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Feathers on a dinosaur make them a lot less scary IMO, even the one in the artist impression is kind of cute, but I know (if I was around) seeing a very toothy

Feathers on a dinosaur make them a lot less scary IMO, even the one in the artist impression is kind of cute, but I know (if I was around) seeing a very toothy bird-like creature live and in person might make me change my mind.

cygx 7y ago
https://xkcd.com/1104/ https://xkcd.com/1104/
- giancarlostoro 7y ago
  Funny the YouTube video linked by the comic is gone.
  - kyle-rb 7y ago
    Wayback link: https://web.archive.org/web/20150401183534/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qpdk-U8fI0 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401183534/http://www.youtub...
    - giancarlostoro 7y ago
      Wow I had no idea Wayback archived YT so well.
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thdrdt 7y ago
I also had this with the Neanderthals paintings of Tom Bjørklund. Most of the time Neanderthals are rendered as ape like beings, but he draws them as humans. This made me think completely different about Neanderthals. A list of his work: https://steemit.com/art/@cultureshock/these-neanderthal-character-studies-by-tom-bjoerklund-look-awesome https://steemit.com/art/@cultureshock/these-neanderthal-char... His website: https://www.tombjorklund.fi/ https://www.tombjorklund.fi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombjorklundart/ https://www.instagram.com/tombjorklundart/
- swamp40 7y ago
  You (everyone) should study their skeletons. No different from ours, unless you are a forensic anthropologist. Especially considering the wide variety of human body shapes. Showing them as ape-like is a type of racism. Technically speciesism I suppose.
  - shrewduser 7y ago
    what? they seem noticeably different to me.
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- as-j 7y ago
  I think I work beside the 2nd one... ;)
overcast 7y ago
Ever had a bird attack you? They can be pretty scary, and they are tiny! Those things are fearless.
- JoeAltmaier 7y ago
  Just say Red-Winged Blackbird here in the Midwest and any bicyclist will shudder.
  - Infernal 7y ago
    I was attacked from behind by some red wing blackbirds in Ohio this past summer while walking - I don’t know if I’ll ever feel truly safe again.
throwaway_tech 7y ago
As others have commented modern birds of prey are pretty terrifying animals, majestic and beautiful, but they are large and terrifying. Even standing next to an ostrich (no teeth), its very hard to look past their general size and their 4 inch claws.

cygx 7y ago

https://xkcd.com/1104/ https://xkcd.com/1104/

giancarlostoro 7y ago
Funny the YouTube video linked by the comic is gone.
- kyle-rb 7y ago
  Wayback link: https://web.archive.org/web/20150401183534/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qpdk-U8fI0 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401183534/http://www.youtub...
  - giancarlostoro 7y ago
    Wow I had no idea Wayback archived YT so well.
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thdrdt 7y ago

I also had this with the Neanderthals paintings of Tom Bjørklund. Most of the time Neanderthals are rendered as ape like beings, but he draws them as humans. This made me think completely different about Neanderthals. A list of his work: https://steemit.com/art/@cultureshock/these-neanderthal-character-studies-by-tom-bjoerklund-look-awesome https://steemit.com/art/@cultureshock/these-neanderthal-char... His website: https://www.tombjorklund.fi/ https://www.tombjorklund.fi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombjorklundart/ https://www.instagram.com/tombjorklundart/

swamp40 7y ago
You (everyone) should study their skeletons. No different from ours, unless you are a forensic anthropologist. Especially considering the wide variety of human body shapes. Showing them as ape-like is a type of racism. Technically speciesism I suppose.
- shrewduser 7y ago
  what? they seem noticeably different to me.
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as-j 7y ago
I think I work beside the 2nd one... ;)

overcast 7y ago

Ever had a bird attack you? They can be pretty scary, and they are tiny! Those things are fearless.

JoeAltmaier 7y ago
Just say Red-Winged Blackbird here in the Midwest and any bicyclist will shudder.
- Infernal 7y ago
  I was attacked from behind by some red wing blackbirds in Ohio this past summer while walking - I don’t know if I’ll ever feel truly safe again.

throwaway_tech 7y ago

As others have commented modern birds of prey are pretty terrifying animals, majestic and beautiful, but they are large and terrifying. Even standing next to an ostrich (no teeth), its very hard to look past their general size and their 4 inch claws.