kubera
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SteveL
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| | Subject: Re: short faced bear Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:42 pm | |
| Anybody see the Discovery Channel show about the aptly-named terror bird, "large carnivorous flightless birds that were the dominant predators in South America [from 62 to 2] million years ago. They were roughly 1–3 meters (3–10 feet) tall" [Wikipedia]? | |
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Wilhelm
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| | Subject: Re: short faced bear Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:02 pm | |
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SteveL
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| | Subject: Re: short faced bear Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:27 pm | |
| - Wilhelm wrote:
- It's called a Phorusrhacidae
Gesundheit. | |
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Jonathan
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| | Subject: Re: short faced bear Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:13 am | |
| Yeah, I did see that program. Pretty frightening stuff. | |
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