Comic Discussion > ALICE GROVE
Alice Grove MCDT March 2015
Zebediah:
Never, ever go in the cave. I knew as soon as Ardent mentioned it that going in the cave was a mistake. I was right.
Edit: Those would appear to be a species of Phorusrhacidae, known as "terror birds".
Gladstone:
Ah, I see Jeph belongs to the George Lucas School of Running From Things.
ReindeerFlotilla:
I don't know what you are referring to, Gladstone, but I was thinking about running from ISD's so it works just the same.
eschaton:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 09 Mar 2015, 18:36 ---Never, ever go in the cave. I knew as soon as Ardent mentioned it that going in the cave was a mistake. I was right.
Edit: Those would appear to be a species of Phorusrhacidae, known as "terror birds".
--- End quote ---
I disagree. They lack the hooked beak, they look more like Gastornis. Although it was historically considered to be a predator like the terror birds, more recent studies of bone isotopes suggest it ate plants.
Regardless, the giant birds in the comic do not have hooked beaks, which suggests to me they are not predatory. Not that I'd still be scared as hell of a bird the size of a horse of course.
ReindeerFlotilla:
A herbivore with a beak of that size is still a well armed animal. Just because it eats grass, it does not follow that it won't murder the hell out of you.
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