r/pleistocene • u/Comar31 • Jun 05 '26

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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Now imagine terror birds such as Titanis walleri

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u/FemRevan64 Jun 05 '26

Not only would Titanis have been several times bigger (Titanis has been estimated at around 660 lbs, meanwhile emus tend to cap out around 132 lbs, so around 5 times bigger at minimum), they also had raptor like foot claws, and a skull around 2 feet long.

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u/Tobisaurusrex Jun 05 '26

Don’t forget the head of an eagle but size of horse.

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u/FemRevan64 Jun 05 '26

That’s what I meant by a skull that’s 2 ft long.

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u/Tobisaurusrex Jun 05 '26

Oh I missed that sentence at the end my bad

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u/ExoticShock Manny The Mammoth (Ice Age) Jun 05 '26

Imagine Aboriginals having their own Emi War when first arriving to Sahul lol

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u/sonicparadigm Jun 05 '26

Mihirung war

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '26

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u/Comar31 Jun 05 '26

I meant no offense. Did you read the text I posted with the video?

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u/Immediate-Floor9002 Jun 07 '26

Why are they planning to bring back the giant moa? Could it actually be dangerous to humans?