Re: ASVAP

[Amtoine Grant <rascienz@shaw.ca>]

On 29-Mar-08, at 1:19 PM, Jamie Stearns wrote:
> To be honest, mind you, I don't think velociraptors would be  
> particularly dangerous to humans. Things like Utahraptor and  
> Achillobator would be worth worrying about, but I doubt a  
> velociraptor is going to be any more dangerous than, say, a coyote.

Well you can be the one standing there saying, "Relax. It's only as  
dangerous as a coyote" while I get a headstartin the other direction.  
Coyotes are sneaky& cunning when they choose to strike, and we can't  
infer behavior on a Velociraptor from it. I have, however saw wild  
turkeys, ducks & geese aggressively attack humans. Mind you, these  
are all SMALLER than Velociraptor & assumedly better behavioral  
analogies. Matter of fact, I'VE been bitten by a duck before and the  
addition of recurved teeth in those jaws, claws on it's hands and a  
carnivorous disposition would score way higher than a coyote on MY  
danger meter.