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After the recent Gorilla vs Grizzly thread I think this is needed: Gorilla myth busting

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Claim 1: A gorilla can definitely kill any animal below 400 lbs easily and still put up a good fight for those above that weight class The truth: Forest leopards in Africa are known to kill gorillas, and while rare, the current record is skewed heavily in favor of the leopard coming out the better in these encounters.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

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He had the habit of asking very similar question about the animals featured in his zoology lectures, including basic questions like how big they are, what limits physiology puts on their geographic range, etc. For instance, among animals, booby and noddy combined probably represents the majority of the biomass of the somewhat unusual St.

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What happened with Archaeopteryx?

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Of those traits, there are two kinds: The ones that are bird-like, but are not shared between birds and other animals because of a common ancestor having had the trait. These animals were small, had highly efficient respiratory systems, were feather-clad, and may have soared around a bit. Flight is an example.

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