{"id":2970,"date":"2010-08-18T19:23:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T23:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2010-08-24T08:48:45","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T12:48:45","slug":"giant-terror-birds-used-stabbing-beaks-to-kill-prey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/2970","title":{"rendered":"Giant Terror Birds Used Stabbing Beaks to Kill Prey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object id=\"flashObj\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"404\" height=\"436\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=586426320001&amp;playerID=1813626064&amp;playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAAAF1BIQQ%2E,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"flashObj\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"videoId=586426320001&amp;playerID=1813626064&amp;playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAAAF1BIQQ%2E,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wiredscience\/2010\/08\/terrorbird\/\">Giant Terror Birds Used Stabbing Beaks to Kill Prey | Wired Science | Wired.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211;+&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11013735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/48782209_bird624x256.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would have used a repeated, rapid strike &#8211; a downward strike, using the neck muscles to drive that big spike on the beak into the prey and then pull back and rip,&#8221; explained Dr Wroe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was really badly adapted for grabbing an object and shaking it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11013735\">BBC News &#8211; &#8216;Terror bird&#8217; was prize fighter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong> &#8211; an infographic on Terror Bird (d)evolution:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdandmoon.com\/birdandmoon\/terror.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2984 aligncenter\" title=\"terror\" src=\"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/terror.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"887\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/terror.gif 494w, http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/terror-167x300.gif 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/microecos\/status\/21943507161\">@microecos<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giant Terror Birds Used Stabbing Beaks to Kill Prey | Wired Science | Wired.com. &#8211;+&#8211; 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