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Re: Ancient raptors likely feasted on early humans

To: xrciseguy@sbcglobal.net, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: Ancient raptors likely feasted on early humans
From: Tommy Tyrberg <tommy.tyrberg@norrkoping.mail.telia.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:31:44 +0200
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I can't understand why he should be in the least surprised by his results. The Crowned Eagle is a well-known monkey specialist.

There are similar species in South America (Harpy Eagle), the Philippines (Philippine Eagle) and an extinct species Stephanoaetus mahery (closely related to the Crowned Eagle) in Madagascar. They are all very large, very powerful birds with particularly well-developed feet. All the three extant species are incidentally very highly prized "ticks" for birdwatchers, being very charismatic birds.

Oddly enough there is no similar large monkey specialist in the Indomalayan region which makes me suspect that there is a large extinct eagle waiting to be discovered there.

Tommy Tyrberg


At 15:35 2006-08-30, Guy Leahy wrote:

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/monkbird.htm

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