Ellen gets her claws out for seriemas. We discuss terror birds, reverse mullets, sickle claws, weird scenes from Jurassic Park, golf ball physics, and so much more.

Works Cited:

“Observation of Claw Use and Feeding Behavior of the Red-Legged Seriema and Its Implication for Claw Use in Deinonychosaurs” - Oswald et al., Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, January 2023
"Seriema - modern day Velociraptor?" - Dr. Brian Curtice, fossilcrates.com November 2022
“Bird bounces golf ball on the cart path!” - Alex Baggett, YouTube
Audio: Guilherme de Barros Brandão, XC417496. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/417496
“Commentary: Defining Raptors and Birds of Prey” - McClure et al., Journal of Raptor Research, November 2019

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