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RajaHarimau98 β Straight from the Sketchbook: Brutal War Machine
Published: 2014-09-19 02:46:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 1664; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 3
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A sketch I've technically been doing for months but only finished today (I kind of lost it, oops) of an Edmontosaurus annectens bull feeding on a Tyrannosaurus rex chick, similar to modern-day red deer feeding on bird chicks. This bull has a roughed-up scarred snout as a result of a tyrannosaur attack years before - whether he's devouring the chick out of a desire for calcium or of a chip on his shoulder is up to the viewer. I called him a brutal war machine because I can see male Edmontosaurus, 40ft long and heavier than an elephant, jacked up on hormones, being some pretty aggressive beasts, capable of scaring off and even injuring or killing the most determined tyrannosaur.Related content
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For some reason, ornithopods, unlike all other prey species, are never shown retaliating.
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Unless it's an iguanodon using its thumb-spikes.Β
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Even then I've seen that less than five times, compared to the dozens of images of sauropods trampling predators.
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Everything tastes like chicken, don't you know that?
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Of course.
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People seem to forget that large herbivores are far from the defenceless, docile burger bars they're often portrayed as; this is a much more balanced view!
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Thanks! Considering how aggressive elephants, rhinos, and hippos can be, its still kind of shocking hadrosaurs (which were often bigger than their predators) are portrayed as docile creatures incapable of defending themselves.
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Well if you're the prey you're fighting for your life,Β the predator is only fighting for one meal. It's unsurprising they pull out all the punches! I think in a head on fight with their natural prey (ie. not a tyrannosaurΒ vs mammal), most predators would sorely lose; they would gain the advantage mainly with surprise or numbers.
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Indeed indeed. In a pitched fight, I can easily see the hadrosaur triumphing most times.
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Sounds very familar 
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An interesting thought and concept indeed.Β Nice work!Β
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