Rich Travsky wrote:
>>The problem I've had with this
whole thread is how the sauropod could aim. You don't have to be accurate to deliver a whip lash - the target will be hit
on any point of the whip's trajectory. Besides, animals learn to aim quickly.
Remember that many lions died because of the broken jaw, an injury inflicted by
zebra's kick with hind legs. This maneuver requires even greater precision.
Zebras and horses practice this kick in their game daily. Sauropods probably
practiced their whipping skill, too.
How much mobility and flexibility is there in the neck such that whipping
the tail would be anything more than hit or miss? Smacking at random is
one thing; cracking like a whip with intent and accuracy is quite another.
Berislav V. Kržič (Krzic)
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