For #SuperbOwlSunday:
Let me introduce Ornimegalonyx oteroi, the Cuban Giant Owl, which stood up to 1.1 m high (3.6 ft) and weighed between 9 and 30 kg (20-66 lb).
It went extinct about 6,000 years ago, but during Miocene, they likely hunted mammals: seal pups, large rodents.
Let me introduce Ornimegalonyx oteroi, the Cuban Giant Owl, which stood up to 1.1 m high (3.6 ft) and weighed between 9 and 30 kg (20-66 lb).
It went extinct about 6,000 years ago, but during Miocene, they likely hunted mammals: seal pups, large rodents.
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Because the Cuban Giant was probably flightless (wings too small for sustained flight), they probably were adapted to run with an assist from undersized wings, or took their buddy's sweet vintage VW Bug, as pictured here.
Besides pouncing on prey from rocky cliffs, they also lured food items by re-enacting that scene from Titanic, and waiting for a stupid mammal to shout : "I'm king of the world!" so they can pounce on them.
The Cuban Giant Owl also had poor conflict resolution skills & frequently got into fights over even most trivial of subjects.
Here a Cuban Giant resorts to fisticuffs with a Caribbean Monk Seal over boombox volume while two Emslie's Vultures decide whether to call 911.
Here a Cuban Giant resorts to fisticuffs with a Caribbean Monk Seal over boombox volume while two Emslie's Vultures decide whether to call 911.
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