen an egret or
similar type of wading bird hunting? They impale prey on their sharp beaks, then
flip it into the air to be caught and eaten.

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Dann Pigdon                   Australian Dinosaurs:
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