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Re: T.rex predation
In a message dated 97-09-18 13:38:15 EDT, jconrad@lib.drury.edu (Kevin James
Dracon) writes:
<< On Thu, 18 Sep 1997 Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
> So--the supposed "prey animal" got away, yes? It wasn't _killed_, yes? So
> theoretically the _T. rex_ could have been a scavenger that occasionally
> tried but couldn't kill live prey.
Yeah, just like lions, tigers, crocodiles, raptors... >>
Actually, _unlike_ lions, tigers, crocodiles, raptors... They _do_ manage to
kill live prey on occasion. Emphasis here on "couldn't." In case you haven't
noticed, emphasis here also on "ridiculously convoluted counterexamples."