On Wed, Apr 10th, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Paul P <turtlecroc@yahoo.com> wrote:
Komodo dragons are scary. Parrots are not. Crocs are scary.
Ostriches are fluffy (even if they can kick hard). Heck, even
a big salamander is kinda scary. Turkeys, while surprisingly
colorful, well, you get the idea.
You clearly haven't met some of the parrots, roosters, ganders, etc that
I have. Parrots such as macaws or cockatoos can remove a finger at the
joint with relative ease, and what male fowl may lack in damage-causing
equipment they more than make up for with sheer aggression and
persistence.
And as for ratites not being very scary - try having a argument with a
lone cassowary. A group of cassowary-like dromaeosaurs cooperating to
bring you down would be an absolute nightmare, and that's before
factoring in the additional clawed forelimbs and teeth.