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[-] marcos@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago

It's a common Brazilian joke when people get bird shit on their head to say "hey, be thankful cows don't fly"...

There was one time that one didn't have even that.

[-] bisby@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

My uncle always used to say a silly little poem:

Birdie, birdie, in the sky

Laid a white one in my eye

I don't laugh, I don't cry

I'm just glad that cows don't fly

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

i've always heard it like "god wasn't crazy to make snakes fly". i think it's even more relevant.

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I dunno how relevant anything is, but always remember that there exists a kind of snake that does fly.

[-] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 35 points 2 days ago
[-] tae_glas@slrpnk.net 41 points 2 days ago

quetzalcoatlus northropi!

or sky giraffes, either/or.

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

Mega pterodactyl

Their skeletons are fucking spooky to see in real life. Imagine what it felt like when they took off. They'd fucking run too.

Dinosaurs are cool

[-] Johandea@feddit.nu 11 points 2 days ago

Dinosaurs are cool

Even though they lived alongside each other, pterosaurs weren't dinosaurs

[-] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago

Predatory giraffes

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago
[-] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 days ago

I can only imagine what those huge beaks were for. Like diving from the sky at some prey, simply punching it straight through it like a huge spear.

[-] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

My money is on heron style since they can stalk around and look down through cover:

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

We scared up a Blue Heron at the swamp last month. Seen plenty of them from a slight distance. They are monsters up close.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And where exactly will you hide?

[-] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

Not a dinosaur, but yes

[-] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 days ago
[-] luciole@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

I too experienced Kenshi flashbacks from this meme.

[-] icelimit@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Irl claw game. But you're the snack

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Check out the show Prehistoric Planet. There's an episode all about them. The entire show is great and there is a new third season coming out soon.

[-] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

WHAT ARE THOSE?!?!

[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Flying predatory giraffes.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 days ago

That’s predatory flying giraffes to you!

[-] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

My dream pet. I've always wanted one of these. If I ever finish my game I'm going to make it a pet you can get and rid on.

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Even though their size is insane, they probably weighed like 200-250 kg, meaning they were pretty light.

I'd rather fight one of these than any sort of land based raptor.

[-] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

A cassowary usually weighs around 59-85 kg and they can absolutely fuck you up, so a 200-250 kg one the size of a giraffe with a lance on its face is a huge no from me.

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Sure they can, and could disembowel you with one kick.

I'd still rather fight one of those than some properly quadruped super crocodile.

[-] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Suddenly the Americans refusing to give up their heavy assault weapons makes a bit of sense. Only takes one mad scientist and boom theyre roaming the earth again.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 days ago

There's an animatronic one of these at my local zoo. It's absurd.

this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2025
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