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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

"What are those? I know predatory and flightless birds, but both?"

I have looked it up before posting, I learned something new today.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

They are known as terror birds. Think of a ten foot tall ostrich with a flesh tearing beak like an eagle.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae