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xkcd #3069: Terror Bird (xkcd.com)
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There has long been debate about Big Bird's species, with some experts claiming he was a canary, but recent genetic analysis places him firmly in Cariamiformes.

https://explainxkcd.com/3069/

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can you handle it? Or do you want the alternative?

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

A quick dive down a wiki hole has left me with the impression that this guy's contemporary duck-size proto-horses had large canine teeth.

I don't like my odds either way.