Re: Note To Dinosaur Documentary Producers

[Mickey Rowe <rowe@psych.ucsb.edu>]

Marilyn Wegweiser sent this last week, but it didn't make it to the
list since she isn't subscribed.  My apologies for the delay...  --
MPR

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From: "Marilyn W." <coupequeen@hotmail.com>
To: Danvarner@aol.com, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Note To Dinosaur Documentary Producers
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:05:17 -0500

Howdy (from the wilderness)

Some predators do "skriek" to startle hiding prey into motion. Eagles do
this. However, for the most part, predators stalk and charge silently. You
know they are there when you feel the nose of the cone of depresion in the
air or water in front of them the few seconds before they arrrive as they
move that dimensional force. When you fel that, it's too late - you are
going down.

Some predators do snarl just as they leap in for the attack. Why? I don't
know - maybe it's like going "OH!" over that luscious meal just placed in
front of you.

Predatory behavior and scavenging behavior is fascinating. It's evidence is
left in the fossil record in the way of healed bite marks (unsuccessful
predation) and the style of biting marks left on the bone or on the
exoskelton (depending on which thou art inspecting).

Best regards,
Marilyn W., (from the wilderness of WY and very successful hunting) ;^)

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>From: Danvarner@aol.com
>To: dinosaur@usc.edu
>Subject: Note To Dinosaur Documentary Producers
>Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:20:06 EDT
>
>        Dinosaurs probably did not scream and bellow every moment of their
>waking existence--especially not when stalking prey. Good God, where's the
>asprin? DV
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