LeopJag
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Panthera kryptikos (cryptic, evasive panther)
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Post by LeopJag on Jun 11, 2014 7:20:08 GMT 5
An American black bear in the wild that survived and did very well inspite of losing its lower jaw - i thought that was pretty impressive and remarkable...i wonder how it learned to feed itself?
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Post by Infinity Blade on Jun 12, 2014 0:31:55 GMT 5
Another Allosaurus.  Big Al.  |
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Jun 12, 2014 0:50:43 GMT 5
Well looks like I was right. Stegosaur thagomizers certainly are deadly and crippling (not that it would be very deniable from the get-go)
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Post by Infinity Blade on Jun 12, 2014 1:01:03 GMT 5
Certainly. Sadly, a few people on Carnivora really underestimated the damage they can do.
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Post by creature386 on Jun 12, 2014 1:24:17 GMT 5
So, can I do my moving suggestion?
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Post by theropod on Jun 12, 2014 1:38:14 GMT 5
This wikipage→ mostly sums up the results of these two studies on theropod palaeopathology: " Theropod paleopathology: a literature survey" and " Theropod stress fractures and tendon avulsions as a clue to activity" Both from " Mesozoic Vertebrate Life", which sadly doesn’t seem to be acessible via google books any more. The latter is rather relevant for behavioural aspects than for resilience, but the first one sums up the record of pathologies reported in theropods, wich includes a few fairly drastic records. An alternative work on the same subject can be found here: www.academia.edu/233275/Theropod_paleopathology_State-of-the-art_reviewThis trackway→ may be evidence of a large Late Jurassic theropod with a pathological toe, but interestingly the ichnofossil showed no indication of limping, which is interesting in such a large biped (foot lenght of 58cm). If that resulted from an injury, it suggests some serious healing capabilities.
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Post by Supercommunist on Jun 12, 2014 20:10:27 GMT 5
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Post by creature386 on Jun 12, 2014 20:34:10 GMT 5
Done and I changed the OP a bit.
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Post by Infinity Blade on Jun 13, 2014 1:03:26 GMT 5
 "The painting visualises a real incident in paleo-history, since Knight based it on a Nimravus skull that had a hole in the forehead that matched a Eusmilus saber. Eusmilus got Nimravus right through the forehead, as depicted. Interestingly enough, the Nimravus skull shows signs of healing, which indicates that the individual lived for a while after the attack."www.rathascourage.com/book/export/html/34 |
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Post by Infinity Blade on Jul 31, 2014 3:11:48 GMT 5
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Post by Supercommunist on Aug 10, 2014 21:38:40 GMT 5
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Post by Supercommunist on Aug 10, 2014 23:33:12 GMT 5
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Post by Supercommunist on Aug 17, 2014 3:51:08 GMT 5
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Post by spinosaurus1 on Aug 17, 2014 13:57:59 GMT 5
this alligator lost it's entire tail in a fight and healed  |
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Post by theropod on Sept 3, 2014 18:51:29 GMT 5
^OMG, that’s just incredible. EDIT: Nope, seems it’s congenital: shoutaboutcarolina.com/index.php/2010/05/myrtle-beach-fun-stuff-kids-family-things-to-do/but this one may have been bitten off: www.kpho.com/story/21568397/az-gator-does-swimmingly-with-new-prosthetic-tailIt’s incredible to think even an animal as resilient as a crocodilian could survive loosing such a huge part of its body. It’s not like a mammalian tail, it’s full of important musculature and thus likely full of large blood vessels as well. @bowhunting: You can do similarly cruel or crueler things with a rifle (actually a sharp arrow is likely far less dramatic in terms of internal injuries and pain as compared to a bullet), the difference is in the distance. Using any weapon for hunting something should presuppose being able to use it properly, and having the sense to only shoot when you are close enough to hit your target. |
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