Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoYep. Sounds like Florida.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down113
arrow-up1374arrow-down1imageYep. Sounds like Florida.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squarequilan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·6 months agoDinosaur birds, eh? Maybe Sandhill Cranes – those things are awesome and so cool in person.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 months agoDude, alligators are scared of them.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-26 months agoGators have learned well: don’t fuck with the evolved dinosaurs. Shrikes impale their prey on metal fence posts. Harpy eagles can crush a human skull like a water balloon. Crows communicate and coordinate harassment campaigns against people that have slighted them. Vultures can eat rotting meat and be totally fine. The secretary bird will stomp things to death.
minus-squareCarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months ago Harpy eagles can crush a human skull like a water balloon. Has this ever happened?
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoHarpy eagle grip: 530 PSI Human skull: Up to 520 pounds of pressure That doesn’t seem like much of a difference, but remember that the force is going to be concentrated at four very pointy talons. Has this ever happened? Luckily, no.
minus-squareCarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYeah I have no doubt they are strong enough, many animals are. I was just wondering if that stat had a story behind it! Thanks.
minus-squarecmbabul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoPretty sure it was the posse of Canada gooses it was rolling with that scared the gator
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoThey are also nasty dinosaurs. We have those up north.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months agoTechnically, all birds are dinosaurs
minus-squareAWistfulNihilist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoPeople who eat those things call them rib eye of the sky.
Dinosaur birds, eh? Maybe Sandhill Cranes – those things are awesome and so cool in person.
Dude, alligators are scared of them.
Gators have learned well: don’t fuck with the evolved dinosaurs.
Has this ever happened?
Harpy eagle grip: 530 PSI
Human skull: Up to 520 pounds of pressure
That doesn’t seem like much of a difference, but remember that the force is going to be concentrated at four very pointy talons.
Luckily, no.
Yeah I have no doubt they are strong enough, many animals are. I was just wondering if that stat had a story behind it! Thanks.
Pretty sure it was the posse of Canada gooses it was rolling with that scared the gator
They are also nasty dinosaurs. We have those up north.
Technically, all birds are dinosaurs
People who eat those things call them rib eye of the sky.