"Mighty" T. Rex Mostly Picked Off Youngsters?

[woodyear99]

Is it just me or is the T-Rex not as cool as it was supposed to be...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/08/090811-t-rex-dinosaurs-bully.html


A mighty hunter has fallen—at least in the eyes of countless kids who admire the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex.

Contrary to depictions in films, in books, and with plastic toys on the living room rug, T. rex and its large predatory kin very rarely attacked full-grown adult dinosaurs, a new study says.

Instead the famed carnivore was most likely a dinosaur bully, picking off defenseless youngsters.

"Several aspects of the supposed lifestyle of these animals didn't fit with what we knew about the behavior of modern predators," noted study co-author David Hone of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, China.

"The titanic fights often depicted were in conflict with the normal style of predation in large predatory mammals, such as lions and tigers, which usually go for the weak and inexperienced."

[Redlum08]

and what about Velociraptors? Those were smaller than T-Rex lol

[Berzerk]

ive read an article similar to this years aback. not only did he prey on youngsters, but he was also thought to be a scavenger as well...

weak TRex here bring...

[Nephilim]

ummm...this is nothing new..in fact it still occurs everyday in the wild...packs of wolves, lions, wild dogs, etc, would chase the herds down to separate the weakest members which are more often than not the weakest youngsters...also in a more fked up form, chimpanzee do the same thing when warding off rival troops...they go after the young...also they eat them...no shit...planet earth jungles...messed up

also read it on http://www.qwantz.com/

lol silly trex lunch IS kids...

[W1nTry]

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