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phosix t1_isq0j4l wrote

I know you're being funny, but they literally are dinosaurs; specifically ratites (and all birds) are classified as theropods, having split off from the same lineage that would give rise to velociraptors and T. Rex some 160mya. With the ratites splitting off from the rest of the avian dinosaurs around some 80mya.

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OrgyInTheBurnWard t1_isr304n wrote

It doesn't look very scary. More like a six foot turkey.

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phosix t1_isufvls wrote

That kid had obviously never encountered a turkey.

Yeah, turkeys may be dumb, but they'll still ruin your day. A six-foot turkey would be terrifying!

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adal08 t1_iss9tje wrote

That's because you didn't see its claw and how they attack its prey...

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QueenofLeftovers t1_isrpfjm wrote

Additional fun fact they have T-Rex arms underneath their "feathers"

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clh1nton t1_isrtsv0 wrote

Nope. Nope. I can't Google that. Please tell me this is a joke.

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