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Between this and the “Humans as Prey” thread, I’m beginning to welcome our new ungulate overloards.
But then I remember my user name…
While carnivore does not equal predator, I would expect hooves be a hinderance to predation. While in pursuit, a predator has to change direction in reaction to the fleeing prey. Hooves would not be my first choice of footwear for this. And while hooves can cause injury, claws have advantages of fine manipulation and the direction of a claw strike is inward, drawing the prey towards the predator. A hoof strike pushes away.
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As far as pursuit goes, prey animals do quite well evading the predator’s claws, escaping far more often than not. That explains why so many hunters will scavenge as often as possible. Our own ancestors should be called Scavenger/gatherers, I figure. That’s exactly what we are. right?
You’re right on, though, about the claws bringing down prey once the predator catches up.
Nearly two thousand years ago, and he still hasn’t managed to swallow Judas yet. Remarkably, his other two known meals, Brutus and Cassius, were only a few decades before that one.
[QUOTE=Chronos]
Nearly two thousand years ago, and he still hasn’t managed to swallow Judas yet. Remarkably, his other two known meals, Brutus and Cassius, were only a few decades before that one.
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Just avert your eyes from the inflammatory billboards for a moment, see that hill? Frodo lived there. Around this corner over …there! Gandalf sat upon the peerless Shadowfax during the battle of…
[QUOTE=Shagnasty]
…An antelope/hare cross is imposing in stature but they can’t eat so much as a field mice even if they wanted too although the buckteeth can cause nasty damage to a hand or crotch if attention is allowed to wonder even for a second.
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I think it’s the “or crotch” in this sentence that makes it so hilarious to me.
[QUOTE=Sailboat]
Those things get pretty big, and they’re dangerous as hell. Here’s a shot of a particularly huge Jackaman.
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Looks more like a wolverine to me.
[QUOTE=Arnold Winkelried]
I remembered seeing these guys at the Los Angeles Zoo who supposedly can eat meat sometimes. No cite from the zoo, but here’s wikipedia:
I’ve never heard of this before and quite frankly, I’m impressed. What kind of relish do they use, pickle? I’m personally partial to Vidalia relish. Do they make and can their own, or acquire it elsewhere?
[QUOTE=Mike Fun]
I’ve never heard of this before and quite frankly, I’m impressed. What kind of relish do they use, pickle? I’m personally partial to Vidalia relish. Do they make and can their own, or acquire it elsewhere?
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Ha ha.
Have you ever heard of the verb form of “relish”?
You almost get a :rolleyes: , But I know you’re being a mr. smarty-pants.
[QUOTE=maggenpye]
Just avert your eyes from the inflammatory billboards for a moment, see that hill? Frodo lived there. Around this corner over …there! Gandalf sat upon the peerless Shadowfax during the battle of…
Good pizza though, *damned *good!
As for the Jackalopes!? So close to a woosh.
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MMMMM…Pizza, with Hobbit sausage! Them’s good eatin’!
