Re: Tyrannosaurus "Scavenger vs. Predator" debate - Some questions for Dr. Jack Horner:

[a23813@ualg.pt]

Quoting Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com>:

> I can understand why a
> Triceratops would fend-off an attack with its horns, but I am struggling
> to understand why a T. rex would waste its energy biting the horns of a
> Triceratops.

The same reason why a cat or a dog struggle to avoid taking a bath or going to 
the vet... The animals (Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus) must have been on life 
or death situation and strange things happen. 
On the other hand, I for example consider it more safe to grab a ram 
(domesticated kind) by the horns than by other parts of the body where it 
could easily take a jab at me. Then, a slight twisting motion to the head is 
enough to subdue the animal.

My two-cents worth,
Renato Santos