Re: "Dinosaurs: Return To Life? "

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

Lonnie Allen Matson writes: 

> I wonder why Emu was chosen as a logical candidate for a Velociraptor like creature? Personally I would start with a Cassowary. 

Cassowaries are an endangered species. Emus aren't. If you're going to start 
messing around with DNA, I imagine it'd be a lot harder to justify tinkering 
with an endangered species than with a common one. 

Besides; cassowaries are dangerous enough creatures as they are. If I was 
making a velociraptor-simulant, I'd prefer to start with a more docile 
species of ratite. Giving a cassowary teeth, clawed arms and a sharper toe 
claw would be like giving a psychopath a rocket launcher - the result might 
be interesting, but you'd want to observe from a distance. 

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Dann Pigdon
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