Vel's fighting mode

[paul w sparks <pws@psparks.us>]

Dear List
In discussing the abilities of velociraptors, etc. one should be aware
of the skin thicknees to address their successes. Recently on Animal
Planet (I think) there was a sequence of about 7 lions trying to attack
a young adult elephant. At one point they had the elephant on its kness.
Then the elephant just stood up and sort of shook them off. It did not
seem to have suffered any real damage nor was there any evidence that
the lions were able to make a dent in the elephant's skin. This is an
advantage of large animals that is often overlooked. Our stood would
have a serious problem with an elephant. So I think that it would have
an even harder time with an animal that is several times as large as
the elephant shown in this segment.And if you can't get through the
skin you are not going to get much of a meal.
paul sparks