Re: BIRDS ARE SCARIER

[Paul P <turtlecroc@yahoo.com>]

Those must be some sad, malnourished little wolf runts. No 
eagle on this planet could kill a healthy wolf straight-up. 

Perhaps they are using a bunch of eagles..? I admit i haven't 
looked this up yet on youtube.


--- On Wed, 4/10/13, Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au> wrote:

> From: Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>
> Subject: Re: BIRDS ARE SCARIER
> To: dinosaur@usc.edu
> Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 7:56 PM
> 
> On Thu, Apr 11th, 2013 at 9:30 AM,
> Augusto Haro <augustoharo@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > I agree that perhaps reptiles are "scarier" than birds for most
> > people. For example, it seems to me that most of us would think of a
> > crocodile or venomous snake as deadlier than an eagle or an ostrich,
> > even if the eagle looks majestic.
> 
> There is plenty of YouTube footage of Mongolians hunting
> wolves using golden eagles. The speed 
> with which the eagles kill the wolves is impressive. The
> wolves are justifiably terrified of the birds. 
> 
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